LUKE: All right, here we are welcome back to Luke at the Roost the late
night call in radio show where we give callers a real advice about their real
problems Let's see if you'd like to call in we're accepting calls the numbers 208
439 5853. That's 208 439 Luke already we've got the phones lighting up and we've
got Jerome Jerome I hear your troubled about police reports that are being written by
AI. What's up with that?
JEROME: Well, here's the thing. I've been doing this job 12 years and yeah Most
of it is paperwork that nobody reads anyway, but my son sends me this link
with Law, maybe you'll finally have time to read a real book and I'm thinking
okay Funny except it's not really a joke, right? Because if this stuff is open
source if anyone can just download it and run it How long before the department
decides they don't need me typing up reports at all?
LUKE: Do they need you typing up reports at all now? I mean, what are
your reports? What's the purpose of your reports other than to broadcast them to the
newspaper and make people feel embarrassed about what they did last week?
JEROME: Oh, man, that's brutal, but you're not wrong Half the reports I write in
Hidalgo County end up being so-and-so's cattle got out again or found another shot-up road
sign on highway 338 the newspaper prints the police plotter and Yeah, people get embarrassed,
but the other half that's evidence that's documentation for court for insurance for when something
actually bad happens out here
LUKE: And are you finding or are you concerned that the AI reporters are gonna
skip important bits of evidence or or Report incorrectly in a way that might affect
somebody's trial
JEROME: That's exactly it like I was reading about how they're using AI to help
analyze the Nancy Guthrie case Finding patterns in old clues that kind of thing and
that's great, right? It sounds like it could be helpful. It'll make mistakes, but real
people make a lot of mistakes I mean we have a long history of messing
up Court trials and evidence collection all throughout, you know the world forever
LUKE: Yeah, you're right. I've seen cops screw up reports worse than any computer could
But here's what gets me when I mess up. It's my name on it. I
own it And what happens when the computer messes up? Who owns it then?
JEROME: Exactly who do you hold accountable the department that bought the software?
LUKE: I suppose people would hold The county responsible and the state and the system
itself I'm not really sure what capacity are they gonna use these reports in
JEROME: Right now they're talking about it for the basic stuff first traffic stops minor
incidents Those cattle out on the road calls Feed it the dash cam footage the
notes I take and it spits out a formatted report Saves me an hour of
typing per shift they say, but once that works why wouldn't they push it further?
LUKE: Well for the reasons that you described because it could put somebody's life on
the line somebody's freedom The calls you're talking about are nobody's going to court for
that right? They're just day-to-day run-of-the-mill stuff It would I would think that you would
want to have the burden of that paperwork removed from you So you could focus
on doing other more important work
JEROME: You'd think so. Yeah, and honestly most nights I'm sitting in this parking lot
doing paperwork when I could be driving through the valley checking on folks We'll spread
so thin out here one deputy covering hundreds of square miles sometimes If the AI
handles the busy work, maybe I actually get to do the job
LUKE: Yeah, it sounds like there's pros and cons and there's a Voice to each
side that makes a lot of sense And we're just gonna have to see where
that takes us
JEROME: Yeah, I guess that's where I'm at with it. Just my kid sent me
that link like it's a done deal, you know
LUKE: Well, where was the link from is it a done deal? There was just
some link on the internet because there's plenty of those Fear-mongering type links. Oh my
god. Look what's gonna happen and now we're all unsafe because the Computers are taken
over the world
JEROME: Nah, it wasn't some conspiracy crap. It was from a real AI company one
of those big ones out of california They're actually working with the state now helping
analyze cold cases
LUKE: Well, hopefully we have some oversight oversight there and and There's some controls to
make sure that people's lives don't get ruined by it But I'm not sure what
we're gonna do. It's obviously something that's not gonna go away We're only gonna rely
on a AI more and more as as the years go go on
JEROME: Yeah, that's the thing. It's not going away
LUKE: It's not going away, but thanks for the call Hope you have a good
rest of your night and that your job isn't replaced by a computer like the
rest of us Okay, Crystal Crystal welcome to the show. What do you think about
AI taken over reporting for the police?
CRYSTAL: Oh, man, I wasn't even thinking about that until Jerome called I'm actually calling
because I've been sitting here staring at this jar of honey in my kitchen and
I cannot stop thinking about death which sounds insane I know but hear me out.
