Hey Melissa and Simone are back.
Ever found yourself reminiscing about the St. Patrick's Day antics from your youth, or maybe cringing at the thought of your worst haircut nightmare? Well, besties, hold onto your lattes because Melissa and Simone are back with the latest Bougie Blondes podcast to share all that and a bag of chips - or should we say, a flock of wayward pigeons? From the odd sensation of celebrating holidays miles away from home (think Irish cheer in the heart of Dubai!) to the peculiar social lives of tequila and sambuca, we're uncorking our most outrageous stories and inviting you to the party.
Hair today, gone tomorrow - that's the mantra when we dive into the tangled world of haircut horror stories. Who among us hasn't walked out of a salon sporting the unintentional 'Karen Bob' and vowing never to utter the words "Just a trim" again? We laugh, we commiserate, and we share some of your most hair-raising tales from the salon chair. And speaking of wild, how about waking up to a pigeon in your bathroom after a night of declarations of love and revelry? We're ruffling feathers and dishing on Simone's bird phobia as we recount one listener's post-Paddy's Day escapade that's sure to tickle your funny bone.
As we wind down, we get a bit reflective, pondering the generational shifts that shape our language and lifestyles - imagine trying to explain TikTok to your granny! It's a trip down memory lane with a modern twist, seasoned with our heartfelt desires for a world steeped in peace, equality, and big dreams for change. To cap it all off, Simone whizzes through the Alphabet Roulette challenge with the finesse of a seasoned podcaster, and we leave you with a daily affirmation to fuel your week with positivity and strength. So, fluff up that bouffant and hit play for an episode that promises to be as bouncy and brilliant as your best hair day.
Thank you for listening every week. We love you
Melissa and Simone xxx
Hey Melissa and Simone are back.
Ever found yourself reminiscing about the St. Patrick's Day antics from your youth, or maybe cringing at the thought of your worst haircut nightmare? Well, besties, hold onto your lattes because Melissa and Simone are back with the latest Bougie Blondes podcast to share all that and a bag of chips - or should we say, a flock of wayward pigeons? From the odd sensation of celebrating holidays miles away from home (think Irish cheer in the heart of Dubai!) to the peculiar social lives of tequila and sambuca, we're uncorking our most outrageous stories and inviting you to the party.
Hair today, gone tomorrow - that's the mantra when we dive into the tangled world of haircut horror stories. Who among us hasn't walked out of a salon sporting the unintentional 'Karen Bob' and vowing never to utter the words "Just a trim" again? We laugh, we commiserate, and we share some of your most hair-raising tales from the salon chair. And speaking of wild, how about waking up to a pigeon in your bathroom after a night of declarations of love and revelry? We're ruffling feathers and dishing on Simone's bird phobia as we recount one listener's post-Paddy's Day escapade that's sure to tickle your funny bone.
As we wind down, we get a bit reflective, pondering the generational shifts that shape our language and lifestyles - imagine trying to explain TikTok to your granny! It's a trip down memory lane with a modern twist, seasoned with our heartfelt desires for a world steeped in peace, equality, and big dreams for change. To cap it all off, Simone whizzes through the Alphabet Roulette challenge with the finesse of a seasoned podcaster, and we leave you with a daily affirmation to fuel your week with positivity and strength. So, fluff up that bouffant and hit play for an episode that promises to be as bouncy and brilliant as your best hair day.
Thank you for listening every week. We love you
Melissa and Simone xxx
It's the Bougie Blondes podcast with Melissa and Simone, available on Spotify, apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Now let's get bougie. Hi, I'm Melissa. Hi, I'm Simone. Our podcast is serving you, bestie vibes, we are just two country girls chatting about all things we struggle with daily life and, of course, talking about certain issues that some people are afraid to speak about.
Speaker 1:We give it to you real, while having crack along the way. Remember, these are just our opinions, gals, don't take us too seriously. We're just giving you some best friend advice. Hello everyone, welcome back to the podcast. I hope yous are all well. Me and Simone had a little bit of a break, but we're back.
Speaker 2:But we're back and we're so happy to be back and rejuvenated, Rejuvenated.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we just had a little short break, our first break in like over a year.
Speaker 2:So yeah, we needed it. Life got in the way, as it does with everybody, so we just had to take a couple of weeks. Well, was it two weeks? Melissa two weeks, yeah, it wasn't really that long of a break two weeks off just to rejuvenate and get back into the swing of things.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I'm sitting here with my my cat cup of tea. I'm actually ball sick. Oh my god, it's so cold here today. Simone, I wish I was in Dubai what the hell?
Speaker 2:it's so weird because it's April. I'm like what's going on? Ireland, like seriously, it is like the weather has just gone backwards.
Speaker 1:It's like an October morning, like no joke.
Speaker 2:It's actually freezing, like it's so cold um and I'm the AC on full blast, hence why I'm wearing a cardigan. It's so cold in here. You can't win.
Speaker 1:We're never happy no, we're never happy, we're actually never happy, but since our last podcast we've had Paddy's Day, Bank Holidays. How was your Paddy's day in Dubai? Was it different than the Irish Paddy's day?
