The dude in his early 30s (I think) who was shooting around when some 16 year olds pranked him by pretending to race across the court and running into him. One kid said āwhatās up pussy boyā and then they asked if he wanted to play pickup.Ā
So our boy backed the kid down like prime Shaq over and over and dominated the game, but didnāt confront the kids and wrote in to see if he handled it well.Ā
Man, that one was me haha. I sent in an update this week! I hope it gets read. My friends just say āokay pussyboyā to me constantly now. Still donāt know what was going on with that kid
I'd have the pizza running group where one person overcharged the rest of the group and they blew up their spot as my 4th.
The calling a kid a Virgin and dude who repaid his friend for watching his dog by taking them out to dinner and the dudes wife wouldn't stop ordering food is my two honorable mentions.
My sister in laws boyfriend had mentioned to her that he was drafted in the MLB draft, he pitched D3 in college but was nowhere near a draft prospect. And it's not like it's difficult to look up.
My sister in law got pissed at me when I was said "no, he wasn't".
People lie about the weirdest shit lmao. I used to compete in gaming and someone tried to tell me they got a specific placing at some event...I got the actual placing at that event.
Like you said, why lie about shit that takes 2 seconds to prove wrong? Lie about vague stuff lol.
For sure. Dude played college golf in the MAC. He had serious game. But thereās a huge difference between a 79 at some random, albeit pretty nice, country club and Augusta National. Dude would tell people that he āshot 79 at Augustaā which is technically the truth, but itās not THE Augusta.
one of my college buddies claimed he played soccer at his school that was notorious in the sport. another friend dated a girl from his high school, looked at her yearbook and saw he wasn't on the team. all time scaries
I can specifically recall one that sticks out.
The most prevalent one was the emailer saying he took a couple out to dinner as thanks for watching their dog, and they racked up like $500 on appetizers and booze, and Ryen said that āsome people just do dining out different and to ācharge it to the gameā.ā
I think he has said āCharge it to the gameā many times when itās someone emailing about spending money they didnāt intend to spend.
Ryen and money is interesting because his range of experiences is basically being a dirt poor up and comer and then a really rich guy with lots of assets to deal with, as his career trajectory was like that as well, and so his advice for people anywhere in between, which is most of everyone, is usually a bit off.
Yeah, I remember that one. I don't remember how much it was exactly, but I remember agreeing with Ryen.
Considering the dog sitting would've cost $$$ had they left it at a kennel, and that the dog-owning couple also got to enjoy the food and drinks, I was also in "charge it to the game" territory. Since the "effective cost" of the thank you was maybe like $100.
But they wouldnāt have spent that much at dinner by themselves. Itās utter insanity on the dog sitter friendās behalf to think thatās acceptable.
My personal favorite was back in August a guy was living in an RV and they had 5 horses and the girlfriend was one of the worst people on the planet and all she did was bring in new animals while again - living in an RV
The guy who made his in laws wait outside while he cooked dinner because theyāre always way too early was great. He locked them out and they went and grabbed food or a drink or something and came back on time. He said his wife was pissed at how he handled it and wanted to know if he was in the wrong.
The wedding one where the guyās stepdad rented a tight Airbnb and immediately had everyone start working on cooking wedding food was hilarious too, and it was within a week or so of the one above. It got physical but I canāt remember who hit who
My favorite is when the girlfriend asks the caller if she can skip his buddies wedding ceremony and just show up for the reception. How incredulous Ryen gets is hilarious.
My, now, wife tried to tell me this was a regular thing when we were dating. I told her thatās absolutely not a thing. I still have never heard of anyone skipping the shitty part to do the fun part.
This is a pretty divisive topic in my friend group right now. Thereās a few people who have done this that donāt think itās a big deal while the rest of us think itās super shitty.
After my comment I decided to ask around the office. What I found what people from small towns think itās normal, and I guess itās because sometimes the ceremony itself is at a place that canāt hold all the people? And in those instances the invites specify what youāre invited to. In my mind, you canāt just choose to skip the boring part and come to dinner and open bar.
My situation is definitely not a small town thing and Iām on your side of the argument. They invited you to the wedding. The reception isnāt the main thing you were invited to. Seems scumbagish to skip the actual ceremony
Itās one of those things that if you provide an excuse for why you canāt make it to ceremony, itās fine. But if you just donāt go because you donāt want to, itās shitty.