I delivered twins this afternoon in a trailer with no heat Everything went fine, but
on the drive home I just got stuck on this thing about what lasts like
honey honey lasts forever
LUKE: Well, it's pretty heavy you delivered twins in a in a Off-grid trailer today.
How did that go?
CRYSTAL: It went good actually Mama was a champ both babies healthy about six pounds
each But yeah, no running water. They had a wood stove going and I'm doing
this whole thing by headlamp and flashlight It's not unusual out here. You know people
live how they live But I think that's what got me spinning tonight. I came
home and I was making tea Reached for the honey and I just thought about
how the Egyptians buried people with it Because it never goes bad and then I
started going through my whole kitchen like What else in here is going to outlive
me?
LUKE: Some years back I had a power outage that lasted for about a week
and it sent me into this Prepper spiral where I started stockpile and food and
ammo and trying to be prepared for Issues like that or the end of the
world and honey was one of the big products That I stocked up on for
that reason because sugar goes bad, but honey can be used as sugar It's one
of the great superfoods and it's it's good for you. I've heard it's good in
tea. It's good on toast We love honey
CRYSTAL: Yeah, exactly and that's the thing I've been doing the same kind of prep
thinking Especially after that date of reach at the clinic last month I've been rotating
all my passwords Locking everything down, you know protecting myself from hackers or whatever But
tonight it hit me that I'm thinking about all this wrong Like honey doesn't last
because it's protected or locked away It lasts because of what it Because of what
it because of what it is you mean
LUKE: Right exactly. Sorry. I lost my train of thought there because of what it
Because of what it what?
CRYSTAL: Yes, God Sorry, my brain's been going in circles all night. What I mean
is Honey lasts because of what it is not because someone's guarding it or hiding
it away
LUKE: What are some other things that last because of what they are
CRYSTAL: Well, that's what sent me down this whole rabbit hole.
LUKE: I started going through my cabinets like a crazy person Salt obviously Vinegar I've
got this bottle of vanilla extract from like 2015 That's an interesting thing about the
Mormon religion that I found They all have a guidebook that helps them to store
a year's worth of food for the for the rapture so when they come and
The apocalypse happens the Mormons will be safe because they've stored enough food to last
for a year And they they have a whole detailed plan on how to get
there and they have canneries that the public can use To to can and store
food prep and I think that's a that's a great thing that most everybody should
take advantage of
CRYSTAL: You know, I've delivered babies for a couple Mormon families out here and you
can tell They've got their storage room setup everything organized And honestly after what I
saw today in that trailer Maybe they're on to something, but here's what's messing with
me Luke I've been prepping the wrong way
LUKE: It's definitely a lifestyle there is a skill to it you have to have
a good organization and food rotation Fundamentals under control You know, you have to make
sure you're using the oldest stuff first and that you're not just stockpiling and stockpiling
But you're actually using what you have and rotating new stuff in there Um, I
think it's a good practice to be in though and I'm glad that you've uh
you've Turned around and started thinking about it seriously
CRYSTAL: Well, that's just it though. I haven't been thinking about it at all I've
been thinking about cyber security, you know Change in passwords to factor authentication Making sure
nobody can hack into my patient records Like building a vault around data, but the
honey thing made me realize I'm protecting the wrong stuff
LUKE: Well, it's okay to protect multiple sets of things right if you're entrusted with
public data That's sensitive you have to protect that as best you can you don't
want to be the one that leaks out a bunch of Protected health information or
or credit card numbers or social security numbers or anything like that So at work,
it's good that you're thinking about uh being digitally secure and at home it makes
sense to be uh food secure
CRYSTAL: Yeah, but see that's what I can't shake All that digital security. It's like
building walls around sand one breach and it's gone But these twins I delivered today
They came out in this trailer that barely had heat and their mum has got
nothing stored up not food not money nothing
LUKE: Well, that's a horrible thing, but there's nothing you can do about that. Uh,
you're not their keeper Uh, I wish them the best and I wish you the
best and thank you for calling in tonight
CRYSTAL: Wait Luke, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying maybe I've been thinking about
my own mortality all wrong Like what actually outlasts me
LUKE: Okay, let's get into it. Why do you care what I'll last you if
you're gone Then you're not gonna have another care left in the world. So what
does it matter to you
CRYSTAL: Because I spent 15 years learning how to catch babies And I've been treating
that knowledge like it's mind to protect instead of mind to pass on Those twins
today their mum is 19 Luke 19
LUKE: Yeah 19 people have been having babies since they were 19 for as long
as human history Uh, that's an odd thing, but what are you gonna do? It
has really nothing to do with you So I'm glad that you can catch babies
Sorry for the kids that they are growing up with no heat And hopefully things
turn around for both of you
CRYSTAL: You're right. It has nothing to do with me Except I'm the one who
showed up And I keep showing up to these trailers These situations and I go
home and rotate my passwords like that's what matters I'm asking what endures Luke Is
it the walls I build or what I actually give away
LUKE: Well, you know what crystal nothing really endures it at the end of the
day All this is gonna be gone because the era of time waits for no
one and entropy dictates that Order is going to quickly erode into disorder. That's how
the universe works So whatever it is you're trying to hold on to you can't
hold on to Just do the best you can while you're alive and then once
you're dead That's nobody's problem anymore Val Val welcome to the show. What do you
think about this situation?