Speaker 2:so I said St Patrick's day a little bit different than the usual traditional. I went to a beach brunch, which was really nice. I stayed away from an Irish bar because I just wasn't feeling the vibe. I didn't want to get like too messy, you know that kind of way. I just wanted a nice kind of chilled one for sure. Obviously I had a couple of tequilas and that went out the window, but it was still nice. But I don't know, I just I kind of miss home a little bit when it comes to things like this. Yeah, all the bank holidays that you had, it's just I don't know. It is a lot different here when it comes to, like just kind of say, easter or Paddy's Day, or well, I haven't been here for Christmas, but it's just, it's just weird. I think even birthdays are weird really that's mine, you're not.
Speaker 2:You're not like around all your family or your. Well, I have friends here, obviously, but like like birthdays come and go, they're over FaceTime, they're over social media. It's just, it's weird. It's good, don't get me wrong. I'm extremely grateful, but it's just, it's a weird feeling. It just doesn't feel like it's happening. Does that make sense?
Speaker 1:Yeah, I get it Like I don't know you miss the Irish crack, don't?
Speaker 2:you.
Speaker 1:Like I get, like I don't know you, you miss the Irish crack, don't you like? Yeah, and I don't know how you drink tequila shots. I would literally vomit.
Speaker 2:You know what? Back at home, I would never baby Guinness. You know me, I'm the baby Guinness queen. They're very hard to be got here. But the more expensive a tequila is, the actual like it's, it's nicer. Does that make sense? Yeah, I don't know. I thought like I feel like back at home when you go to a bar instead of going to a nightclub and you have a tequila like I would, or sambuca I cannot stand sambuca, don't ever.
Speaker 1:Oh, I'm the sambuca queen.
Speaker 2:No they are. It's like they remind me so much of a blackjack. I'm just like no, no, disgusting, Melissa, I don't know how you do it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no, whenever I get drunk I'm like Sambuca. And then the next morning I'm like why? Why did people allow me to do this? And I'm so hesitant of buying everyone a Sambuca, but I just can't do tequila. But I've never had an expensive tequila, so maybe that's why, yeah, maybe I need to do expensive tequila in my life.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think it's a cult 1942 I haven't a clue, samuel.
Speaker 1:All I know is that's what it's called.
Speaker 2:I sound like I'm a proper alcoholic here. No, I'm not, I'm not. I'm just it's Ramadan here. The last few weeks, so things are are like a really, really, really quiet, you know that kind of way, like they're not proper vibey. Yeah, they still are, but kind of taking a step back, kind of gone into a little shell a bit yeah, I am myself.
Speaker 1:I have. I feel like I haven't had any fun since January, obviously because I'm like in my healthy girl era. So I'm looking forward to having fun.
Speaker 2:Melissa, back for the summer, which is needed I think we all have an extremely exciting photo shoot coming up. I will be celebrating in full swing once that's done.
Speaker 1:Yeah, this week is peak week now for my photo shoot, so it is it's not like hard, but it is very I don't know what's the word like. You really have to be strong-minded, like yeah, but yeah, it's exciting. Look, it's something that I can say. I've always did. Do you know know what I mean?
Speaker 2:So yeah, exactly, and I think, especially when you're into the gym and into fitness like that, like it's nice to be able to kind of push yourself to see how far you can take it, just like once in a blue moon, like obviously not every couple of months, but it's nice to switch it up a bit and it's like I cannot wait to see the final result and the pictures, like the journey, everything. I'm buzzing for you, I actually.
Speaker 1:I tell you one thing, lads I cannot stop peeing. Like it is no joke drinking three liters of water. Like I feel like I just can't leave the house because I'm just peeing all the time. Like we're gonna have to get Melissa a nappy, yeah, like it's just like. Constantly, all I think about is peeing. Like it's actually ridiculous. I was like I can't even, like you'd be afraid to travel somewhere in case you have to pee. Like you wouldn't be able to drink three, three to four liters of water a day if you were like commuting.
Speaker 2:Like it's just not possible, like it's ridiculous yeah, I try my best to get a lot of water in, but it is hard.
Speaker 1:You don't realize it's so hard, it's so bloody hard, like it's. It's one of those things that you think, oh, yeah, I'll get my water. But it's life gets in the way sometimes and it's just like oh, I forgot to drink water today, damn, do you know. But yeah, so I haven't. The only thing I've been drinking is water. Haven't been out for any of the bank holidays. I've seen a lot of zombies in the gym after the bank holidays. It was so funny and you just know the people that have been out with the weekend, which reminds me of myself when I used to be out and having fun with the bank holidays. But yeah, it's just, you always know the people who have been out for the bank holiday. They have that zombie look in their eyes, don't they?
Speaker 2:just like I really don't want to be here at all yeah play to him, like because it is hard to get up after been out the night before and go to the gym and I can put my hands up and say but I just feel like I need to sweat it out on me it's hard to go to the gym on a normal day, never mind after being out like do you know what I mean?
Speaker 1:so yeah, but did you get any easter eggs this year?