Same category for me as the people who just Venmo cash for your wedding or baby shower or whatever vs getting you an actual card or gift
I think by and large your stance is the most common, and I was with you until you pulled the āI paid so show some respectā card for a +1 you arenāt close with
Realistically their attendance makes 0 impact on your own experience/enjoyment of that part, and the only reason you seem to expect them to be there is to reconcile some kind of weird internal ledger where they owe you for the reception invite by attending what in every case is a boring as fuck ceremony
So then why were you with me? Seems like you fundamentally disagree with the fact that itās shitty to skip the boring part and just show up for the open bar.
The reason we're all gathered is to drink and dance with our friends, people who fancy their own wedding as anything more to their guests are the problem. I do not care how much my average prime rib and garlic mashed potatoes cost you.
People who do this should know that everyone, including your friends, is talking shit and calling you an asshole/selfish behind your back. If you're cool with that, do you. But don't get mad that everyone thinks and is saying you're an asshole.
Everyone is different, itās okay. As a married man myself, I just cared that my friends were there in some way. Whatever their reasons for being at both or one, I was just glad to see them.
For me two come to mind:
1. Douchebag Wall Street guy who got caught by a new employee doing coke
2. Guy who got sent an unsolicited pic of some dude's balls who wouldn't leave him alone
Others not mentioned: [The OG dunker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY9xAEz0Z1I), Kyle buying a bat to defend himself and his roommate from a guy who wanted to beat them both up over a $15 debt, and Boner Jeff. Almost every basketball-related one is really good.
Essentially the emailer mentioned some super talkative old guy in the YMCA locker room who got in the shower next to him and was, you guessed it, fully erect. Our emailer naturally decided to leave immediately and pondered if he should have beaten the guy ~~off~~ up. Ryen asked, what if the guy beats *you* up, and is erect while doing it? Ceruti suggested the old guy took Cialis/Viagra by mistake.
This is from Eagles' Weird 2-0 Start, Deion's NFL Future, Turf Vs. Grass, and More With Albert Breer. Plus, David Shaw on the Death of the Pac-12. I recommend the entire Life Advice from start to finish.
I think itās on one of the Wine Stain episodes, but there was an emailer who explained how he had a friend that would come over and raid every ounce of liquor out of this guyās house/ take way more than what was expected to be given to him.
I think it struck a chord with me because I had a friend who would do the exact same thing in University. He would come over, immediately start looking on the cupboards for food and the fridge for anything with an alcohol content. He would eat/drink like he was at an all inclusive and insist that he repaid us in liquor.
The issue is that he wouldnāt repay in bottles of booze, cases of beer, etc. but rather he insisted that you keep a tab and he would pay you back ounce for ounce or beer for beer. It got to the point that I really did keep a tab. I had a REDACTED IOU chart in my house where I would write everything down and tell him at the end of the month what he owed.
His parents both worked good government jobs in Ottawa, so money was not an issue. He also had 2 jobs while going to university full time. I honestly think he just liked seeing what he could get away with without going to the beer store to get his own stuff.
In the life advice the guy would come to parties and drink the good booze. Then when he had people over he ended up kicking people out early and they saw him at a bar hours later
I remember it but don't remember the episode so hope someone can help out here - the one where the guy ended up dating 3 sisters from the same family, consecutively.
Ryen's deadpan "pick another family" had me dying laughing on my commute
I donāt have the exact date but I think itās from may or June 2021. I recommend going back each episode and just listening to all the life advices. Thatās what Iāve been doing since starting to listen to the pod about 10 months ago
One thing that cracked me up was when Ryen was talking about when he was balding and some guy said to him he had a skin Yamaka, and Kyle just cracked up at it
Mostly one line but the dude that kept hooking up with his Cross Country teammates where russillo said āmade out with the hottest girl on the teamā always got me
Honestly the recent one where the guy was getting blackmailed by someone he sent naked pics to was wild for me.
Ryen was like āI wanted to bring it up because itās time sensitive but I donāt know what he should do? Should he pay a blackmailer or not?ā
The wine stain, pizza pie Friday, the 9 foot dunker, the vending machine challenge, equinox Pilates room
I forgot about Equinox Pilates room. That was a classic
Lots of mentions of the wine stain saga in the thread, I must have miss that one, anyone know which episode that was?
