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Think or Drink? - "Christmas Trivia 2024"

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Did you know that you can roller skate to church in a certain country for Christmas? Join us for a holiday-themed episode filled with laughter, trivia, and festive cheer as we, alongside our good friends Andy, Chris, Rob, and Siobhan, explore the quirkiest international Christmas traditions. Sip along with us as we try the Frosted Cranberry 75. Our trivia game challenges you to master the art of giving—in points, that is—while strategically "peeking under the tree" to dodge those pesky wrong answers.

 Discover surprising nuggets of holiday music history, like Judy Garland's unexpected contribution. As the drinks get trickier and the questions tougher, our camaraderie and banter keep the spirits high, peppered with jokes and the occasional rosemary garnish suggestion.

Ever wondered about the origins of Mrs. Claus or the history of the Yule Goat? Our discussions meander through festive lore. We cap off the episode with a light-hearted guessing game inspired by "A Christmas Carol." With joyful toasts and playful banter, we wrap up with warm holiday wishes and a nod to the true essence of the festive season—shared laughter and joyful experiences.

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Matt:

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Rob:

We have liftoff. Welcome to Matt and Friends. Drink the Universe. Drink the Universe.

Matt:

All right listeners, welcome back to Matt and Friends Drink the universe. All right listeners, welcome back to Matt and Friends Drink the universe. This is our.

Siobhan:

You fucked yourself up.

Rob:

Oh man, drink no, no, no, no, no. You're leaving that in and you're taking a drink because you hit the wrong button.

Matt:

Oh my God, Christmas holiday episode and I have some great friends drinking the universe with me again that I'm sure are going to make fun of me for most of this episode, but that's okay, I miss them all dearly. It's been a while since we sat down behind the mics, so I'm going to go around the room, starting with the dude in the glasses next to me.

Rob:

Yes, and we'll go that way. Hello everybody, it's Rob, I'm back again.

Siobhan:

Hello the room, starting with the dude in the glasses next to me, yes, and we'll go that way.

Chris:

Hello everybody. It's Rob. I'm back again. Hello, it's Siobhan. Hey everyone, it's.

Matt:

Chris and I'm Andy, so I did prepare a cocktail to share with everybody before we get started here and this is the Frosted Cranberry 75s that Josh and I put together for the previous alcohology episode. Champagne based cocktail, little raspberry gin liqueur at the bottom.

Rob:

She's strong smelling. She got a stank to her. Oh, I am a little concerned.

Andy:

Ooh, I'm not sure what to think about it. It sits on the tongue, oh I don't mind it, it's very ripe.

Siobhan:

Yes.

Siobhan:

Tart Tort, if you will. Very tart yeah.

Rob:

It's very ripe. Yes, tart Tort, if you will. It's very tart. Yeah, it tastes better than it smells.

Siobhan:

I was just going to say that.

Siobhan:

So that I'm grateful for it definitely does. To be honest with you, it should be garnished with a lime.

Matt:

I'm sorry. It should be garnished with a lemon twist and I did not have a lemon, so weak, sorry.

Siobhan:

It's good yeah.

Rob:

I don't think it's missing the lemon twist, you know.

Matt:

I honestly think part of what they suffered from is I mixed up a batch of five all in one sitting and then tried to portion it out, and I think it might have been heavy on some stuff and light on some other stuff.

Chris:

Matt's bad at math.

Andy:

Well yeah, that's okay. I don't dislike it, I'd rather drink other things. Though, fair it Okay.

Chris:

I don't dislike it, I'd rather drink other things, though it's a slow sipper for a bit.

Rob:

It definitely has a festive taste to it.

Siobhan:

You get the cranberry, I will give you that.

Rob:

It's giving me winter Now that I'm deeper in. I actually don't mind this.

Matt:

Aw.

Siobhan:

I will say that's what she said.

Andy:

I was going to let that one go, but no, don't let that one go.

Matt:

No.

Chris:

Don't let that one go. No, what the hell are we doing?

Matt:

Well, I was going to say that just so everybody knows. If you're in the great state of Pennsylvania, the cranberry gin liqueur that is in here is a special order from the state store. You can't just walk in. You can get it from their website though.

Chris:

Dang. Oh, there you have it.

Matt:

Pennsylvania Wait but it's listed in the French 75. It's Koval. I think Is it K-O-V-A-L. I believe We'll post a picture. Yeah, I'll post a picture of the bottle again. Yeah, so why are we here today, andy? What I think we're doing some trivia we're doing some trivia.

Andy:

All right, it is going to be some festive, christmas trivia and since it's the season of giving, a little different from the last time we did this Last time we wrote somebody's name on Santa's sack. And sorry, check that, whoa, I was like on it.

Siobhan:

He's making that list. How could you read it?

Siobhan:

How could you read it?

Andy:

Well, if you're flexible enough. Santa's been doing yoga. You got to find out if it's lumpy or nice.

Siobhan:

Oh, then you might need to see a doctor.

Andy:

I liked the card style that I did for the St Patrick's Day trivia better. So what we're going to do if you get a question right, you're going to draw a card from the pile and give it to somebody else and at the end of the game, we're going to draw a card from the pile and give it to somebody else and at the end of the game, we're going to count up the points and the person with the fewest points is the winner. Because it's Christmas, it's better to give than to receive. However, if you get a question wrong, we all have to drink.