Speaker 2:oh, my god, I did not have one easter egg. Not one, not a taste, nothing. My first year in my life, I think, not having an easter egg, like do you know, when it's just not in the house. You just don't tend to. Plus, chocolate doesn't taste the same. Here I think I said this on the podcast before like caperies really need to up their game on the chocolate in the oae because whatever products and chemicals that they put into it to make it not melt when they're, they're shipping it over. It's not okay, it's not giving, it's not a vibe, it's disgusting. It's not disgusting, but it just doesn't taste the same.
Speaker 1:So I think it's pointless and you just can't beat the irish chocolate and crisps. Like, anywhere you go, it's same a pringles, like they're a septic, aren't they, though? They're just not the same. At least the irish did something right. We have good chocolate and crisps in the country, like don't we?
Speaker 2:my go to now, my go to chocolate over here at the moment is Kinder and Maltesers. They're the only ones that seem to taste the same like anything else. I'm just like no in the bin yeah, no, you need a nice.
Speaker 1:It's like. I don't like Aldi chocolate. I think it tastes different, do you?
Speaker 2:know what I mean. It kind of there's just like a little bit of a cheap taste of it there is a bit of a cheap taste of it, like there is.
Speaker 1:It's not the same like I'll have a good out twix like something crunchy a goo in it, you know the aldi chocolate actually reminds me of.
Speaker 2:Do you know the little coins you used to get when you were younger? The chocolate coins? Yes, that you pull the yes, you do, don't they remind me so much of that? And it just um. No, it's not for me. Cabarets if you're out there listening, please make my life and sort out the cabaret, please, and thank you our cabri.
Speaker 1:Sponsor our podcast we will be so happy.
Speaker 2:That will be the worst thing ever, because I like no.
Speaker 1:I don't think that'd be the dream collab because we're just chocoholics the two of us. Anyway, yeah, it'd be like barry's tea and oh my god, you know what I have. Remember, I put me up about lines versus barry's and I'm usually a lines girl, right. But now and I hate saying this because I always give out people who like barry's tea but I got the barry's master blend tea bags. They're like the black ones and they're gold and they're like the bougie shit ones. They're like the black ones and they're gold and they're like the bougie shit ones. They're like the deer ones.
Speaker 2:And I'm after being converted, no yes, I never thought I would see the day. This girl is obsessed with tea. I'm a coffee queen, she's a tea gal, oh I love my tea.
Speaker 1:I love tea so much, hence like my little cat cup here. A bunch of granny, but yeah if I had chocolate here now, oh my god. But I actually have like two easter eggs I haven't opened because I'm not gonna treat yourself after photoshoot. Yeah, so Sunday is Sunday evening. Now I'll be like a pig with my tea and my easter egg, but yeah so I'm actually being converted to the Barry's master gold blend.
Speaker 1:I don't know, they're in the black and gold box, so if anyone has tried them, let me know. But yeah, they are, they are nice. It like satisfies your tea. Yeah, it's good. But so we have our listeners answers um to the worst hair drama. So have you ever had a bad hair drama?
Speaker 2:yes, I have had a very bad hair drama when I was younger. Um, I actually never forget it. To be honest, I think I could have been like 13, 12 or 13 and I was in secondary school and everyone had those, you know, the really short like layers, kind of giving rock star vibes, and you used to back home and you had this side fringe, yeah, whatever. So I just remember my mom dropping me off and she was like, okay, explain to the hairdresser what you want, or whatever. Blah, blah, blah. I cried for a month. Really, the extensions were literally up to my brain, are not the extensions? The layers were up to my brain, like, literally, like so short, but they used to do that, didn't they like the side?
Speaker 2:fringe was over my eyebrows because, you know, like you know, like years ago, when you wanted a side fringe, it would look kind of look like a curtain and it used to cover like one your eye or like yeah yeah, they literally had it up over my eyebrow.
Speaker 2:When I was trying to put my hair up in a ponytail I used to have to clip the fringe, like back. My ponytail was all spiky. I looked like a punk rocker for a month going to school. I actually my mom flipped. She was like what do you have to do with your hair, like going nuts? I was like I just remember crying in the hairdressers, but it was my own fault because I obviously explained to her what I wanted and she was a bit scissors mad anyway the scissors mad, the hairdresser's mad.
Speaker 1:I was like oh god sometimes I'm like, did I just make? Did I just make a fuck up and then just keep chopping until I get straight. I don't know. It scares the life out of me it's like they lose control yeah, it's like hairdressers.
Speaker 2:Control yourself, stop chopping my hair off you know, actually, edward Scissorhands, that's how I felt like I looked and I had like remember that plum hair dye, yes, and I had like remember that plum hair dye is on yes, and I wanted like to go like brown with highlights, with blonde highlights, and that was already in my hair because I have to use in a box, so the color was horrible. I looked like partially auburn, ginger with highlights and brown, and then this like little side fringe going on with a punk rock haircut.
Speaker 1:I loved my life there's not a more stone. You get like when you get a bad haircut, like you literally. I'm sorry, but it's like because I got my hair done during the week and like you just feel like a new woman. Like when you get your hair done, it's like therapy. I'm sorry, but it is.