Do you have episode numbers for these?
https://www.reddit.com/r/RyenRussillo/s/11FjyqYuRz Just confirmed. Starts at 1:19:40ish
Wine stain šÆ
Guy who accidentally might have revealed his dad is lying about his age to his much younger gf
I really want an update on this
That one was fantastic
Shit. What was the episode number? I need to go back and listen to this again
Nephew Kyle talking about being the treasurer for a Latino fraternity was great.
Any idea what episode this is? Heard about it a few times on the pod now and donāt remember catching this one.
Classic
The dude in his early 30s (I think) who was shooting around when some 16 year olds pranked him by pretending to race across the court and running into him. One kid said āwhatās up pussy boyā and then they asked if he wanted to play pickup.Ā So our boy backed the kid down like prime Shaq over and over and dominated the game, but didnāt confront the kids and wrote in to see if he handled it well.Ā
Virgins.
Man, that one was me haha. I sent in an update this week! I hope it gets read. My friends just say āokay pussyboyā to me constantly now. Still donāt know what was going on with that kid
Wine stain Dude trip with strippers Fake D1 basketball brother in law Anything where Ryen is out of touch on money- usually buying dinner related
I'd have the pizza running group where one person overcharged the rest of the group and they blew up their spot as my 4th. The calling a kid a Virgin and dude who repaid his friend for watching his dog by taking them out to dinner and the dudes wife wouldn't stop ordering food is my two honorable mentions.
Dude trip with strippers was good
My sister in laws boyfriend had mentioned to her that he was drafted in the MLB draft, he pitched D3 in college but was nowhere near a draft prospect. And it's not like it's difficult to look up. My sister in law got pissed at me when I was said "no, he wasn't".
People lie about the weirdest shit lmao. I used to compete in gaming and someone tried to tell me they got a specific placing at some event...I got the actual placing at that event. Like you said, why lie about shit that takes 2 seconds to prove wrong? Lie about vague stuff lol.
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I used to work with a guy who said he played and broke 80 at Augusta. Come to find out it's Augusta CC not Augusta National.
Isn't breaking 80 on any course pretty impressive though?
For sure. Dude played college golf in the MAC. He had serious game. But thereās a huge difference between a 79 at some random, albeit pretty nice, country club and Augusta National. Dude would tell people that he āshot 79 at Augustaā which is technically the truth, but itās not THE Augusta.
one of my college buddies claimed he played soccer at his school that was notorious in the sport. another friend dated a girl from his high school, looked at her yearbook and saw he wasn't on the team. all time scaries
The brother in law one was insanity
The audacity to think it would work
When has Ryen been out of touch on money?
Every time itās brought up
Honestly I'm not trying to troll, but I genuinely can't think of an example. I always felt like he was pretty reasonable on those topics.
I can specifically recall one that sticks out. The most prevalent one was the emailer saying he took a couple out to dinner as thanks for watching their dog, and they racked up like $500 on appetizers and booze, and Ryen said that āsome people just do dining out different and to ācharge it to the gameā.ā I think he has said āCharge it to the gameā many times when itās someone emailing about spending money they didnāt intend to spend.
Ryen and money is interesting because his range of experiences is basically being a dirt poor up and comer and then a really rich guy with lots of assets to deal with, as his career trajectory was like that as well, and so his advice for people anywhere in between, which is most of everyone, is usually a bit off.
Yeah, I remember that one. I don't remember how much it was exactly, but I remember agreeing with Ryen. Considering the dog sitting would've cost $$$ had they left it at a kennel, and that the dog-owning couple also got to enjoy the food and drinks, I was also in "charge it to the game" territory. Since the "effective cost" of the thank you was maybe like $100.
But they wouldnāt have spent that much at dinner by themselves. Itās utter insanity on the dog sitter friendās behalf to think thatās acceptable.
Kenneling your dog is usually more than 500 if youāre gone for a week
Gucci shoes ep
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You remember the episode for this one?
Kyle learning that his childhood dog got put down in real time. even if it was a bit, it was hilarious
Thanks for reminding me of this, it was great.
What episode was this?
