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AI Manners, Scottish Road Trips & The Great Mother's Day Card Disaster

What do artificial intelligence, Hacky Sack, Scottish bagpipes, microwave etiquette, and a completely blank Mother's Day card have in common?

Apparently... this episode.

Mike and Rich return with another completely unqualified investigation into the everyday mysteries of modern life. This week, the guys wonder whether you should say "please" and "thank you" to AI (just in case the robots remember who was nice), debate the proper way to stop a microwave, and question why every podcast guest somehow has a New York Times Best Seller attached to their name.

Along the way they discuss:

Why being polite to ChatGPT might save your life during the robot uprising.

Rich's trip through Scotland and London, including driving on the left side of the road, Scottish whisky, surprisingly polite drivers, and why he somehow resisted buying bagpipes.

A billion-dollar business idea: Taco Bell should serve breakfast until 3 PM... because nobody leaving Taco Bell at 2:00 AM is waking up before noon.

The drivers who speed up the second you try to pass them (you know who you are).

Misheard song lyrics, Van Halen's "Panama," Ben Folds, Dennis Leary, and why "coffee-flavored coffee" should always be an acceptable order.

Mike officially reached Peak Dad by canceling an ATM withdrawal because the service fee was offensive.

The Mother's Day card that somehow made it into the envelope... with absolutely nothing written inside.

Mike accidentally cracked two eggs directly into the garbage while making breakfast and briefly questioned every life decision that led him there.

Hacky Sack is back... except apparently the kids just call it "Sacking" now.

Plus: AI etiquette, office observations, maintenance guy Kevin's endless comedy routine, microwave crimes, ATM fees, Irish cooking, corned beef that may have survived several presidential administrations, and the ongoing struggle of being the family's designated spider assassin.

If you've ever argued with your microwave, refused to pay an ATM fee out of principle, wondered if AI keeps score, or found yourself yelling at another driver for doing something incredibly predictable... congratulations—you've found your people.

So grab a coffee (coffee-flavored, obviously), put on your favorite Cool Dad Shirt, and join Mike and Rich for another episode full of dad humor, Gen X nostalgia, music talk, travel stories, and the kind of conversations that somehow start with AI... and end with expired corned beef.

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