Speaker 2:Your hair is amazing, I'm so jealous, I'm like a woman steno's back.
Speaker 1:They're giving the great wall of china no they're not like mine were literally like it was like a black hole, my like it was just so bad. But yeah, like it's just. I feel like I remember I got my haircut once and, um, yeah, like that scissors happy. I ended up having it like at my shoulder and it was really long. Then I'm like did you do it on purpose?
Speaker 2:I mean, you're like questioning their morals sometimes I'm like, are they doing that on purpose?
Speaker 1:Yeah, You're like what's going on? This is what some people had to say. Got my hair, asked for a shoulder length and she gave me a Karen Bob instead. Oh, karen Bob. You just know what the Karen Bob hairstyle is like, don't you Like Dora? Yeah, like Dora, yeah, like Dora, like Dora should have been called Karen oh my god, yeah.
Speaker 2:Dora is cute. To be fair, it's just a haircut.
Speaker 1:It's given Karen was given a fringe without consent. To make matters worse, I have curly hair. No, that's the worst. Why would the hairdresser do that? Like I don't get it. Can you have a? You can't really have a fringe when you have curly hair, though, can you no? How could you? Yeah, because it just yeah.
Speaker 2:No how can you do that? Yeah, unless, maybe. I do know some people like put mousse in their hair and flatten maybe the front. I don't know how that. I want to see an image of this.
Speaker 1:I feel like it would have to be like a thick fringe, though, like, not like. Do you know what I mean? It'd have to be like near like a Dora fringe, Let fringe. Let a supposed friend bleach my hair. She wrecked it on purpose and then laughed about it behind my back weeks later. I was distraught, haha. She was meant to be a hairdresser herself. Oh my god, she basically cut. She basically cut it into a mullet.
Speaker 2:Why did she go nuts this is what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:Our hairdresser's doing this on purpose. If they secretly don't like you, we need to know the answers. There's another one. I can't read that one out. I have ruined my makeup. Um, I thought I was getting my hair done for a wedding. I had baby hairs and she cut them at the root, ruined my makeup and I had pubes on my forehead for months until they grew out do you know what?
Speaker 2:it reminds me of Mr Potato out of Toy Story. Why am I? There's something wrong with me today because Dora Mr Potato she's on a roll, like Simone's on a roll today.
Speaker 1:She's either hyper or she's tired. It's usually one of the two. I'm tired, I actually am.
Speaker 2:I won't lie. But yeah, pubes on your. I love that oh, vile.
Speaker 1:Okay, we have another one. Um, remember when we all used to get the two streaks at the front of our hair and the two blondes you know what, I know what she's on about. Remember, like you know, the two blondes, like the front bits, right I have to.
Speaker 2:I know this is really bad because I'm going off topic, but my aunt used to have that like you know the two they were like, so they kind of look like how do I say, are you on about like the blocks of blonde? Yeah yeah, right, so you know the or them lollipops. Um, are they hubba bobbas, not hubba bobbas, the chub chubs? Yeah, but you know the chocolate and vanilla one of them.
Speaker 2:Yes, they're unreal, they're really nice, but I always used to call my aunt a chub, chub, chocolate and vanilla lolly when I was younger, her hair looked like that, so she'd brown hair and then the two like curtains, you know, like the the sides of her head. Yeah, I'd like the like yellowy, creamy blonde going through it, and I always used to call her stop Simone. I just have this thing when I notice something on somebody, I always visualize like either a product or a person, yeah, character, I don't know why.
Speaker 1:It's really bad everyone used to have that, though, didn't.
Speaker 2:It was like a trend around 2016 yeah, a lot of friends had it at one point.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so this is funny. So my hair is black and I wanted the two blonde pieces at the front of my hair Because all the celebrities have it. So I went into the hairdressers. Of course it wouldn't lift. It was orange. And to make matters worse, the bleach singed all my hair because I went home and tried to bleach it myself. So I was left. No, she did not. I was left with two horns at the front of my hair and it took about four years to grow out nah, I can't.
Speaker 2:What's wrong with people? I would be terrified to touch my own hair yeah like literally no, so would I like.
Speaker 1:I dyed my hair pink before but it did like it was like one of those box dyes. But it did. It was harsh on my hair Like a lot of it did kind of snap.
Speaker 2:Yeah. I loved my pink hair, though I think when we were younger, like the amount of box dyes that we put into our hair was ridiculous. Yeah, like I was like the rainbow. Yeah, I literally wanted to be every single color yeah, no, it's uh.
Speaker 1:Yeah, like I don't know, I wouldn't do it now. Like no, I always feel like when people do, especially, I think if you're like darker, it's fine, but I feel like if you've blonde and you put a box dye like, the roots are always gonna be a different color, aren't they like?
Speaker 2:yeah, like I think if, if your hair is like black or brown, yeah, you can get away with a box dye realistically, yeah, other than that, I'm just like when you're blonde, there's just a certain tone that you want your hair to be and I just find when, if you put like a blonde or like even or or burn, sometimes it can be a bit dodged. I don't know, I just won't take the risk yeah, I can like.
