Ep 594 - Gooniverse (feat. Steve Gerben & Billy)
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖Steve Gerben is committed to fitness, aiming for 'Mommy's muscle man' status and working out in a cowboy hat to line dancing music.
- ❖The discussion touches on the 'Liver King' and the prevalence of steroid use, with a comedic take on honesty in fitness.
- ❖Donald Trump's recent public appearances are framed as a 'return of the juice,' with specific examples of his sharp, aggressive rhetoric.
- ❖Steve Gerben's discovery of a sex manual, 'She Comes First,' and his attempt to apply its teachings, becomes a source of significant comedic embarrassment.
- ❖The hosts explore niche internet fetishes and subcultures, including 'gooner music' and 'panty jobs,' demonstrating the breadth of online content.
- ❖A golf outing becomes a comedic battleground when Shane 'bumps' Steve's cart, leading to Steve's dramatic exit and boundary-setting.
Insights
1The 'She Comes First' Manual and its Humiliating Discovery
Steve Gerben revealed he was reading a sex manual titled 'She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman.' The book was left open on his couch during a film crew's location scout at his house, leading to widespread embarrassment among the crew and becoming a running joke for the hosts. Steve shared specific, albeit awkward, takeaways from the book, such as the importance of comfortable positioning for 'the long haul' and using one's gums to create pressure on the clitoris.
Steve left his 'How to Eat [censored]' book out open on the couch during a location scout. He explained learning about 'positioning' and using 'gum to create pressure on the top... not the clitoris itself, but the top of the clitoris gum.'
2Donald Trump's 'Juice' and Political Memes
The hosts observe that Donald Trump has regained his 'juice' in recent weeks, citing specific instances of his sharp, confident, and often aggressive public speaking style. They recall a video where Trump dismisses a reporter's question about an MRI by stating it wasn't for his brain, which is 'working,' and that he aced a cognitive test. The discussion also highlights the power of political memes, particularly those related to Venezuela, in shaping public opinion and making aggressive foreign policy actions seem appealing.
Shane describes Trump's response to an MRI question: 'I can tell you it was not for my brain cuz my brain's working. I just took a cognitive test and I aced it. Something you would be incapable of.' They also mention 'Venezuela thing got me back, dude. The memes... One meme of Tekashi69 being saying, 'Took that stole that [censored] That's what I do' as Trump.'
3The Line Dancing 'Box Out' Incident
During a line dancing event, Steve Gerben was accused by Shane of physically 'boxing out' a female coworker to get closer to a 'very pretty girl' when his preferred song, 'Fake ID' from Footloose, came on. Shane vividly recounts Steve's hurried return from the bar and his aggressive maneuver to reclaim his spot, leading to a confrontation where Shane called him 'the horniest guy on earth,' causing Steve to storm off.
Shane describes Steve 'coming running back from the bar with two drinks... somebody filled his spot in the line dancing. So, the only place he could go to get next door is to push that person out of the way.' Shane then called him 'the horniest guy on earth.'
4The Bizarre World of Online Fetishes and Subcultures
The conversation delves into various niche online fetishes and subcultures, including 'gooner music' (music for hardcore edging/masturbation), 'battle faps' (competitive masturbation), and 'panty jobs' (outercourse involving panties). Steve shares an anecdote about Shazaming music from an OnlyFans video to replicate a 'sexy thing,' and the hosts discuss a specific pornographic video featuring a muscular man being dry-humped by women for multiple orgasms.
Discussion of 'Gooner music,' 'battle faps,' 'hardcore edging' (). Steve Shazammed a song from an OnlyFans video (). Shane describes a video of 'women hump his butt with their vaginas and he claims to give them multiple O's' (). Discussion of 'panty job' fetish ().
Notable Moments
Steve Gerben's 'Mommy's Muscle Man' Goal
Steve humorously shares his motivation for working out: to impress his mother during summer pool visits, aiming for her approval as 'Mommy's muscle man,' highlighting a relatable yet comedic personal fitness drive.
The Liver King's Waterburger Feast
The hosts recall a viral clip of Liver King taking his sons to Waterburger for an 'ancestral' meal of 50 burgers, 20 fries, and milkshakes, humorously contrasting his primal brand with a massive fast-food indulgence.
The '1488' Nazi House Discovery
A host recounts finding the white supremacist code '1488' painted in red letters on the garage floor of a house they were viewing on Zillow, providing a stark and unexpected encounter with extremism in an everyday context.
Bearded Dragon DNA Test Results
A humorous anecdote about someone swabbing their bearded dragon for a 23andMe test, which allegedly returned results of '51% Ashkenazi Jew,' serves as a commentary on the absurdity of genetic testing and online information.
Quotes
"I want to tell you a story about the house red blues."
"I'm not on your level right now. I don't feel like dealing with this. I'm not dealing with this. I'm not on your level right now."
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