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Episode 58: Shaker Motor Giveaway from Flip-N-Out Pinball!

Poor Man's Pinball Podcast·podcast_episode·analyzed·Jun 5, 2020
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TL;DR

PMPP Ep58: TMNT launch, shaker motor giveaway, Australian market report, tribe member stories.

Summary

Poor Man's Pinball Podcast Episode 58 features hosts Drew and Ian discussing new Stern Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball, conducting a shaker motor giveaway from Flip-N-Out Pinball, and reading tribe member submissions. Australian listener Rodden Osborne contributes a detailed segment on TMNT pricing and availability in Australia, plus industry news including Mr Pinball discontinuing Jersey Jack Pinball distribution due to reliability issues. The episode also covers game acquisition decisions and community engagement.

Key Claims

  • Stern's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pro model costs $9,450 AUD in Australia, arriving August; Premium $12,250 in September; LE $14,500 in September

    high confidence · Rodden Osborne, Australian distributor communication, direct pricing information

  • Mr Pinball (Wayne Gillard) discontinued Jersey Jack Pinball distribution due to ongoing reliability issues and poor playfield quality making retail not viable

    high confidence · Rodden Osborne citing 2-hour 15-minute conversation with Wayne Gillard directly

  • Jersey Jack Pinball Wonka Collector's Edition costs $20,400 AUD in Australia; LE costs $15,500 AUD

    high confidence · Rodden Osborne quoting Australian distributor pricing

  • John Borg's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles design is his best game to date

    high confidence · Ian, after thinking about it all week, comparing to Munsters and Guardians

  • The Technodrome was initially rumored to be a major playfield toy for TMNT but was not included in final design

    medium confidence · Drew mentions hearing rumor about Technodrome and Krang bash toy, expressed relief neither made final cut

  • Ian purchased an Oktoberfest machine and is driving to Michigan to pick it up

    high confidence · Ian direct statement; acquisition decision made during episode

  • Led Zeppelin pinball will be released before August 2025

    medium confidence · Rodden Osborne's comment 'Led Zeppelin will be out by then' in context of TMNT arriving August

  • Chicago Gaming has a container on the way from the US; Spooky's Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle is currently in stock in Australia

    high confidence · Rodden Osborne citing Mr Pinball distributor information

  • PinShades are used by competitive pinball players including Steve Bowden and Jockton for glare reduction and ball visibility

Notable Quotes

  • “Easily [best John Borg game]. And I say that with a lot of thought attached to it because I've been thinking about it all week.”

    Ian @ mid-episode game discussion — Strong affirmation of TMNT as Borg's peak design achievement

  • “I might be the only laser war with Hyper Beams on it... This might be the best looking laser war I've ever seen.”

    Drew @ opening segment — Custom mod showcase; pins stadium sponsorship feature

  • “It might be the only laser war. Scott, we have a pin stadium first.”

    Ian @ opening segment — Acknowledges novelty of custom hyperbeam installation on Laser War

  • “A Wonka CE is a staggering $20,400... I could buy a new car for that price.”

    Rodden Osborne @ Australian pricing report — Highlights extreme pricing of JJP products in Australia affecting market access

  • “There just wasn't any money to be made selling these games. With the ongoing reliability issues and poor playfield quality, it's just no longer viable.”

    Rodden Osborne, citing Wayne Gillard of Mr Pinball @ industry news segment — Explains major distributor exit from JJP; critical reliability criticism

  • “You might be asking yourself, Ian, are you going to get this game? I thought about it. I thought about it hard... I got a really good deal on an Oktoberfest.”

    Ian @ mid-episode game decision — Acquisition decision; choosing Oktoberfest over TMNT despite strong interest

  • “I don't care if you guys want to call me a shill. I don't sell the stuff, so it doesn't really bother me. I don't have much to complain about, honestly.”

    Ian @ TMNT design discussion — Dismisses skepticism about enthusiasm for new Stern game; genuine approval

  • “These are why they're tribe members. We're like the misfit fraternity of pinball.”

    Drew or Ian @ post-Rodden Osborne submission — Defines community identity and member selection philosophy

Entities

DrewpersonIanpersonPoor Man's Pinball PodcastorganizationFlip-N-Out PinballcompanyZach MinneypersonRodden OsbornepersonJohn BorgpersonStern Pinballcompany

Signals

  • ?

    announcement: Stern Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles official pricing and availability announced for Australian market via distributor email

    high · Rodden Osborne's direct citation of distributor email: Pro $9,450 AUD arriving August; Premium $12,250 AUD arriving September; LE $14,500 AUD arriving September

  • ?

    design_philosophy: John Borg made deliberate design choices for TMNT, avoiding bash toys and large toys (Technodrome/Krang), focusing on shot quality and art package

    high · Drew discusses initial dreading of Krang bash toy and Technodrome rumors; relief that neither included; Ian calls it Borg's best work with strong consideration

  • ?

    product_concern: Jersey Jack Pinball experiencing ongoing reliability problems and poor playfield quality affecting retail viability in Australia

    high · Mr Pinball distributor (Wayne Gillard) discontinued JJP due to reliability issues and poor playfield quality making retail not viable, per 2+ hour conversation with Rodden Osborne

  • ?

    business_signal: Major Australian distributor Mr Pinball exited Jersey Jack Pinball retail but continues American Pinball distribution

    high · Rodden Osborne reports Mr Pinball no longer retail agent for JJP; Wayne Gillard cited reliability/quality issues; still distributing American Pinball with Hot Wheels expected

  • $

    market_signal: Australian market pricing significantly higher than US base prices; JJP Wonka CE at $20,400 AUD (~$13,500+ USD equivalent) noted as unaffordable for most buyers

    high · Rodden Osborne comments on astronomical JJP pricing: Wonka CE $20,400 AUD, LE $15,500 AUD; TMNT LE $14,500 AUD; personal reflection on affordability