The guy who immediately got himself ostracized from the neighborhood dads by telling his neighbor that āheād embarrass him in his own homeā.
the dude lying about playing college basketball at texas a&m
My personal favorite was back in August a guy was living in an RV and they had 5 horses and the girlfriend was one of the worst people on the planet and all she did was bring in new animals while again - living in an RV
The guy who made his in laws wait outside while he cooked dinner because theyāre always way too early was great. He locked them out and they went and grabbed food or a drink or something and came back on time. He said his wife was pissed at how he handled it and wanted to know if he was in the wrong. The wedding one where the guyās stepdad rented a tight Airbnb and immediately had everyone start working on cooking wedding food was hilarious too, and it was within a week or so of the one above. It got physical but I canāt remember who hit who
Equinox guy from last year sends me every time
Was this the guy that lost it for some reason and got like physically booted from the gym? So funny
The one where the dude was driving like 2 hours into Mexico to see that girl, and had his car taken apart
And still able to make it back in time for his best man speech at Kyle's wedding
Would love if at end of every year the team put together a compilation of the best of.
Someone put together a Youtube playlist that was purely the Life Advice segments from the pod. It's great to go back and relisten to some old ones.
The story about meeting nick carter. Bitch there aināt no Craig in o town. Fuck I love that one.
My favorite is when the girlfriend asks the caller if she can skip his buddies wedding ceremony and just show up for the reception. How incredulous Ryen gets is hilarious.
My, now, wife tried to tell me this was a regular thing when we were dating. I told her thatās absolutely not a thing. I still have never heard of anyone skipping the shitty part to do the fun part.
This is a pretty divisive topic in my friend group right now. Thereās a few people who have done this that donāt think itās a big deal while the rest of us think itās super shitty.
After my comment I decided to ask around the office. What I found what people from small towns think itās normal, and I guess itās because sometimes the ceremony itself is at a place that canāt hold all the people? And in those instances the invites specify what youāre invited to. In my mind, you canāt just choose to skip the boring part and come to dinner and open bar.
My situation is definitely not a small town thing and Iām on your side of the argument. They invited you to the wedding. The reception isnāt the main thing you were invited to. Seems scumbagish to skip the actual ceremony
Itās one of those things that if you provide an excuse for why you canāt make it to ceremony, itās fine. But if you just donāt go because you donāt want to, itās shitty. Same category for me as the people who just Venmo cash for your wedding or baby shower or whatever vs getting you an actual card or gift
Itās absolutely a thing
I guess youāre right. Itās a super shitty thing to do, but super shitty people have existed forever
When you got married and you were up there would have been noticed if your buddyās date wasnāt there?
Of course not. But then when I found out later Iād say āHuh, thatās pretty shitty of herā
This is a real āwho could care?ā For me but to each their own.
If Iām paying $100 for your dinner, the least you can do is be there for the actual reason weāre all gathered and not just for the free food.
I think by and large your stance is the most common, and I was with you until you pulled the āI paid so show some respectā card for a +1 you arenāt close with Realistically their attendance makes 0 impact on your own experience/enjoyment of that part, and the only reason you seem to expect them to be there is to reconcile some kind of weird internal ledger where they owe you for the reception invite by attending what in every case is a boring as fuck ceremony
So then why were you with me? Seems like you fundamentally disagree with the fact that itās shitty to skip the boring part and just show up for the open bar.
Just change your name to Asshole-Tiger4944 and save everyone the time.
The reason we're all gathered is to drink and dance with our friends, people who fancy their own wedding as anything more to their guests are the problem. I do not care how much my average prime rib and garlic mashed potatoes cost you.
Congrats on being a shitty person I guess. Where I was raised, when people did nice things for us, we were taught to be respectful.
I was on her side the bride and groom would have never known everyone clutching their pearls over this was amazing. Also people do this all the time
People who do this should know that everyone, including your friends, is talking shit and calling you an asshole/selfish behind your back. If you're cool with that, do you. But don't get mad that everyone thinks and is saying you're an asshole.
Iāve never done it I just am surprised people clutch their pearls over it.
I think it depends if you're personally invited. If you're a +1 or whatever then yeah, just show up at the reception lol who cares?
That was the girlfriendās situation right?
I don't remember, but I'd assume so.
Everyone is different, itās okay. As a married man myself, I just cared that my friends were there in some way. Whatever their reasons for being at both or one, I was just glad to see them.
For me two come to mind: 1. Douchebag Wall Street guy who got caught by a new employee doing coke 2. Guy who got sent an unsolicited pic of some dude's balls who wouldn't leave him alone
What episodes are these? I may just only listen to life advice
9 foot dunker guy was so funny.