VAL: Hey Luke Yeah, so I'm sitting in my truck outside the bakery right now
Because I just found out the guy I've been training for six months makes $40,000
more than me for the exact same job
LUKE: How long you've been doing it is he uh does he own the company
is he sleep with the boss what's the deal
VAL: No none of that he's been here six months. I've been there four years
same title same responsibilities
LUKE: How did you find out about this did he just come out and tell
you what his salary was
VAL: I opened what I thought was a flower invoice on the shared drive And
it was his offer letter just sitting there And now I'm supposed to show up
at four in the morning and teach him the lamination technique I invented the one
the journal wrote about and pretend I don't know
LUKE: What you don't have to pretend you don't know you can take that to
your boss or to HR and let them know hey I want uh uh pay
reassessment because of you know inflation
VAL: Yeah, but then they'll know I saw his letter and I wasn't supposed to
see it It was just there in the drive and honestly Luke what am I
going to say hey I deserve what Ryan makes because I'm better They already know
I'm better. I'm the one training him
LUKE: Well, he was obviously a better negotiator So maybe you need to go back
to them and say hey, I need a compensation readjustment to to keep up with
Current trends and compensation packages Because if you're making 40 grand less than somebody else
has a baker something seriously wrong
VAL: I mean I say that but it's not like I got leverage I'm not
leaving this is the only bakery in town that does French pastry and if I
push too hard They might just replace me with some other Ryan But here's the
thing It's not even about the money not really
LUKE: If it's not about the money then what's it about because it sounds like
it's entirely about the money
VAL: No, it's about the fact that I created something that lamination technique I worked
on that for months
LUKE: You worked on it for months under the employment of another company Which means
they own that did you patent it did they patent it You know, it's not
your technique. How did you invent it? What is the lamination technique? How does it
work and what makes it different from anything anybody else has ever done
VAL: Okay, so traditional croissant lamination you're doing a threefold maybe four times right I
figured out how to do a hybrid fold that incorporates a book fold with local
honey and specific layers So it caramelizes differently at altitude
LUKE: Well, that does sound very interesting and maybe if you maybe you are onto
something and you should take your invention to To somewhere else you said they wrote
about it in the paper This is something that's got some attention Maybe you could
write a book or teach a class or find another way to make way more
money than you could ever make for this local bakery
VAL: I mean Jackie's been saying something like that for months. She keeps telling me
I should do pop-ups or teach classes at the community college But that's not a
real job Luke. That's side hustle stuff
LUKE: Doesn't have to be side hustle stuff.