Transcript

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0:00
Hey, guess what happened? What? I finally did it! What? I bought some Hyperbeams for my laser war! Did you know that? No, but they're awesome! I did, no. Uh, pinstadium.com, they're all new, beautiful, limited edition Hyperbeams. We talked about this last time. We talked about it the time before, because we used the same commercial the last three episodes. However, I did buy some, because you're right, when you enter poorman at discount, that 10% adds up because I did save like 30-something bucks. Isn't it awesome? You save way more than just shipping. So when you said that, I was like, oh shit, that's right. And then I bought it and Scott's just such a fucking fantastic dude that he helped me out. This might be the best looking laser war I've ever seen.
0:47
Easily because nobody else has done this to laser war. I was going to say. It might be the only laser war. Scott, we have a pin stadium first. We have hyper beams on our laser war and they are awesome. I took pictures of it and put it on Twitter and Scott was like, yeah, I'm sure your camera didn't do it justice because I bet it looks even better. Point taken Scott. Yeah. So pin stadiums, pins stadiums.com. Yep. Get them now. Fully customizable. RGB, LED. You can get them where? Pins stadium.com. Pins stadium.com and enter? Poor man at checkout. The Wally Winka Show, Knapp Arcade, Bally Williams, Straight Down the Middle, Bally Williams,
1:53
I remember my family came over this weekend because I gave up on the coronavirus thing. Yep. Is that over? I'm pretty sure it's over. I think it's over. My family's done with it. We moved on to rioting and looting. Yeah. My family's done with it. But everyone came down. They played Laser War. We had the new Hyper Beams in. And they played a game with the Hyper Beams, right? They thought, wow, this is a hell of a light show. This is great. Because when you turn off the game, it doesn't look like much. But when you turn it on, it's like, holy shit. And I gave them the pin shades to try on and they were like, this is like a night and day difference. They were able to see the ball way better, way clearer. Yeah, when those flashes go off, sure. Yeah, there's a reason why the top competitive guys love to use these things because you can definitely see the ball. You don't have that glare. I'm pretty sure Jockton does magic. I'm going to name drop. Steve Bowden wears them. Yeah, he does. He told me. But I'm pretty sure. In the picture I saw of him once. Jockton knows a little bit of magic. www.pinshades.com That's our mantra here on Poor Man's. That's what we do. We love you guys, and we love pin shades, and we love pin stadiums. That's why they're our sponsors.

medium confidence · Drew and Ian discussion citing personal knowledge and photos

Jersey Jack Pinball
company
Wayne Gillardperson
Spooky Pinballcompany
Chicago Gamingcompany
American Pinballcompany
Steve Bowdenperson
Jocktonperson
Ryan Kuiperperson
Steve Johnsonperson
Tim Leeperson
Glenn Wechterperson
Josh Muddperson
Spears Restaurantvenue
  • ?

    rumor_hype: Technodrome and Krang bash toy were rumored for TMNT design but did not make final cut; speculation about playfield toys during design phase

    medium · Drew states 'I heard the Technodrome... I thought that was going to be in there. Is it Technodrome? Yeah. It's not in there. I was so relieved.' Indicates internal or early design rumors

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: TMNT features high-quality shot design with strong playfield layout; described as best-in-class art package for recent Stern release

    high · Ian: 'I like everything. The art package, the shots look phenomenal.' Comparison to prior Borg designs (Munsters, Guardians) frames as superior execution

  • ?

    product_strategy: Stern releasing multiple TMNT models across 2-month window (Aug Pro, Sept Premium/LE); high pricing on LE tier; FOMO-driven pre-order strategy

    high · Rodden Osborne notes staggered availability and states 'another one in 90 days time' reference to ongoing new releases; taking orders now, don't miss out messaging

  • ?

    competitive_signal: Top competitive pinball players (Steve Bowden, Jockton) use PinShades for competitive advantage in glare reduction and ball visibility

    medium · Drew: 'There's a reason why the top competitive guys love to use these things because you can definitely see the ball. You don't have that glare.' Specific name-drop of Steve Bowden and Jockton

  • ?

    content_signal: Poor Man's Pinball Podcast receiving international audience submissions (Australia); tribe members contributing original audio content from remote locations

    high · Rodden Osborne submission; Australian market report integrated into episode; structured audio segment with production quality; community celebrating international tribe diversity

  • ?

    machine_intel: Initial playfield toy rumors (Technodrome, Krang bash toy) for TMNT did not materialize in final design; focusing on shot-based gameplay instead

    medium · Drew discusses hearing rumors about major toys, expresses relief they weren't included; frames as improved design choice over alternatives

  • ?

    supply_chain_signal: Chicago Gaming container arriving in Australia; Spooky Nightmare Castle in stock; American Pinball Hot Wheels incoming; distribution network active

    high · Rodden Osborne: 'Chicago Gaming Remakes, a container is on its way from the US, and Spooky's Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle currently in stock... Mr Pinball still distributes American pinball games and is expecting a Hot Wheels machine'