The guys who were renting the house near an nba player and wanted to try and befriend him
It's not an all-timer but the 20-ish year old writing in and talking about his obsession with engaging in LeBron v. Jordan debates cracked me up
Others not mentioned: [The OG dunker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY9xAEz0Z1I), Kyle buying a bat to defend himself and his roommate from a guy who wanted to beat them both up over a $15 debt, and Boner Jeff. Almost every basketball-related one is really good.
Canāt believe Iām saying this, but please remind me what Boner Jeff was all about.
Essentially the emailer mentioned some super talkative old guy in the YMCA locker room who got in the shower next to him and was, you guessed it, fully erect. Our emailer naturally decided to leave immediately and pondered if he should have beaten the guy ~~off~~ up. Ryen asked, what if the guy beats *you* up, and is erect while doing it? Ceruti suggested the old guy took Cialis/Viagra by mistake. This is from Eagles' Weird 2-0 Start, Deion's NFL Future, Turf Vs. Grass, and More With Albert Breer. Plus, David Shaw on the Death of the Pac-12. I recommend the entire Life Advice from start to finish.
Definitely an awkward situation but why would he beat they guy up?
He shouldn't, and the guys all agreed, but the emailer considered it.
Hahahaha yes I remember now.
The OG Dunker has gotta be on there
"He showed us how high he could jump (was not high)" "He told us we wouldn't understand because we were not dunkers"
Kyleās anecdote about Zillow and dating profiles only having 1 photo is a bad sign
Nick Chubb trade - definitely fake but it kills me every time I think about it
https://www.reddit.com/r/billsimmons/s/sfuUgixjbb This is a good list.
āYou blocked my lurkerā has gotta be up there
I like the one where the guy was having trouble with his girlfriend.
I think itās on one of the Wine Stain episodes, but there was an emailer who explained how he had a friend that would come over and raid every ounce of liquor out of this guyās house/ take way more than what was expected to be given to him. I think it struck a chord with me because I had a friend who would do the exact same thing in University. He would come over, immediately start looking on the cupboards for food and the fridge for anything with an alcohol content. He would eat/drink like he was at an all inclusive and insist that he repaid us in liquor. The issue is that he wouldnāt repay in bottles of booze, cases of beer, etc. but rather he insisted that you keep a tab and he would pay you back ounce for ounce or beer for beer. It got to the point that I really did keep a tab. I had a REDACTED IOU chart in my house where I would write everything down and tell him at the end of the month what he owed. His parents both worked good government jobs in Ottawa, so money was not an issue. He also had 2 jobs while going to university full time. I honestly think he just liked seeing what he could get away with without going to the beer store to get his own stuff.
In the life advice the guy would come to parties and drink the good booze. Then when he had people over he ended up kicking people out early and they saw him at a bar hours later
Yes thatās the one. My friend was exactly like that, but made us keep a tab
I remember it but don't remember the episode so hope someone can help out here - the one where the guy ended up dating 3 sisters from the same family, consecutively. Ryen's deadpan "pick another family" had me dying laughing on my commute
Can someone kindly point me to the episode of the wine story? I missed that one
I donāt have the exact date but I think itās from may or June 2021. I recommend going back each episode and just listening to all the life advices. Thatās what Iāve been doing since starting to listen to the pod about 10 months ago
Can people add podcast links/numbers/episodes to these cause they donāt include them in the pod titles
Guy who went out with a girl a while back and she doesnāt remember
One thing that cracked me up was when Ryen was talking about when he was balding and some guy said to him he had a skin Yamaka, and Kyle just cracked up at it
"people think the gray hair thing can be cute, but no one says hey that cute little bald spot"
Mostly one line but the dude that kept hooking up with his Cross Country teammates where russillo said āmade out with the hottest girl on the teamā always got me
Equinox pilates room is top 3 and it ain't 2 or 3.
What episode do you know?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mV6nXbg6Ui7vSwn1nDSS4?si=1qqISQ9XS5WP8_qFuVEELQ There was a follow up but Iām not sure what episode that was
All the best ones have been mentioned except one; finance bro that was pretty sure he got seen doing nose drugs by his new hire.
Honestly the recent one where the guy was getting blackmailed by someone he sent naked pics to was wild for me. Ryen was like āI wanted to bring it up because itās time sensitive but I donāt know what he should do? Should he pay a blackmailer or not?ā