The Mess Around

Richard and Andrew declare themselves firmly in the "Dumb and Dumber" Sub Genre.

Fascinatingly Richard shares the multiple reasons why he doesn't go sailing at night. 

Andrew struggles with the concept of changing names to protect the innocent, while sharing a nasty whipper snipper incident, that didn’t happen to him, so is therefore funnier.

Speaking of tragic incidents, sadly and against all logic and reason, Richard has once again had a run in with “ The Mattock ".

But if you've ever wanted to know which Ninja stance you should take up while attempting to kill zombies with a lightweight mattock, you've come to the right place. 

This episode also struggles with the paradox of a Pandemic Halloween, and adds to the list of “ Things not to do with an 80 kilo Rottweiler “.

Andrew finds a small glimmer of happiness in 2020, which leads to an explanation of what it means to like Chinese food, and why he is rubbish at buying gifts … this part is too hard to explain.

Andrew tries to defend his relaxed Gold Coast lifestyle to listeners, who may or may not be in a pandemic lockdown.

Richard’s family are concerned that his growing fascination with local elections may develop into an unhealthy obsession. 

He calms the angry mob by taking them out on Stubbs Family Picnic, which during lockdown turns into a culinary  operation requiring military precision.

Staying with local elections, Andrew introduces a unique surfing candidate who would only work in Gold Coast elections. 

We get some insight into what happens when we mix the dangerous cocktail of Richard interviewing a tourettes sufferer live on the radio.  
The phrase “ what could possibly go wrong? “ hangs heavily in the air.

For extra points, pay attention to how much Clint Eastwood features in this episode... for no apparent reason. 

Andrew is struggling with life at Uni. 
A closer examination of his behaviours reveals many of the issues.
Andrew details his Tao of Shopping & Lists. 
This leads to a conversation about list creation & how our partners help.

We also discover what Andrew lives for, it is indeed a gift that keeps on giving .
Richard sums up Melbourne's lockdown vibe at the moment.
He is coping by really, really investing in choosing who to vote for in the local council elections.  His method involves whiteboard charts, Venn diagrams and on line stalking .
There is a confused discussion of the policies promised by the Local Government candidates.

Andrew has been living a life while Richard is lockdown bound. 
He generously shares the thrill of it all with Richard. 
He has done a stand up gig which was not without issues. Some of these related to Instagram - weirdly.

Meanwhile, Richard has discovered several annoying issues that only a pandemic & subsequent lockdown could reveal.

Andrew updates us on his quest to better his Nemesis' achievements. There's a brisk discussion about whether it can truly be called a Nemesis when the other person doesn't know of your existence. Andrew brushes past such things and ploughs on to give us a frightening insight into his mind.

Richard has a brilliant idea for the halftime entertainment at the AFL Grand Final, if only they would take his call.

It's Episode 13, should we be frightened? Not according to Richard who goes into a history story, to everyone's delight.
Neither Richard nor Andrew slept well, for different reasons, however both involved alarms.
We  learn that Andrew is overexcited in a crisis but also uncaring.
Richard has created a new suburban triathlon. It would be easily broadcast on 7 Mate.
Andrew took a personality test at Uni and not surprisingly, he's Lex Luthor.
It also explains the uncaring thing.

Lockdown hasn't got any better for Richard, but his Apple watch is proud of all his achievements.
Andrew has returned to Uni & in a rush of blood, decided to attend orientation in person .
everything happened as you'd expect.
Richard decided to do something stereotypically manly. It involved a mattock 7 an ill-conceived plan.
The local economy was the winner.
Andrew's Tai Chi school is up & running. 
It is so tragic all our lives are better by comparison. 

We enter the world of some of Andrew's previous jobs (careers ? ) , mainly the ones involving big money - not his. Specifically we enter the world of Casinos as a croupier and banks as a teller.

It naturally leads to a revealing insight into the mind of the Australian worker & may explain why Australia isn't a superpower.
Andrew has some brilliant tips for rising to the top.

It's Episode 11 and Andrew tells a joke. He's probably still chuckling delightedly.

A discussion on the nature of work leads Richard to reveal what he thinks about. 

Honestly, we should have ended on the joke 

Unbelievably ,Richard manages to name drop yet again. It does provide an interesting insight into what some celebrities do when they travel.
This leads to another discussion about comedians trying to fit into normal society, spoiler alert , they don't. Unfortunately, Richard relentlessly name drops again.
Andrew struggles in the supermarket, Richard helpfully explains why.
Lockdown has created unusual stresses. This has manifested in Richards partner attempting to create a dog-hair jumper. 
Not kidding.
It will be hideous and will have unforeseen consequences. 

Getting food delivery in Melbourne ( critical in a lockdown ) is fraught with peril.
This simple story moves the conversation into a rolling discussion of films to watch in lockdown. Richard watched something disturbing so the topic veers to the safer ground of 80's action films. 
It then continues seamlessly into how Richard's children are trained like ninjas ready for the Zombie Apocalypse ( "the problem" says Andrew" is you're all too ready & are likely to go off at a false alarm " ).
Naturally, this leads us to Andrew explaining how Richard has slighted his Kung Fu school and what must be done as a result.