    • 3:36
    Oh yeah, it's time. You've waited a week or more, and now it's finally here. The time has come for the sloppiest show on the internet. This week's episode of Poor Man's Pinball Podcast, starring Drew and Ian. That's it man, game over man, game over!
    4:03
    I'm gonna need someone to help me. I'm gonna need somebody's help. Welcome to the 4 Man Spinball Podcast, episode number 58. That's right, two episodes in a row. You know why? Two in one week? Because we just can't fit it all in one episode. The Willy Wonka Podcast is brought to you by the Willy Wonka Podcast Network. The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. I'm at 500 episodes. It took me five weeks. I did it. Totally did it. Kidding, Chris. Kidding. I'm not. Shit. It is a lot of episodes. It's like, you know, Ormy, man. These guys, these bloggers. Every day. It's like a blog, man. It's great, though. It's good. Exactly. Those are the guys, you know, Ian and I... Pinball Nerds Podcast. Please listen. Regardless of what people think, we plan a little bit for our shows. These guys are like, I have a thought. I'm going to get it out to the world. And they articulate it well. They do. Much better than we do. Oh, it's terrible. Well, they don't drink as much as we do, to be fair. No, that's true. That's true. So you're probably thinking, is this a fucking Friday episode? Because they sound hammered. All right. Here's the thing. Here's the truth. One, we're hammered. Two, we're definitely hammered. But three, no. Take a picture of this, Ian. We're going to do an episode. Fuck it. We have so much to go. We got, guess what do we have today, Drew? I'm taking a picture now, Drew. Okay. www.stern.com The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. The Willy Wonka Podcast is brought to you by Willy Wonka Media Group, LLC. www.willywonka.com The
    9:08
    The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. The Willy Wonka Podcast is brought to you by the Willy Wonka Podcast Network. William CCXVII, Jeff accompiza.
    10:38
    And I think... The nostalgia factor for that. There is a part. If you're a pinball nerd, you appreciate the fact that they brought it back. Sure. And I like that. And I like the... Like I said, the art package, the shots look phenomenal. John Borg, this is probably his best game. I was going to say, is this your favorite Borg design so far? Easily. Okay. Easily. And I say that with a lot of thought attached to it because I've been thinking about it all week. Do I like these shots better than the Munsters? The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. John Popadiuk, Bob Betor, Keith Elwin, Laser Los, Bowen Kerins, Lyman F. Sheats Jr., orbit ramps, Automated Amusements, Python Anghelo, Joe Kaminkow, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. The second game, when he did Guardians, let's say, with Groot. I'm not sure that's the second game he did after Metallica. I don't know. But Groot felt very Metallica, and it wasn't as well executed. Well, the layout was very similar. Yeah, yeah. It wasn't as executed as well, but it was still like, all right, dude, I love Guardians because I love the shots, because I like Metallica shots. You know what I'm saying? You see where I'm going with this? Yeah, I get it. Then Munsters came, and I was really... Then he had the Munster, Herman Munster kind of bash toy-ish. Yeah, which is not in the center, but a little bit to the left. Yeah, and I was like, oh, man.
    12:52
    Last thing I fucking wanted, and this was the rumor, was a big Krang stand-up where you bash toy him.
    13:00
    I was dreading it, number one. John Popadiuk, Bob Betor, Keith Elwin, There was a lot of things I was more or less I was dreading. I heard the Technodrome, right? Technodrome? Yeah. I thought that was going to be in there. Is it Technodrome? Yeah, Technodrome. Yeah, right. I thought that was going to be in there. It's not in there. I was so relieved. Leave it for the art kids. It's fine. It's beautiful art. Let the Technodrome live there. I did hear one suggestion that would have made that game so much better, though, even though it looks like a cool game. The doing
    13:57
    John Popadiuk, Bob Betor, Knapp Arcade, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. John Popadiuk, Bob Betor, Keith Elwin, Laser Los, Bowen Kerins, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. We should do a top 20. We should. You know what? Top 20 themes that you... Just fucking do it. Write that down. That's becoming an episode. I don't have a pen and paper, but we'll do it. We'll remember. We'll do it. As we often don't.
    15:41
    I don't know. No, the cheese slices are up high. Yeah, no. Guys, I am so high on this game. I don't care if you guys want to call me a shill. I don't sell the stuff, so it doesn't really bother me. I don't have much to complain about, honestly. I like everything. I wish the... I don't... I'm not a big fan of the action bar button on the lockdown bar. But that's here to stay. I know it is. I know it is. That's a Stern staple. But if I was going to control a diverter, I'd want a third flipper button. That's just me. That's a nitpick thing, but that's just me. So can I... You know what? I'm just going to make a declaration here, as I often do. Ooh, declare, brother.
    16:20
    I think I'm going to call Zach Meny when we're done here. We should call him on air and just wake him up. It's late. Hey, yo. Anyways. It's your boys, Drew and Ian. What's up? Oh, Nicole? Sorry. Hey, Nicole, did you ever get Drew's sweaty shirt? Sorry, inside joke. Inside joke that everyone knows about. Probably. You know I think I might just get Turtles because what the harm I could always sell it later, right? Oh, dude, you gotta get a Turtle. That's the thing. That's a great game. Like, you know, because here's my real dilemma. If I buy Spider-Man for X number of dollars, right, it might be a little bit cheaper, but then I got to put a color DMD in it, right? So from a value perspective, this seems like it makes more sense. Oh, dude, you gotta get the turtles. Number one, far better game. Number two, far better art package. You know, that's the problem. We've been arguing the last two weeks, and all it comes down to is, I don't like how it looks. Yeah. Sorry, bro. Yeah, because it's the Spider-Man. We're talking about a Gottlieb game that blows it out of the water with artwork. Yeah. It just does. Touche. Shame on you, Stern, for doing that kind of art package. Yeah, the Spider-Man movie. Even the vault. No, it's not. The vault. Yeah, and the vault. The Vault is the ultimate Spider-Man, which is okay, but it's not the original Spider-Man comic art. So exactly who tough man. No, it's not. It's a turtle. So turtles like 20 something slices of cheese and Spider-Man to me is like we're looking at six slices easy for me. Spider-Man is probably 10, but turtles is twice that. So it still doesn't make sense. I know it's crazy how excited we get over a game. I wasn't that I wasn't going to say I was pumped for turtles. And Ian's pumped for a Stern game. Oh, yeah. This is what's amazing. Yeah, true story. A Stern game comes out. This is the first Stern game where I'm just