Speaker 1:Okay, we got one more. So I went to the hairdresser and I asked for a long bob and I wanted the Victoria Beckham hairstyle. My hair was dark brown and I said I wanted to go a slight bit darker. I came out with jet black hair and it was not a long bob. It was literally like she said. It was like it was like a helmet. So I'm trying to imagine that Like I can. I know what she's on about. It's like nearly like a helmet. So I'm trying to imagine that like I can.
Speaker 2:I know what she's on about. It's like nearly like a bowl, yeah like it's like a bowl haircut.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, yeah. Um, of course, I just said it was lovely, because I didn't know what to say and went home and cried for about three years my god, do you know what it's?
Speaker 2:so these things do happen. Yeah, they actually genuinely do. Yeah, if it happened to me, I'd get a wig.
Speaker 1:I'd have to. But I think, like if I think it's like a lot of these like mishaps happen from, like people constantly switching hairdressers, like I think if you stick to the one hairdresser, yeah, to be fair, like back at home, I've I haven't really swapped and changed and I'm the kind of the same here.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I won't unless, like I go on to their like socials or their Instagram, tiktok, whatever it may be, just to like. You always go. You're probably like me, melissa. Like you always need to go for somebody that specializes in like blonde hair, like what extensions they use.
Speaker 1:I'm not just going to go to a random salon without like looking up their page no, I'm just one of those people that once I find my people, I'm just like oil, I'm just stick with them. I just don't like there's too it's. It's too hard to have, like too many errors can happen with blonde hair, so, like, just stick with what you do, isn't it? Yeah, yeah, but thank you so much for your little input of your hairdresser disasters. Um, I like our little listener um section. It's fun, just breathe. Melissa and simone are here to listen. So on this week's juicy jammy dodger dilemma we have, we have a fun one.
Speaker 1:Girls, I have a funny story and I thought of simone when it happened. Where do I start? I was out paddy's night I'm not going to say where, as I'm from a small area and just in case I get myself, I'm more trouble here. Interesting, I know the feeling girl. Okay, me and the girls decided to go for a few drinks pre-drinks in one of their towns um, in one of their I presume she means houses here and then hit the town. Great crack was had in the house, but when the air hit us all walking down to the pub, jesus, we should have been sensible and turned back, but we didn't. I also know the feeling girl. We don't have sense.
Speaker 1:This is where my memory ends. This is where my memory ends. All I know is that the next morning I woke up to drunken texts from myself up to this lad who lives up the road from me, me confessing my undefined love for this eejit and I don't even like the chap and wait for it. A bloody pigeon in my bat, a bloody pigeon in my bathroom, with sand and seashells on the tiles. Don't ask so. There was a pigeon in her bathroom. Okay, I don't know. I'm confused. Let me just keep reading. I do live near the beach, so clearly I ended up on the beach, so can someone please tell me where did this pigeon come from and how did it get in my bathroom?
Speaker 2:wait, is the pigeon dead or alive? And why does this remind you of me? I don't casually pick up random pictures I think I'm gonna wet myself.
Speaker 1:I'm so confused right now. Maybe it's because you're afraid of birds, me and the parrot.
Speaker 2:I actually can't.
Speaker 1:Why is there a pigeon in her room Like was it flying around or is it dead?
Speaker 2:Why is there a pigeon in your room? I went into the bathroom that I called and I just see a pigeon flying around your bathroom.
Speaker 1:Like did she open her bathroom and the pigeon is flying, or is he dead?
Speaker 2:she hardly picked up a dead pigeon and felt sorry to bring him home, because what? That could be more possible for starters, before we take this any further, if you're listening to the girl who sent us this dilemma in, you need to get back to us and tell us if the pigeon is dead or alive, because, yeah, how did you know? Do you know what, melissa, I'm in my head? I'm like, if it's alive, how did she pick up a pigeon and carry it all the way home like a little puppy?
Speaker 1:maybe I had a broken leg or a broken wing.
Speaker 2:True, but I'm dead.
Speaker 1:I'm dead again and it's after taking away from the fact that she texts a lot of the road, that she called, in her words, this eejit like why are you texting him then? Why are you texting this Egypt? How much tequila shots did you have to text this Egypt up the road and bring home a pigeon? Pigeon, and it's remind you of Simone. Oh lads, I'm dead. I'm actually dead. Why?
Speaker 2:does it remind you I'm not that bad, oh my God.
Speaker 1:Maybe you're afraid of it. Maybe you're afraid it's because maybe you don't like birds. I'm actually crying.
Speaker 2:The tears are rolling out of my eyes.
Speaker 1:Like what would you do if you woke up and there was a pigeon flapping around in your bathroom? Like what would you do?
Speaker 2:I'm terrified because my balcony like I hung my clothes out yesterday and there's like this little I don't even know what kind of birds they are. But I said to Chelsea I was like do not leave, because we have sliding doors in our bedrooms as well. So I'm always like paranoid. I'm like close them, like don't leave them open because they do come in. Like close them, like don't leave them open because they do come in. Like if I came home from work and there was a bird flapping around my, my house, I would lose it. I don't know what it is. I think they're lovely animals, lovely creatures, but they just should not be in my house because it's not okay.