LUKE: That can be a very real job And it sounds like your real job
is 40 grand less than what Ryan's making off the street so you could you
could do better
CALLER: Yeah, but I've got the truck payment and Jackie's between gigs right now and
health insurance through the bakery is actually decent I can't just walk away from study
money on the idea that maybe people will pay me to teach them how to
fold butter into dough
LUKE: You absolutely could if you wanted to that's the only way that people can
start businesses is by not being afraid to Take that risk if you don't want
to take the risk and you don't want to talk to your boss And you
don't want to demand what you think you're worth then I don't know what to
tell you You're stuck making 40 grand less than Ryan and you're gonna have to
teach him your secrets and deal with the consequences of that And they are probably
gonna replace you
CALLER: You know what you're right I'm sitting here in a parking lot at midnight
complaining about something I could actually do something about I just I opened that file
and it felt like getting punched you know like all that work didn't matter
LUKE: Well, I understand that that feels bad and I hope that it works out
for you, but you're gonna have to make a decision To either leave that place
and find some place that's gonna you know pay you what you're worth or Ask
for the money that you deserve or take your invention and do something with it
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Denise you're on the line with Luke at the roost what's going on in your
world today
DENISE: Hey Luke here. Thanks for taking my call So I just got off a
double at the hospital. I'm a travel nurse Been doing contracts all over New Mexico
and Arizona and I'm sitting in my truck right now because I can't go home
LUKE: Why can't you go home what's going on at home
DENISE: My son moved back in today 26 years old showed up from flagstuff with
all his stuff while I was at work
LUKE: Well, he can't do that. You know unless you want him too Did you
invite him to move in or he just showed up and and you can't go
home to confront him or what's what's the problem here
DENISE: No, I didn't invite him my husband texted me a picture of our bedroom
door with a chair shout under the knob That's how I found out this is
the third time in five years he's done this Just shows up when things don't
work out wherever he is and Luke I've been working these travel contracts for three
years To pay off the credit cards from the last two times and I just
I drove past my own driveway twice tonight before I could make myself turn in
LUKE: Well, you know what maybe at this point you shouldn't turn in you should
send the police to have him removed because He's of age he can't just show
up that's trespassing and if you don't want him there you don't have to have
him there
DENISE: Oh, I know that I that
LUKE: So why so what is the problem? Why can't you go home? Are you
just afraid to call the police or you don't want to or what what's the
situation?
DENISE: I don't know if I'm being a terrible mother or if my husband's being
too hard about it Like my cousin Angie's kid had some rough years too and
now he's doing great He's got a job at the refinery and his own place
Maybe this is just what kids do now, you know, they need more time to
figure things out than we did
LUKE: No, I don't think that's true. He's 26 years old. He's a grown-ass man
and he can figure things out But if this is affecting you Negatively and you
you're giving up your own space and it's costing you money that you can't afford
to lose Then you have to protect yourself and hopefully He comes to and gets
himself in a better situation, but until that happens. It's not your responsibility to support
him
DENISE: Yeah, but here's the thing I keep wondering if I made him like this
Like did I do too much for him when he was younger his dad thinks
I enabled him and maybe I did But when he calls me crying from wherever
he is saying he just needs a little help to get back on his feet.
What am I supposed to do?
LUKE: Well, you have to take it on a case-by-case situation If it's a little
bit of help and you can help him out great But if you're not in
a position to offer that help and you can't where You're at in your life
then then you got to tell him he's going to find another way Um, and
maybe you did make him that way or or have some some part in it
But the point is it's now and now you can't continue doing that anymore So
you're going to have to have that conversation and if he doesn't want to accept
that then have the police have that conversation with him
DENISE: You're right. I know you're right It's just God it's hard
LUKE: It is hard, but there's no reason you should be asleep Sitting in your
truck and a parking lot afraid to go home to your own house because you're
26-year-old adult child is there. That's not right either So you're going to have to
do something about that Leon Leon. Welcome to the show. What's happening tonight, fella?
LEON: Hey, Luke. Thanks for taking the call So I just got back from pulling
this kid's Tesla out of an arroyo off route nine Nice kid maybe 25 talking
the whole ride back about his remote coding job How he can work from anywhere
LUKE: Well, that's a great thing. I have a remote job too and I can
work from anywhere I wouldn't have it any other way
LEON: Yeah, well, that's the thing. I had that shot once Got accepted to UNM
for computer science back in 96 And my daughter found the letter last week in
a box with all my old Linux manuals
LUKE: Well, you know the glory days are just about over now that the AI
can write better code than any of us could With half the time less than
half the time Uh, it's it's probably drying up for most of us computer professionals
LEON: Maybe so, but I never even tried Luke Diane got pregnant that same year
and I stayed here pulling cars out of ditches
LUKE: Well, there's plenty to look into when you get out of work I mean,
there's still time for you to do whatever it is you want to do There's
lots of new technologies to play with and important things that companies need So if
you'd like to move into that realm, it's definitely a possibility for you
LEON: That's what got me tonight. I'm 63 now same age my old man was
when he died He never left the county Never did a damn thing.