like... No, Elvira. That's not true. Yeah, Elvira really got me going, too. Yeah. No, sometimes Stern pulls out some good... Sure. They know what they're doing. I'll say that. Sure, but even Deadpool came out, and you're like, meh, and they kind of grew on you. Dead. Yep. You shoot it enough. Yeah. Deadpool's amazing. Yeah, Deadpool is a good game. But you got to shoot it. Carlos Bensignuel, J зE ck o нi ś w e z bardo individuals for fox eggs DOWN Jack can hit those shots in his sleep anyway, but Jack was just crushing it. And those streams, I was just like, yeah, this game is phenomenal. You might be asking yourself, Ian, are you going to get this game? I thought about it. I thought about it hard. Did you really? Oh, yeah. I was on the fence. But then I got a really good deal on an Oktoberfest. And it's coming in. Going to Michigan tomorrow, brother. I'm going to be hopping in my car, and I'm arriving to Michigan. To get an Oktoberfest. The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. www.willywink.com I need fucking space. Does anyone want to rent a LaserCue? Yeah. Just, you know, adopt it for a little while. I mean, you know what? I was thinking about... For 30 cents a day, you two could feed a laser. I could feed a LaserCue. You could feed a LaserCue. Send that LaserCue to college. I'm going to talk to Ryan Kuiper and be like, hey, you want to stream LaserCue for a little while? I'm just going to drop it off at his house. Hey, Sue. Sue, I'm sorry. I'm just dumping off this game for a little while because, like, I'm just packed. I could actually fit one more game in my room because now I moved out the tool chest.
    21:12
    I'm good either way. You are so fucking fine. I know. I'm such a pinball addicted fool. No, it's okay. It's a good thing. It's awesome. It's super awesome. That's why we do a podcast.
    21:24
    So, no. We, Turtles, 100%, 5 stars, 30 cheese slices, whatever. Let's move on. What do we got? Because this is going to be a quick one. Yes, we have a Stern shaker motor to give away. Yes, we do. So here's what we're going to do. Before we do that. Yep. Before we do that. Tribe member talked to us the other day and he wanted to be more involved in the podcast. No. Nobody wants to be involved in our podcast. Laser Wars talking right now. Isn't that funny? All right, so tribe member number 24, Rodden Osborne, our brother from down under, the Australian man himself, the menace to our Dennis? I don't know. I don't know where I was going with that. He decided to drop us a little audio clip. He wanted to kind of share what's going on down under. Pretty much all the hot chick definition packages and pure 紙. Right now. Okay, cue the intro. What? No intro? I wanted something Australian. Big start. Get everyone excited. No, I don't want to hear fucking men at work down under. Right, well next week, work out how to do it. You got one job, mate. We'll see you later. The blokes have given us an opportunity to star on their podcast. I don't want you making me look like a clown. I can do that very successfully by myself.
    23:11
    Kylie Minogue? Fuck no! No, for a start the singing budgie lives in London, and no I'm not spinning around a Kylie fucking Minogue. What else you got? My sex, computer games, Trevor, it's pinball, not Space Invaders, and they're from New Zealand, 1300 miles to the east, across the Tasman Sea, shit for brains. Mate, get it sorted, you've got a week. Right, okay, let's launch straight into it. G'day poor men, grab another round of your favourite nectar as I crap on for a few minutes With what's going on 9,240 miles away across the Pacific Ocean from the other side of the planet for most people listening on the east coast of Australia about one hour north of Sydney my hometown of Greenpoint. It's great to be adding content to this truly aspiring and informative Poor Man's Pinball Podcast. Drew and Ian it seems so long ago since Chicago Expo. I left Expo with many memorable moments but Really, only one vision is clearly burned into my memory. Spears restaurant and one rather dusty fella with his shirt off and his bestie taking care of him. That's mateship in a bottle right there. You can't buy that.
    24:37
    When I saw your face when you came out of the shitter, you looked like Satan had been I've been exercised from within. Nothing but respect and compassion brother, only a true tribe member understands. Anyway, it was one of the greatest introductions I've ever encountered. It will be passed down as folklore through generations of future tribe members. So let's start with the local pinball news Stern releases Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I received my email from the Australian distributor midday Thursday 28th of May. This is why I'm a tribe member of the Poor Man's Podcast and not the Rich Dude's Toy Podcast. Let's start with pricing and availability. Pro model $9,450. Arriving August. That's three months away. Led Zeppelin will be out by then. Premium model, $12,250. Arriving September. Limited edition model, hold onto your hats, $14,500 also arriving in September. Taking orders now, don't miss out. Fuck me, I've missed that boat. Well, I'm up shit street. I can't go and rob a bank. Jack, I've been wearing a mask in there for nearly two months. They know exactly what I look like with a mask on. The better half? No chance. No way in hell, darling. Just going to buy the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Not going to happen. I have no idea how people finance these toys, and yet there will be another one in 90 days time, and that's just Stern. We'll be flogging Guns N' Roses any day soon, and I can tell you the prices for JJP in Australia are astronomical. Grab a fresh round, sit down and digest this. A Wonka CE is a staggering $20,400. That's $20,400. I could buy a new car for that price. Tell me, who can honestly crack open the piggy bank and peel that sort of flash off the clip? An LE is $15,500. JJP News out of Australia is that Mr Pinball is no longer the retail agent for Jersey Jack Pinball. I spoke to Mr Pinball's Wayne Gillard earlier and he quite candidly told me over the phone for 2 hours 15 minutes. He did preface at the beginning of the call he would not bore me with the long version. That put simply, there just wasn't any money to be made selling these games. With the ongoing reliability issues and poor playfield quality, it's just no longer viable for him. Mr Pinball still distributes American pinball games and is expecting a Hot Wheels machine in the next couple of weeks. Chicago Gaming Remakes, a container is on its way from the US, and Spooky's Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle currently in stock, and a wide range of refurbished secondhand games. New in box Jersey Jack pinballs are still available through pinballsales.com.au, also based out of Melbourne, Australia. That's about all the pinball news here. I suppose I have to wait till August to get my sanitized hands on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pinball. I like what I see, although the theme is outside my age bracket, I do love John Ball design games. Ian and Drew signing off this week as your poor man down under, wondering how the fuck do you afford a new pinball, and Trevor the trainee podcast producer. Now Trevor, don't fuck it up, press save and send it. Fantastic. Well, rod and mate, did I do that right? I do not remember meeting you as I walked out of the Spears bathroom. But you are a tribe member now and I do enjoy interacting with you online and thank you so much for that submission. That's super cool, man. So Drew looks forward to meeting you for the second time for the first time, my friend. So just so you guys know, these are the kind of people that we invite into our tribe. These are why they're tribe members. We're like the misfit fraternity of pinball. Absolutely. That's the best way I can describe it. Absolutely. So, Rodden, thank you so much for that. Super cool. Made me chuckle. More than chuckle, I almost pissed my pants. I was laughing so hard. Wouldn't be the first time. Oh!