Speaker 2:Yeah, okay, I'm just, I just can't, I just I want to hear more of this, though I want to know what she said to him.
Speaker 1:Yeah, like yeah, you need to give us more detail. Like can you send us a screenshot of the of the chat, please, and a picture of the pigeon and cabbage? Yeah, oh, I'm not able. I could have wet myself too much water. Anyway, thank you very much. We need more stories like this ones. Make us giggle, yeah. So send us, um, your funny stories like this one for next week, and you can dms on the instagram pages, or you can email us or dms individually either.
Speaker 2:So for this week's topic of the week, we have things we say in this generation that the past wouldn't have a clue what we're on about. Oh, it's given.
Speaker 1:And girl math extra yeah, like this generation is so different, isn't it so different?
Speaker 2:like if I went home to my grandmother, my grandfather, and said, oh my god, that cabri's chocolate is given yes, my grandma, be like.
Speaker 1:It's what, melissa, what you say, girl, yeah, sugar rush, girl isn't it.
Speaker 2:It's actually mad, like the things we say, like even when we're like don't, when we're laughing just a few minutes ago and I'm like saying I'm dead, are you killing me? Yeah, kill me.
Speaker 1:Like it means like, basically, like you're so funny, like I actually am going to die, yeah, or like I remember I used to like it must be a real carlo thing as well, but I'd be like he's such a moth and then, like my parents were like, oh, he's a moth, oh, like I'm like, no, it means, like you know, he's an eejit. Like you know, this can't.
Speaker 2:The slang is so different as well, different or like oh my god, she's such a vibe, he's such a vibe, that is a vibe yeah, they're looking at you as if to say what what is it like, and you know what. I'm convinced that these words are going to be put into the dictionary, do you? Think so they probably will like vibe, most definitely will have to yeah but it's going to. It's probably going to come under like different meanings of vibe.
Speaker 1:To get me, yes, I get you even our way of living from like generation as well. Like you know, it's just they're more in a simpler they're simpler basic times like there was no. Everything was like your life was based yeah, I don't even think it was easier.
Speaker 2:I don't think they have had a very oh yeah definitely, you know, the women were at home raising the kids. Like going to work, yeah, some of them, but the men were going out working or whatever, and they do. You know, like I just think it was, it was a simple life, but it was a tough life because I don't think, like even back in Ireland, back in the day, like I don't think people had much money as like we do now.
Speaker 1:Yeah, like they literally like worked their arses off to get it. I think they base their everyday life around their basic needs. So, food, water, where I think we have overcomplicated our lives. Now Do you know what I mean? Like we're never satisfied. We're never satisfied. No, like we're not as grateful as generation, like, say, my granddad's generation.
Speaker 2:Yeah, no, definitely not. I always feel like we want more and like my granddad always says to me you're always in a hurry, but God made time, he made plenty of it. Yeah, and I'm like like what do you mean? And he's like you always have to go somewhere, do this, do that, do this, do that. It's like take a break, sit down, relax. But it's because I think we're so. I don't know, we're just, our minds are so different yeah like we just want to.
Speaker 2:It's not a bad thing either, like because we always want to evolve and, like you know, grow as people like I do. I do get that, but sometimes I think, when you look at them, like you look at an animal grounded or whatever, and they're so happy yeah, it is, they appreciate they always say when you get to an age, things like this don't matter but I think they appreciate the smaller things like I don't even think.
Speaker 1:I think it is that like it's like my granddad's generation like, like like 80s, 90s, that they're even different than, say, my parents generation, like I think they're a lot more grateful for like just small things in life and they really appreciate it. But I think then our parents generation is a bit stepped out with that again. Do you know what I mean? Because they're in that, like they're in that more hectic work. There's a lot more like kind of drama, I think, going on. Do you know what I mean? Like external sources, that was taken away from that and I think then generation after then it's gonna be worse again. So but you know what's actually mad, how, um, do you know? Like they used to all go to dances yeah, my mommy and granddaddy, that's where they met each other.
Speaker 2:They used to. Oh, they can't understand.
Speaker 1:Like discos, they were like what and the way. Like I remember, like I think it was like my parents were like sure, why are those eejits dancing with each other on the dance floor? You know, because, like I think it was like my parents been like sure, why are those eejits dancing with each other on the dance floor? You know, because, like back then it was like you know, just go to the dances. Like you know, it's just like um, male, female out dancing or whatever, where, like they see, like a group of young lads just like dancing the head banging together. They can't understand it it is.
Speaker 2:It's mad, though, isn't? It yeah, yeah, it really is. I just think I'd love to go back in time, though, would you? Just for a day? I'd love to go back and see what it's actually actually was like, like the 60s, like I'd love to just go back, have a little bougie box, yeah the dances that sound, that would look.