LEON: He actually chose and here I am still in the same garage apartment Listening
to your show every night like I have been for years And I just keep
thinking about it instead of doing anything about it
LUKE: Well, the longer you don't do something about it the the harder it's going
to get to make that call So sometimes you just have to be brave and
decide, you know, what you want for the rest of your life and go after
it Even if there's risk involved, I mean, there's no reward without risk So if
you've had enough of your current life and the way it's always been change it
LEON: Yeah, but it ain't just about me Diane's been gone five years now and
my daughter's got her own life over in Albuquerque I keep telling myself I'm too
old to start over But then I see kids like that one tonight same age
I was when I got that acceptance letter And I think what the hell am
I waiting for a sign from God
LUKE: Sounds like you've got nothing to wait for this maybe was your sign from
God getting you thinking about it here at 63 years old Hey, man, you're the
only one that can do something about your life So if it's time if you
want to if you're afraid that you're going to miss the boat on the next
thing then then make a move And if you're too afraid to make a move
then stay where you're at and don't complain about it But don't wonder what could
have been The only way that what could have been is going to be is
if you make the decision to do something about it
LEON: You're right. I've been doing this long enough. I know how to work. I
know how to learn Hell I still mess around with Python when I can't sleep
I think I've just been using Diane and the bills and everything else as an
excuse to stay comfortable Scared really
LUKE: Yeah, I think that's common it is a scary thing, but you know what
men Men face their fears and you're going to have to do that if you
want to enjoy the remainder of yours Okay, let's You know what it's time to
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Carl Carl welcome back to the show. What would you like to talk about tonight?
CARL: Hey Luke good to hear your voice man Look I got to tell you
about something that happened at the station yesterday We had this call House fire over
on silver street and I'm in there doing my job Everything's going fine
LUKE: Okay, I assume it didn't go fine in the end what happened
CARL: Yeah, so we get everyone out the family's safe. We're mopping up And I
find this lock box in the bedroom closet The fire didn't get to it I'm
carrying it out to give to the homeowner and look the thing pops open in
my hands There's got to be 15 maybe $20,000 cash in there
LUKE: Hey, it was a good thing you had a fireproof lock box. What did
you do with the money?
CARL: Well, that's the thing. I stood there for maybe 10 seconds just staring at
it The family was outside with the paramedics nobody saw me find it And I'm
thinking about my mortgage payment. That's two weeks late the credit card bills from all
that gambling I told you about last time my hands are literally shaking holding this
box I gave it to them.
LUKE: Oh, that's good. I'm glad to hear you did the right thing. How do
you feel about that?
CARL: Honestly, I feel like shit about it, which is messed up right
LUKE: Ah, it's a little bit messy. It wasn't your money You know, it wasn't
it wasn't yours to take and it was good of you to give it back
without being shady So that speaks to your character some and characters more important than
wealth. I've heard
CARL: I know I know you're right, but here's what's eating at me I did
the right thing turned it over the family thanked me whatever But I can't stop
thinking about it
LUKE: Thinking about what thinking about what you would have done if you hadn't given
the money back or thinking about going up To them and asking them to give
you a finders fee. What exactly are you thinking about?
CARL: I keep running through how I could have done it like the house was
totaled. I could have said the box must have burned up
LUKE: Yeah, but you did the right thing right you don't want to be that
kind of person nobody really wants to be that guy If you had done that
you would have to live with that for the rest of your life and you
would have spent the money and then the money would be gone And you just
have the guilt and then 10 years down the line the guilt would be eating
you up so much That you'd have to find the money to give them the
money back and it's just you did the right thing and you should sleep well
tonight
CARL: Yeah, the way I see it you're probably right But Luke I haven't slept
well in three nights. I keep doing the math in my head What I could
have paid off how much breathing room that would have given me
LUKE: Yeah, if you would use the money to be responsible, but you know yourself
What would you have done with that money? Would it have gone directly to the
casino? Would you have blown it on frivolous things and then felt even worse about
yourself in the situation
CARL: Look, that's what really scares me. I don't actually know Part of me wants
to say I would have paid the mortgage cleared the cards But there's this other
part and I hate admitting this that knows I might have walked straight into the
casino Thinking I could double it first then pay everything off That's how the brain
works when you've got this thing, you know Even three months clean from gambling. I'm
still thinking like an addict
LUKE: I do know what it's like to be an addict and I'm very proud
of you for doing the right thing and giving the money back and saving yourself
from the The hell that it would have been had you taken that money because
it just would have destroyed you inside for the rest of your life And uh
and you're better off now it might be tough today But you're gonna look back
on this and say hey I did the right thing and I'm proud of myself
and I'm a decent person
CARL: Thanks man. I appreciate that. I called Manny about it yesterday My buddy have
told you about and he said basically the same thing But here's what I can't
shake I'm 36 years old Been a firefighter for 12 years and I'm still living
paycheck to paycheck because of the whole I dot myself
LUKE: Yeah, well, you know, you know how it works man you walk for five
miles into the woods You're gonna walk five miles out. So it's gonna take a
while to get back on your feet Keep doing it one step at a time
and Stayed the course and you're gonna be just fine
CARL: Yeah, you're right One step at a time. I just needed to hear somebody
say it out loud I guess the way I see it if I can walk
past 78 grand in cash and not take it Maybe I'm actually getting somewhere with
this thing
LUKE: Yeah, well you said I was 15 to 20 grand. I mean 78 that's
a whole other story and maybe I'd be giving you a different advice
CARL: Wait No, it was 15 to 20 I'm saying if I can resist that
then hypothetically I could resist even more you know Like I'm proving to myself.