    29:40
    He's got a problem with his dick, folks. I had not heard it, literally, and Ian played it for me while we're recording here, and I had tears in my eyes. I was laughing so hard. Good shit, man. Oh, my God. So good. All right. Shake your motor giveaway. Here we go. Let's do this. So just a quick reminder. So we a couple of weeks ago, we invited everyone to write why they should be a tribe member. And for our tribe members, we invited them to write why they should remain a tribe member. We got a bunch a bunch of submissions and we're going to read most of them now. So you want to go first or should I? All right. I will go first. OK. Alright, this one is from Steve Johnson. I should continue to be a tribe member because your number one downloaded episode is the one I was on. No need to look at the numbers, you can trust me. As your most downloaded episode, why would you not want to keep me as a tribe member? My last point is caramel moon cookies. They are the best. Bananas moon cookies suck. I think it's caramel. A caramel moon cookie. This is podcast gold, okay? Steve just got a caramel moon cookie from his wife and later she's going down on his moon cookie, okay? We're talking about... That's what the coming track number does for you. We're talking about changing his life. He's like, I think it's caramel.
    31:10
    It's not banana! This is my life, man. Best Drive Member, Steve Johnson, It's Cute That You Acted Like I Haven't Already Won the Shaker Motor. Good episode, guys. That was his second submission. He sent a few days later. Because we aired an episode then and said, hey, we're still looking for submissions. And he's like, yeah, it's cute, blah, blah, blah. That was pretty funny. It's not banana. Yeah. Steve, you will go down in poor man's history as the one who three people listened to. All right. Beautiful, Steve. All right. It's like me and Drew every week. I know. All right. Hey guys, I believe I should be allowed into the poor man's tribe and win the shaker motor. This is not for me but for my poor grandson. The poor thing is 10 years old and gets worn out easily when we play my Aerosmith Pro Pin. The little guy has such a hard time with shaking the machine for me while I play. The other day I managed to get to a world tour at Wizardmo by the time I was done. 45 minutes later, he needed to go drink a Gatorade and take a long nap. Thanks Tom Soares. That was clever. So he's using his grandson to try to get a damn shaker motor. You should be ashamed of yourself. Oh, man, that's awesome. But very creative take. We'll let you know in a while if you want. Go ahead. All right. Since being welcomed into the tribe, my life has absolutely changed for the better. I got divorced. What do I win? And then there's a picture of three happy couples and one guy drinking a beer. Who is that from? That was Joseph Hood. Okay, Joseph Hood. Child member, Joseph Hood. I've been divorced. It's good stuff, man. Keep it up.
    32:51
    Wife number two is better. Yeah. Wife number three, I'm sure, is going to even be better than wife number two.
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    Ian and Drew. I formally apply to be a member of the Poor Man's Tribe. I listen to each episode, laugh loudest at the alternate backglass stiffy that Drew popped in the last one. About me. Favorite game? Lord of the Rings. All things, his favorite drink is IPA beer slash bourbon and coke. Most anticipated new title, Guns N' Roses and maybe Rick and Morty, if I can find one on location. The dad joke he submitted, what happened to the guy who tripped on a bra? He fell in a booby trap. That's actually pretty good. I do appreciate boob jokes Favorite podcasters Ty Drew and Ian they are no better Love you guys Your humble tribal pledge I like that part too Andrew Payne from Charlotte, North Carolina. God damn Andrew, you got me in the feels there. No, it's super cool. Tribal pledge. See, people want to be part of this. God damn. Andrew. Do you guys know how ridiculous this thing is? This is so ridiculous. But you want to be part of it? We love you for it. Alright, beautiful. Thanks, Andrew. Alright, here's another one. Dear Buttholes, I'm writing this email in response to your contest so that I will be eligible to win the super awesome Shaker Motor from Flip N Out Pinball. Your request for tribe members has to tell you how the tribe has changed our lives. The obvious answer may be the friendships I've established with both of you. Or maybe the real cool pinball tips I've received from the tribe members. The real benefit of being a tribe member is the cool friendships I'm establishing with everyone in the group. My mistress Ann calls them my internet friends. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, I'd like to point out a few examples of experiences I've had with fellow tribe members just because I didn't mention all of them. It doesn't mean I don't love them. Oh, I'm looking forward to getting to know the rest of the tribe members as well.
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    I just want to make sure we're still recording. Okay. Ryan Kuiper. What can I say? This guy has me ready to stream. I spent the last four Friday evenings watching him stream. It's kind of creepy. We've corresponded on the side a number of times. He's a great guy. Heck, he and Ian H. made me realize I need to get rid of Metallica and buy a game I really enjoy, Star Trek. I shelled out some money to buy one this week. Ian Hallower, another great guy I've watched stream and had conversations with regarding pinball, he helped me realize Metallica wasn't the game for me. At least that's what I told my wife when I asked for some extra money to buy another pinball machine. Glenn Wechter, Everything this man posts makes me uncomfortable. You and me both, brother. Until Glenn arrived, I found that love letters was the most disturbing thing in pinball. Then Glenn recorded an episode of love letters. Ugh. I have to say, he seems to be a great guy with a big heart. Glad he's in the tribe. Yeah, that was the episode with the robots having sex. Pinbot and Bride of Pinball. David Brennan, Dave Brennan, David is a fantastic person. Not only did he make me a sign for my train layout that was a huge hit with my friends, he gave me some really good advice on Batman Forever which caused me to spend