Four Friends Wing It
A wing it episode with four friends explodes into a fun episode with golf “cheating,” bogus credentials, and the perennial question: who’s actually right here? We spin from a chaotic cold open to telling stories about Blackbird’s hot dogs, popcorn, dusty aisles, and why a hardware-outfitter can feel like home. Then the ocean calls. We weigh the thrill and nerves of bottom fishing and crab pots, the logic of starting close to shore, and whether Jeffy McJefferson thinks “manly” has anything to do with his seaworthiness.
From there, the conversation tightens around everyday friction points. We trade pet peeves—door courtesy, aisle blockers, parking-lane walkers—and pick a fight with growler bar offenders who sample every tap while a line forms behind them. The biggest spark? Service animals. We draw a firm line between trained dogs doing real work and performative vests bought online, arguing that faking a need undermines those who truly depend on working animals. It’s a call for clear rules, honest choices, and basic respect in shared spaces.
The temperature rises again with a shoplifting story, where we confront a regular and then wrestle with the ethics: stealing craft beer vs stealing out of desperation, resource access, and why “wrong” can still contain complicated context. We don’t tie every knot, but we do show our work—how friends argue hard, then laugh harder. Along the way, the running gags hit: sweaters, shirtless standoffs, and who’s bailing who out if the night goes sideways. Come for the banter, stay for the messy humanity: it’s unruly, it’s real, and it might just make your next grocery run more bearable.
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00:00 - Cold Open And Introductions
03:20 - New Year Recaps And Anticlimax
06:40 - The “Frenemies” Feud And Golf Accusations
12:30 - Nicknames, “Credentials,” And Spiraling Bits
19:30 - Travel Tangent And Problematic Ladyboy Riff
26:45 - Local Icon: The Blackbird Store Lore
32:00 - Ocean Trips, Fishing Plans, And Nerves
38:30 - Roast Mode: Music Takes And Table Talk
45:10 - Pet Peeves: Courtesy, Carts, And Aisles
52:30 - Sunglasses Indoors And Dogs In Stores
58:40 - Service Animals: Need Vs. Abuse
01:06:30 - Growler Bar Etiquette And Ordering Gripes
01:13:10 - Expired Tags, Shoplifting, And Ethics