Speaker 1:That looks fun, though the 60s looks fun. It did like like grease and all that yeah, that'd be fun yeah, I love to wear, like them, little dresses go yeah, the pearls and the red lipstick, yeah, get picked up in a little herbie car.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it would be a vibe, as we say but even the younger generation now like, say, like my sister and stuff like that, like the words she comes out with are like when I was her age, like TikTok didn't exist. So it's mad how like all these things keep evolving and how much it's changing. Like what's actually going to be next? Like I want to know, like we had Bebo, say first, and then like Facebook and Instagram, and now there's TikTok, like Twitter, whatever, like I'm just like what's coming next, because there's going to be something and it's.
Speaker 1:It's mad how quickly you can get left behind with technology, because it's like evolving so quick as well. Do you know what I mean? It's like mad, yeah. So it must be scary for a lot of like older people as well. Like because you can just get like completely thrown out of the loop and then I feel like this like no one wants to help you anymore, like no, no one wants to help you more.
Speaker 2:There's kind of thrown into technology, like especially in banks and stuff they're like. Then again I put my hands up and I will say, like that, like my my grandmother is spoke to, my nannies are on social media, like oh my god, bougie grannies, yeah facebook and I swear I could put up a picture of my foot and they would like my story. My God I would go into it. They are the cutest people but it is hard. I do think it's very hard to kind of keep up with it all?
Speaker 1:No, it is. And like I just feel like as well, even now, like back years ago, like, if you think about it, like they had to go to like local town phones, you know, like the ones with the coins in to make calls, where now, if they're trying to get in touch with a company, it's like please press five, please press. So like they're like what the hell is going on. Do you know what I mean?
Speaker 2:like I remember my grandmother even saying to me like she'd leave work and she'd go down to like the. What are they actually called? I can't think the phone, the what phone box?
Speaker 1:it was a phone box. I don't know. I don't, I'm not the name of them.
Speaker 2:Anyway, we'll say that's what it is. But to connect the call. Like there were people obviously like work and say like in a call center, whatever it may be, and they used to connect the call. Yeah, if she was ringing like my granddad or if she was ringing like her dad or whoever it may be, like they'd be listening to the conversation, and she said you could hear the little like twitch in it, yeah. So yeah, like they're nosy little devils as well, fuckers getting all the gossip.
Speaker 1:Another thing as well like, like the the older generation don't understand. Like the makeup terms like contouring, highlighting, like completely they haven't a clue. Like what's going on? Do you know what I mean? Or it's all it's new to them as well, like it wasn't in their generation. Like so it's completely.
Speaker 2:Like yeah, I think it's the men more so than the women, that yeah more scared off about. Like even if I brought up like extensions, like when my granddad would be saying, oh, I'm going to the hairdresser's, and he'd be like, how long will you be, we'll pick you up, and I'm like, uh, seven hours. He's like what on earth are you doing to your hair? Oh, my god. He's like why are you putting extensions in?
Speaker 1:they just don't get it like yeah, no, they don't. Um, another thing as well that's probably a bit different, is like the revolution of like swimwear. Like, if you think about back in the 80s to now, like the swimwear has just gone so skimpy, like where it was just swimsuits. We're now I say the older generation are like what the hell is she wearing, do you know?
Speaker 2:I mean because we're wearing eye patches all over our bodies like yeah, it is, they are. Like I ordered um a swimsuit the other day and it came and I was like I can't wear that outside, like I actually can't, and it looks unbelievable on the model. And then I was like that's, like that's not even covering that area yeah, it's not, it's just.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's like. And another thing as well eyebrows, a lot of like gener, the older generations, they, they have no like the it haven't evolved into the eyebrow stage or they like don't know much about. But then when they do get eyebrows, they like love it, like, so it's like a new thing to them as well. So it's actually crazy they would know so many different eyebrow trends and everything. They're just yeah do you know, it's mad, isn't it? It's crazy.
Speaker 2:I'm just I'm intrigued and excited to see where the next generation is going to be and what's going. What other app is going to come about, what sort of trends, what styles they're going to be in and I think as well, the it's also different.
Speaker 1:Like we have a bigger, like hookup culture. Do you know where? Back then it was like you go to your dance, you do your little dance and then you court, court the lady, and then the court, the lady, and then you marry. Do you know what I mean? Or date, or whatever like, but like we, it is, uh, I don't think they understand the big hookup culture, like you know. I mean, it's completely different than their time as well, like which is, and they obviously, like they don't understand social media, like the point of it. Do you know what I mean? They're like, what's that? What's that? You know why? You?
Speaker 1:actually think that we're wasting our lives yeah, but they're probably right in a way, like I feel like why do you want everyone to know your business is what they say it's like that's what they say to either.
Speaker 2:Like you're putting up what you're having for your dinner. Who cares what you're having?
Speaker 1:for dinner.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's mad, isn't it? They're like you're so funny, like I could go for a meal with them or whatever. When I'm back at home, they're like can we eat our dinner now? I'm like no, I just need to take a video. Hold on that's.
Speaker 1:I need to look and they're like it's going to be gone cold if you don't stop yeah, like it's just completely different, like it's mad how it just evolves, like. But yeah, it's, it's going to be interesting to see where it goes. So we have our big hat of mystery this week, so let's see what we pull out. I love this hat. It's full of surprises, right? Let's see what we have that hat.