more money. Josh Mudd Love his memes. Some are more disturbing than others. Yes, they are. I watched the Three's Company clip 50 times. I'm still unsure as to why he bought a dinosaur. Weird dude. Great person. I don't know why. Yeah. He's got like a 14-foot dinosaur. All this stuff, some of these are inside jokes that happen on the Poor Man's Pinball Tribe page. Yep. Sorry, guys. You just have to go with us. Yep. All right. Pete Quint. This guy plays a mean trumpet. Seriously love what he's doing with his charity. I feel like he insulted me a few times on Tribe Post. Love it. That's how Pete rolls. Steve Johnson. I haven't really talked to Steve that much, but I love Moon Cookies. He secretly loves Kaneda. Billy Y.J., best name in the Tribe, John Cosson, our first international member. Oh, I forgot about the Kanedians. Great clip from the terrible movie Kanedians. Drew and Ian, I'm going to be honest. When we met in person- When we meet in person. Oh, when we meet. Sorry. When we meet in person, I may get you too confused. I'll have to listen to you talk first lol. I get your pictures confused all the time. I appreciate all of the correspondence even when I send you annoying messages. I still find myself thinking of the Valentine's Day card when I'm laying in bed. Drew, well, he sucks at pinball. Love you both, although I'm fairly certain you both tanked my podcast career. I don't know what happened there with his podcast career. He stopped sending his submissions. That's fine. Fuck off, Tim. Fuck you, Tim. Alright, after typing this out I've realized, this is way over two paragraphs, after typing this out I've realized I, the tribe, has caused me a lot of issues. Alright, I realize that the tribe has caused me a lot of issues. Never mind on the shaker, I want out. I promised Zach Meny I'd buy a machine from him this year. Instead I may need to have some virtual therapy sessions with him. Especially after looking at the memes, I still can't say the V word. Vagina. Seriously, I don't want to be in the Shaker Contest. I just wanted to make a poor... Alright, things get kind of fucked up on the text here. Poor attempt at being funny. I just got to say that being a Tribe member helps break up the long, flipping days. Nope, no, you skipped over it. It's done. Can you... No, that was the end of Tim Lee's. Okay. So, a couple of things, Tim. Thank you for the submission. It was way too long. You didn't win the Shaker, and you shouldn't have sold Metallica. I love you, butthole. Bullshit. You should have sold that to Nalka, which you did, and you're going to get an awesome game. He got Star Trek. He's good. Way better. Okay. So that was a submission from Tim Lee, who doesn't even want to be in the contest after all that stuff. Oh, I wish you would've started with that. We would've stopped. Tim, you didn't win. No surprise. Love you, butthole. Okay. Next. Oh, Tim. Hey, buttholes. I just got to say that being a Tribe member helps break up the long, flippin' days I've been working since Link to the podcast is in the description!
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    Whew, all right, here we go. Since becoming a Tribe member, I've met Josh Mudd. Thanks for nothing, buttholes. Pete Quint. Second shut up. Oh, that was the one we referenced a week or two ago, where the subject line said, pinball hand job.
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    Thanks, Pete. Hey, buttholes. Don't forget to include the Poor Man's Installation Kit this prize. Not every person can get those tools and install this awesome prize. Matt Michaels. Thank you, Matt Michaels. He's the one that sent us the Poor Man's Rock Kit With the rock tools to fix our pinball machines. Thank you, Matt. Love it, Matt. Hey, guys. I'm old, 41. Haven't drank a sip of alcohol in my life. Run 80 to 100 miles a week, love pinball, work in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and can make sure you don't mix any dangerous shit. One, with your drinks at night. Two, wait, how the hell does this go? All right, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. He's numbering the swears. I run 80 to 100 miles a week, love pinball, work in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. I'm not going there. Opinions and advice. Like the title says, I'm everything you're not and you need me. I'd be absolutely thrilled to be the next honorary tribe member and stop fucking counting my words. Number six. And sorry, Orby, is that not? That's only six. Sorry, Orby, that's only six and not nine. But hey, that counts for something, right? Have a great day.
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    Danny from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Danny, that was a good submission. He added stuff from the podcast, which I really like. Yeah, that was... And Orby, if you're listening, fuck, fuck, shit. Marijuana cigarettes on your butthole. Oh, no. Taking baths in the sunlight. I don't know what the fuck you do. But yeah, he was kind of smart in there. I love it. Yeah, cool. Okay, the next one is from another tribe member.
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    Grab your tissues, not your spanker chips, but your puffs. This is from the heart. Oh, this is so tribe member. I was lost in the woods, being an outsider among tall and strong group of trees, all rooted among other similar trees. But I was the only tree with flowers. My beauty, not appreciated among the forest until a couple of busy bees started to suck my nectar and pollinate other flowers. Ooh, this is getting dirty. Sounds great. Best crate in a lush area just on the edge of the forest. Soon, several other blooming beauties started sprouting wood all around me. I am no longer alone, now surrounded by so many beautiful trees that flowers and blooms all around me. Thank you, busy bees. Ian and Drew, love always. Moi. That's from number seven, Glenn Wechter. Glenn, you are awesome. You're a beautiful man with your beautiful poetry. That was better than Franchi's poetry from last week. What do we got next? I can't read it. It's just a meme. It's just a gif, actually. So, Chris Groves here, the pin turn, also a Tribe member. He sends an email with no subject line and it's just a meme of dickbutt repeating over and over and over again. It's just a dick and a butt and a dick and a butt and a dick and a butt. Dickbutt. Chris, you're not winning obviously, but that was very awesome. It made me chuckle. Fair attempt. Very fair attempt. Alright, so next we have Ari Jones from Kansas City, Missouri. He's been actually communicating with us quite a bit over recent memory. Why I should be a tribe member, he says. My wife and I met in 2010. She a doctor and me a total fuckstick. I love that. I happened to be dating someone else in her residency. I decided I liked this other girl more. And here we are 10 years later, married with a kid. I love her very much. The problem is she's a sex maniac. Needs the dick every day. I unfortunately lost the use of my penis in a freak whack-a-mole competition four years back. For several weeks since the incident, I could feel the tension in our marriage building as I couldn't give her that sweet, sweet dick boner. One day I found