LUKE: I've got some kind of backbone now Though honestly Luke if it had been
78 I don't know Hey, well, you know, I've heard god only gives you what
you can handle and if you can handle a given back 15 to 20 grand
today Maybe you'll be able to do 30 to 40 grand tomorrow and work your
way up to the 78 So I think you should just keep busting into burning
buildings and finding lock boxes full of cash and you know Increasing values and just
do the right thing every single time until there's no amount of money that could
break your resolve
CARL: Ha yeah, well the burning buildings part I got covered It's funny you say
that though because when I was standing there holding that bag It felt kind of
like being in a fire you know that moment when you're inside and you can
see two ways out And one of them looks easier, but you know it's the
wrong call That's what it felt like
LUKE: Well, we're glad to hear you did the right thing keep keep doing the
right thing one day at a time And you're gonna be just fine stay away
from the casino and And sleep well tonight because you aren't it And let's see
we'll take one more call tonight Earl Earl welcome to the show was eating you
up
EARL: Hey, Luke. Yeah, man. Thanks for taking the call So I'm sitting here at
like one in the morning and I can't stop thinking about what happened at cards
tonight I've been playing with the same guys every Monday for six years Right and
tonight I drew a straight flush Hearts six through ten and my buddy Ramon straight
up accused me of paulming cards Like set it out loud in front of everybody
the whole table just went dead quiet
LUKE: Yeah, well, you know, that is a difficult hand to get, but I mean
it happens I've got straight flushes before so it definitely does happen. Where are you
on the cards? Do you have a history of doing anything shady? I think it's
normal for people to to feel offended when you hit such a great lucky hand
EARL: No, man. That's the thing. I've never done anything like that. These guys know
me I drive 40 minutes each way to weld at the naval facility. I pay
my bills I'd rather sit in my truck bed for four hours watching for a
damn cactus Ren then take a dishonest dollar off anyone and Ramon knows that
LUKE: Yeah, he's just but hurt because he didn't win. He probably had a decent
hand and you smoked him That happens. It's a poker game with your buddies nothing
to be concerned about
EARL: I mean, yeah, I get that he was pissed I'd already put in 80
bucks on that hand chasing what I thought was a busted draw But it's not
about him being mad. It's that he actually said it out loud In front of
Ramon's kitchen table with guys I've known for years
LUKE: Yeah, sure and they all recognize that as a but hurt person, you know
talking shit And he was probably the douchebag there. I doubt anybody is looking at
you like a cheater if they know you well
EARL: Well, that's the thing nobody said a word after Not one of them just
sat there like I'd grown a second head and Ramon
LUKE: What about Ramon you know what I think I think just just hold it
out keep playing poker with your friends And when Ramon hits his you know four
aces or whatever it is then do the same thing to him and see how
he feels
EARL: Ha, yeah, I mean maybe but I don't know if I can just sit
there next Monday like nothing happened It's been eating at me for hours now
LUKE: Did you win the hand did you take the money is the game over
and then you're being a bit dramatic sir and cut it out right who cares
EARL: Yeah, I won the hand took the pot game went another hour, but I
could barely focus
LUKE: Problem solved congratulations on your good hand and stop being such a pussy when
people rib you a little bit That's the end of our show folks. I hope
you enjoyed it tune in tomorrow for our next batch of colors And we're gonna
put right the wrongs of the world have yourself the wonderful evening Bye