Speaker 2:Reminds me of like a box of quality streets. Does it random?
Speaker 1:random. Yeah, anything could come out with this hat. Like this hat is like it's full of mystery. Right, if you could bring in one new law, what would it be and why? Oh, I got one. No cruelty to animals.
Speaker 2:Yeah, 100%, 100%.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that would be mine. I think the animal laws need to be stricter.
Speaker 2:I think no guns, no harming to other people at all whatsoever. I think everyone should be able to live a happy life and everyone should be equal. I know that's more than likely not gonna ever change, but if I was able to change something no wars at all. Yeah, they're mental at so many. None at all.
Speaker 1:That'd be my one I just it really baffles me. I did not think in 2024 or even 2023 that we would see the extents of the wars that we've seen yeah like I thought that was like you read it in history books, like you know. I mean like it's. It's mind-blowing how people like I don't understand like you do you know?
Speaker 2:I mean, like it's, it's mind-blowing how people are freaking like I don't understand. Like you do you know what? Like when you're in school and you're you're in history and you're learning about all the stuff that's happened in the past, like you never actually like this is going to be in history. Yeah, stuff that's going on now it's going to be in history and our, our children or our grandchildren are probably going to be studying it in school. Do you know what I mean?
Speaker 1:but like, which is mad.
Speaker 2:Yeah, we're so blocked out from it all, like they're only giving us little bits, and I think that's what the scary thing is. It's like they're not letting us in and there's nothing. I know that most of us can do, but I just think it's. It's like obviously we're not going to go into too much detail on it because we'll be here for a month. Yeah, it's so, so, so sad.
Speaker 1:It's so sad and it's scary that people still have this power and are hungry for fucking land.
Speaker 2:Money is Money, yeah.
Speaker 1:I don't know, I just thought we were past all that.
Speaker 2:It's money and power, and I think like it. Just I don't know, like it's hard. I think for us as well like to be able to like. Sometimes I kind of I don't know it's bad, but I feel a bit guilty of like. Even like if on a Sunday I'm going to a pool day or and then I look up on my phone because obviously we don't have nails here, whatever, so I can't really see what's going on. But if I open my phone and then you can see stuff and you're like, oh my god, like, why should I be able to do this? And those people are out there like and they can't even survive like little babies like it's?
Speaker 2:I don't know.
Speaker 1:I get what you say, because I do feel like that, like I nearly feel guilt, but like why should I, you know, be even able to go out and afford a sunday roast, like and these poor kids are starving, or like, or living, you know, lying on, don't have a home, like, or just constantly trying to flee? And like you do get that sense of guilt which is really really hard, and like there's, it's just, it's really hard, like you're, it mentally drains me looking at this stuff. So like that's why I kind of cut out looking at the news and stuff, because it honestly affects my mental health, because I'm such an empath anyway. I feel like it like sucks, drains me in, and then I start overthinking about it.
Speaker 2:So you kind of when you look at them, I put myself into their situation yeah, it's just. I just think of, like me, my family, like I just don't know how they're, I don't know. It's not even like it's worth thinking about, because we need to know what's going on.
Speaker 1:And then, in another sense, I'm like, oh, I can't yeah, no, like like another, like a coping mechanism is nearly like, try not to think about it. You know that kind of way it's hard. But yeah, that is our little hat mystery chat of the week. So for today's game, simone, we are going to do the alphabet Roulette, so I'm going to start with S for Simone. So I'm going to name something and you have to say something An object, place or thing that begins with S.
Speaker 2:Okay.
Speaker 1:You ready? Okay, fruit, fruit with an S strawberry.
Speaker 2:Ah, you're good, yeah, okay, fruit. Fruit with an S.
Speaker 1:Strawberry. Ah, you're good. Bing, bing, bing. Okay, place Santorini. Ooh, very good, you're on a ball. Clothing item. Clothing item.
Speaker 2:Clothing item. Clothing item.
Speaker 1:Yeah S Chill. Well done, bing bing bing Makeup.
Speaker 2:Oh my god, eye shadow Shadow.
Speaker 1:You are on an absolute roll, okay. Car car brand With an S. Yes, good and ass yes, simone, you are absolutely ace of this. Today drink it can be alcohol or alka-pop oh my god we were speaking about earlier. Think about sambuca. Yes, okay, last one household item beginning with s a spoon. Well done, simone. You aced the alphabet roulette.
Speaker 2:I can't that's actually harder than people realize, because when you're on this spot, you're just like what is going on? It's good, isn't it? It's funny. I like that. I like that one. So on this week's daily affirmation we have who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life.
Speaker 1:Oh, I love that it's nice, yeah, so bring that into the week which is, guys, and really hope you enjoyed this week's episode. It's good to be back. Make sure you send us in all your dilemmas, dramas, problems, funny stories to cheer us up every week. We love having you as involved and don't forget to like um us on spotify and apple, and don't forget to follow us on the pod or on the instagram as well. Why can't I speak? And we will see you next week.
Speaker 2:See you next week bye.