her in the best of moods and couldn't understand why. The next week I found out why. When I caught her in the laundry room straddling our new Speed Queen washer on Speed Cycle, Heavy duty load. That washer saved our marriage. Tragedy stuck last week when the washer broke. I work at the local movie theater as a ticket tearer. I am considered disabled due to my broken cock and have been laid off ever since COVID-19 and thus am not able to afford a new Speed Queen. When I heard I could win a shaker motor, Spike System trademark from Flip N Out Pinball, Zach from you guys, I knew this could be what could save my marriage. I love your podcast and listen whenever my experience erectile dysfunction, which is all the time. Regards, Ari. Holy shit, Ari. Ari? That was an excellent story. Oh, man. All right. What's up next? Roses. See, it's all jumbled on mine, dude. You got to read that. Roses are red. Violets are blue. A shaker is the only way my wife can get off. No kidding. This is true. That's from Danny. The Wife Can Get Off. No kidding. This is true. That's from Daniel Donnell, another Tribe member. I'm watching the Tribe. I told my wife how awesome you guys are. She said I was dumb. And you guys probably are too. I will communicate so often I may get blocked. Not true, brother. Keep communicating. As a new member, I now propose we make joining much harder. Maybe we get to pummel prospects or some good old hazing. Scott Vogt. All right, so Scott, I love this submission, by the way. This is one of my favorites. It's ridiculous. It's short. It's to the point. Yes. It speaks to us in many ways. Although, Drew and I don't haze. No, we're not hazers. We're lovers. Probably bad experiences since our childhood. We're lovers. People kept playing with our dicks. All right. Is that it? That's it. Whoo! Guys, thank you for all the submissions. Super cool. Laser War approves. So those were our top submissions. We loved them. If you sent it and we didn't read it on the air, trust me, we read it, we loved it, we just didn't make it on the air. I'm sorry. Yeah, there was quite a few that might have got on the cutting room floor. That's all right, though. We appreciated all the submissions, dick butts and all. So, Drew, we had a drum roll here. We had to do a winner. We did. The Winner of the Winner is Shaker Motor for Stern Spike System.
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    And guess what? They're going to be a Tribe Member. That's right. We didn't really say that before, but we're going to add you as a Tribe Member. You told us why you wanted to be a Tribe Member and we're like, you know what? All the tribe members that submitted, they're like already in the radio going, fuck, asshole. We didn't win. Did you guys really think you're going to win with those shitty submissions? Yeah, you guys win every day. Oh, poetry and dick butts and... Actually, they were speaking our language, but regardless, we're going to add a new tribe member today. Drum roll? Drum roll, please.
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    Tribe member number 28, right behind Mr. Christopher Franchi. I'm jealous. Ari Jones of Kansas City, Missouri, the guy with the broken dick. Hey, we gotta have a broken dick in the tribe. Ari, you are the envy of no woman ever. Yeah, that's true. But you are the envy of every erectile dysfunction man in America right now. Mostly Drew. And me.
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    Because you, my friend, get your dick fixed. You get your shaker motor. You get to be a tribe member. And that's not all folks. You get $10 donated in your name to Project Pinball, one of the best charities in the world. Yeah, the fifth pillar is getting your dick fixed. I got it. Oh, the secret is out. And I got to get on some of that. I need some of your guys' emails for the last several. I'll contact you guys because I'm probably about $50 or $60 behind, but I will get that in. Yeah, yeah, we'll get it. COVID. I'm just going to blame everything on COVID. It was COVID's fault. www.willywonka.com I think he'll fit great. He will. Broken dick and all. It's always hashtag Batman's dick now. That's just the thing. Because, you know, the tribe, it's craziness, zaniness. So if you want to be part of the tribe, Ian, how do we do that? All right. So part of the tribe There the five pillars of excellence So remember them study them become the five pillars Pillar number one like us on Facebook www Gary Kelly Eiko mapping for
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    Smart Click at Flip N Out Pinball. I got two more things for today. Well, do we want to do a mailbag or what do you want to do? Nope, nope. This is what I want to do. You're going to love this. Alright, brother. Okay. Number one, while we're talking about all this share us on Facebook stuff, right? Why don't you tell a little bit about our new social media rollout? Because I'm excited about this. I really am. Alright, so our social media rollout. So what we did was we have two tribe members kind of running the show here as far as our social media. link in description
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    I have just ended the community because, number one, I don't get a lot of notifications when you guys post on the community page. I have to literally remember that we have a community page, and I barely have gone on it, and I feel like that's a disservice to all the fans. So I've just put an end to the community page. We locked it down. So the Poor Man's Pinball Podcast Facebook group will be strictly just us posting when new episodes are up and some news. Just strictly informational. News and episodes. That's it. The Poor Man's Pinball Podcast fan page, please like us on Facebook because that's where we're going to... It's a group page. It's whatever the fuck you want to talk about. It's hilarious.
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    Post your memes. Get stupid. There's no editing. We don't really give a shit. Just go whatever you want to do. So we got guys running that right now, and it's fantastic.
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    Second thing, we have a Twitter account. So you might think, what the fuck's Twitter? I don't know. I haven't figured it out yet. But we do have a Twitter account. So what I'm proposing we do is this. For our next giveaway, and this giveaway will be our pin shades. www.willywinks.com The Wally Winka Show, Knapp Arcade, Straight Down the Middle, Bally Williams, Straight Down the Middle, www.fitnext.com John Popadiuk, Bob Betor, Keith Elwin, Laser Los, Bowen Kerins, Larry Kizrow, I also want to say one more thing.
