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Trevor Evarts' dad created his RuneScape account for him, and the whole family would sit in the living room killing bosses together. Video games never stopped his parents from picking him up from practice on time.
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Shayne reads an AITA post from a 36-year-old man whose wife has developed a Roblox habit that's eroded her household responsibilities. The tipping point: she forgot to pick up their 9-year-old son from basketball practice, leaving him stranded for over an hour while she played Dress to Impress on her iPad, oblivious to the coach's calls and texts [1] — Shayne Topp "A mother got so absorbed in Dress to Impress on Roblox that she missed her son's basketball pickup, ignored his coach's calls and texts, an…" 20:58 . The father blew up at her, and she called it a one-time thing. Amanda, already sensitised by the Bob Ross story, is immediately on the father's side. Trevor — the household gamer — offers a more nuanced take: if you've never played a game that sucks you in before, you might not realise how fast you lose track of time, a point that partially softens the wife's culpability. The update reveals the husband set device time limits, bought his son a cheap flip phone, and suggested therapy — a resolution Amanda critiques for leaning too heavily on Reddit strangers rather than the wife herself.
A mother got so absorbed in Dress to Impress on Roblox that she missed her son's basketball pickup, ignored his coach's calls and texts, and didn't notice for over an hour. The hosts dissect what gaming addiction actually looks like in real life.
A mother addicted to Dress to Impress on Roblox forgot to pick up her 9-year-old from basketball practice, leaving him stranded for over an hour.
Trevor Evarts knows firsthand how a great gaming session erases time. His fix: set a 40-minute alarm to check in with yourself before you lose the whole evening — or, apparently, forget to pick up your kid.
Robby Hoffman has never bought a depreciating car. She flipped a $3,600 Toyota Corolla into a $6,000 sale, used that for a Cayman, flipped it for $18,000, and bought her dream 2001 Porsche 911 for a net $10,000.
Ryan carries the Sig P365 for daily carry and a suppressed .300 Blackout rifle at home — specifically because green-tip .223 flies through human bodies and walls, risking his kids' rooms. Strickland carries the Sig P365 AXG and a PSA AR-15 in .223. They debate why .300 Blackout matters for home defense and mock Staccato owners in equal measure.
Bobby never checks a bag — for any trip, including Australia. His secret: one pair of raw denim jeans (to develop a fade), sardine cans as in-flight snacks, and a Klingon hunting knife on his keychain. Andrew questions everything. Jimmy suggests he just check a bag for two weeks.
The crew drafts their Mount Rushmore of spoon foods. Ice cream goes first overall, soup goes second, and PFT shockingly passes on cereal to take gelato (then mashed potatoes), letting Hank and Zach steal cereal in the third round — a mistake PFT immediately regrets.
At 14, Achatz's father bought a disassembled 1970 GTO for $1,400 and spent two years rebuilding it with his son using the factory manual. The project taught Grant hands-on problem-solving — the same obsessive attention to how things are put together that would later define his kitchen.
A brief promo for Points North, an NPR Network podcast from Interlochen Public Radio featuring immersive stories about the natural world around the Great Lakes.
Sony stopping physical disc production sounds alarming, but Patrick Beja points to PC gaming as the test case: the platform went fully digital via Steam, the used game market disappeared, and yet games are cheaper in real terms than they were 20 years ago thanks to constant sales. The real fight should be for digital consumer rights, not physical media.
Richard recommends Monopoly Deal (the card game version of Monopoly, faster and nastier) and Wilkie Collins's Victorian novel 'No Name', which he says is ripe for a TV adaptation. Marina recommends live tournament football — the only thing on her mind after 1 hour's sleep.
The Campaign for North Africa board game takes roughly 20 years to complete at a reasonable pace, and no one has ever actually finished it. Pierre already knows the Italian forces need extra water for pasta, which is technically accurate to the rules.
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