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    TWIP. So we've been mentioned a few times. We were actually last week, I think we were on their honorable mention list. We didn't get featured, which is okay. Chris Franchi, fucker, couldn't give us one nugget to get us on TWIP. I'm just joking. But the pinball promoter page, I just wanted to say that. I just wanted to say, one, thank you, because right now we are still the number one rated pinball podcast on TWIP. Can you believe that? www.willywonka.com Oh, they're hilarious. Yes. There are a couple of detractors on Apple, which I just thought were funny. Yeah, no. Even the detractors are funny, but not on the promoter page, guys. Help us out. No. Keep us number one, please. It's small. It's all Drew and I have. No, you guys come out. You guys, we're really fortunate. So I have a special treat for you because you too, Ian. Oh, nice. This whole time, everyone knows how much I don't like love letters, right? Yes. But last week we had Mr. Christopher Frangion and he wrote the best love poem to Ian. Yes, it was very attractive. It inspired me. Really? Okay. And this week was supposed to be love letters, but we ran along with Chris and all this stuff. But I spent a lot of time on this poem, if you will. So Chris Frangion inspired. I want to read this now. Can I do a special love letter just for our listeners? Yeah, cue the music, Ian. Yeah, cue the music in. Are you ready for this? Cue it. Okay. That's gets sexy. So here we go. This is a love letter to the entire team at Stern with the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball. Ooh. Okay? So here it goes. TMNT is a game I need in my life, even if it means a divorce from my wife.
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    Borg is on design and definitely one I like. You are forced to listen to me, as I am the one on the mic. Dwight is up next, and the one on the code. Please don't fuck it up with too many multiplier modes. Jerry is on sound with a theme song so rad, I can't believe people are just saying, it's not that bad. With Yeti on art and its palette so bright, the only thing this game needs is pin stadiums for light. Now Elliot Iseman is a name you may have not heard. He's the mechanical engineer that helped make this game not a turd. In the final roster spot we have Mr. Ernst. Creating animations on the screen, he put forth a very solid effort for the ninjas in green. The diverter Ralph Glider is used in a way that even impresses Kaneda today. The 8-ball multiball is something that rocks, even if pinsiders say it's only for buttholes and cocks. This game has it all, as I finish this scribe. Will anyone buy it, who belongs to our tribe? For those who say this poem is unoriginal, I say that's just silly and wrong. Ernest Lawrence never wrote anything with the words willy or don. And that... Wow, what a good ending! ...is my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stern team. I really want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. Seriously, Dwight Sullivan, John Borg, Chuck Ernest. You know, forgive me. Let's just give George Gomez a round of applause. Well, here's the thing. I found out today on the Pinball Network, they were talking about the lead animation guy. Chuck Ernst kind of runs that division, but they let a guy who's been there a little while run the lead on it. Forgive me, I cannot remember his name. His last name was Clay, I believe. So shout out to you. The whole team at Stern, you guys did a really good job with this. I might be purchasing one. I just want to say great job, good effort. It looks awesome. Yeah, super game. All jokes aside, yeah, great, great, great job. Thank you for bringing some magic back to pinball. Beautiful. All right. There you go. Drew, that should do it. Let's wrap it up. Let's do it. Let's wrap it, man. Hey, let's do a teaser for next week. History lesson, you have Future Spa. Now you have one week. The Valley Company, Subsidiary of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., Mirco Playfields, Tim Kitzrow, Scott Danesi. We're going to have a few weeks where we can just wing it. Like you love us, you know, you like the fact that we can wing things. We're going to wing it the next few weeks. ligtso chucknarrick例y So let's let's do this why don't you email us email us at poor man's pinball at gmail.com and let us know who you'd like to see on we'll get them on fuck it um also big dogs now yeah we can get anyone on John Borg I'm still waiting now we can get him on I'm sure we could um but yeah and then just let us know who you want to talk about or talk to and then uh we'll try to make it happen and then also email us and tell us what we're doing great what we need to work on and uh Drink recipes have dried up. I know because we haven't been making a lot of them, but please send us some drink recipes. I swear to God we'll get back to it. Guys, dad jokes. Drink recipes. Let's get back to the basics, kids. Love letters. You know what? We have a couple of love letters we'll be reading. We do. In a future episode. We do. People have been sending us. Yep. Yeah, keep them coming, guys. The tribe's going to keep growing. Guess what? We're almost 30 strong now. Yes. That is cool because the tribe has literally taken on a life of its own. Yeah, it's no longer Drew and I's thing. And like... They're grown ass men. You know, after the first five or six or eight, it was kind of like, oh, this is this thing, and we're just, you know, it wasn't... It was fun. Yeah, it was fun, but now it's really become like the club to hang out. Yeah, it's really cool. So... Please, if you want to be in, follow the five pillars. Follow the pillars. Shoot us an email, definitely. Help us grow. Make sure we know that you're interested, and I know we get a lot of emails. We've got a lot of emails and we can't get to everybody. To be honest, it's a little overwhelming. Some weeks it's a couple and it's this and that, but some weeks it's like holy crap and I'm sending them to Ian. I'm like, Ian, we've got to read through these. There's a lot. We appreciate everything. Yeah, it's awesome. Thank you guys. If we don't get you guys right on air, we do want to read everything. Sometimes it's impossible. So with that being said, thank you so much. Thank you Zach from Flip N Out Pinball for being a great sponsor for us and providing the shaker motor. We really appreciate it. You're providing my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that's probably coming home. Thank you, Jackton, for the pin shade giveaway. Really appreciate that. He sent an extra pair for my wife. It came in the mail today. It's so crazy. So nice of him. And then also, don't forget about our pin stadium lights. Pin stadium, Scott does a service to the community. If you have an older machine that's pretty If you're going to be dark in that playfield and you want to light it up, I'm telling you, lighting up an older playfield is the closest thing you're going to get to like... A new machine. A brand new machine. It's just the way it looks so awesome. And guys, you can swap them from machine to machine. You don't have to just buy it and then sell it with the machine. I have a pair sitting right behind Drew. It's getting prepped for Oktoberfest, which I'm picking up tomorrow. I wonder what the side of a pool, I wonder what the side of a pool, I wonder what the 給 jed , wagga , bossa , Watashi , What's inside your buckle? I always wanna know. Maybe there are astronauts and maybe there are aliens... All inside your buckle! I wonder what's inside your buckle? What's inside your buckle? I always wanna know. The views expressed on this podcast don't necessarily reflect the views of our sponsors. Thanks for listening guys, have a great day.