Chris:

We're all in this, together, we all go down together.

Andy:

This time we have a special ability that everybody gets and you can use it as many times as you want, and the special ability is to take a peek under the tree. If you choose to take a peek under a tree, I will eliminate one of the answers, one of the four answers. However, each time you do it, it it adds points to your total, but it doubles. So the first time you do, it's only going to add one point. Second time, two, third time, we're adding four. Yikes right. So every peak under the tree, you're getting closer to getting in trouble only if we do it, though.

Siobhan:

Right, like if somebody else does it, it doesn't double for us if we do it the next time, correct?

Andy:

okay cool, yeah, yeah, I've got it. I've got it independently scored here yeah, so it's.

Rob:

There is no strategy as to like. Well, siobhan peaked on the three ones, and now it's worth it now I better peak before it gets too high.

Chris:

Okay, correct, correct. I like that. All face cards are worth 10.

Andy:

Yeah, we'll keep it simple. That way, all face cards gonna be worth to be worth 10. Aces are 1 or 11? We're going to make aces be worth 1.

Chris:

Aces are 1. Aces are 1.

Andy:

Face cards are all 10. Ready.

Siobhan:

Heck yeah Drinks are ready.

Andy:

Sure, so round 1. Fight, fight. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Same as round one last year. Different questions, but let's find out who is getting the first question. Spinning the wheel. You came prepared with a wheel.

Matt:

I did God the wheel of holiday cheer.

Chris:

That was heavy to bring in here, by the way. Very heavy Wheel of person.

Andy:

One Turn, turn, turn. Here we go, Siobhan you are getting the question go, go go. I'm feeling good about you getting this one, though this is no siobhan who composed the nutcracker. Was it a schoenberg, b stravinsky, c tchaikovsky or d rock mononoff? I'm gonna go with tchaikovsky or D Rachmaninoff.

Siobhan:

I'm going to go with Tchaikovsky, though I would definitely listen to the Stravinsky Nutcracker.

Andy:

I'd listen to the Schoenberg version.

Matt:

I was thinking I'd listen to the Rachmaninoff version Absolutely, but that'd just be piano.

Siobhan:

But Tchaikovsky.

Andy:

Tchaikovsky is the correct answer. Draw a card and give it to the player of your choice.

Siobhan:

Can I look at it?

Andy:

I don't know, though it's supposed to be a present. I don't think you get to peek.

Siobhan:

If I don't get to look, then I will just pass it.

Chris:

Oh my.

Siobhan:

God there you go. Half of that is mine.

Siobhan:

We're married.

Rob:

I'll remember that when we keep score later.

Siobhan:

Until I win, and then suck it.

Andy:

All right, chris, we're going to you next, okay, who wrote Mariah Carey's? All I Want for Christmas is you.

Rob:

The devil himself. Was it A? I hope that that is one of the choices. The Elzebub?

Andy:

Was it A Pharrell, B Dolly Parton, C Ricky Martin, or D? Mariah Carey wrote it herself, or E? The devil himself, Satan? I'll go with Pharrell.

Rob:

Ricky Martin or D Mariah Carey wrote it herself, or E the devil himself?

Chris:

I'll go with Pharrell, just because he's written so much stuff and produced so much stuff.

Matt:

I think I know this one, pharrell is not the correct part is it Dolly?

Andy:

it is not, but I threw that in there to throw you, because Dolly wrote a lot of music it was. Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey wrote that herself.

Chris:

Yikes Wow, oh my God, drink Now.

Matt:

I hate her twice as much. 30 drinks. I hate her twice as much.

Andy:

I don't hate that song, but I get sick of it real quick, yeah well that's what's up, if I had to.

Siobhan:

That's Tart, oh, that's tart. Oh no, he got the tart face.

Matt:

ah yikes if I could hear it once, that would be fine. It's so. I was bombarded. I was in new york yesterday and, uh, as we were walking around the city, every rickshaw that took a tourist that was dumb enough to pay for a rickshaw in new york city down the street next to me was blaring that song no, out of like an industrial size jbl yeah that was like zip tied to the back of the thing you know, some people were eating that shit up though, yeah, of course they weren't like linked up together, so they were all

Matt:

like slightly off. Oh, jen was dying because she knows how much I hate that song, so every time when we go by she'd be like amazing, make it stop where's your bracelets?

Rob:

Oh, what, no, I'm going to make you.

Matt:

Oh, you're going to do this.

Rob:

Go ahead, we're doing this aren't you yeah.

Andy:

Oh, go ahead. You want to tell them? I'm confused. What's going on here? Oh my bracelets.

Matt:

I fell victim to one of the classic New York City like give somebody money scams yesterday, which is I.

Siobhan:

I walked by.

Rob:

He, kind of like, grabbed my hand, not the only place the beads were slipped. Hey, I hate you, I don't know where they were before that.

Matt:

I hate you so many times. Did you smell them? I thought about that several times, andy, thank you. And like after he put them on, he was like good luck, world peace, world hunger. And I was like what is? Happening Good luck and he was like Venmo oh.

Andy:

Venmo Wow.

Siobhan:

Did you Venmo this man? Yeah, I kind of did Jesus.

Chris:

What a dummy.

Siobhan:

No wonder you don't like the city.

Andy:

Your identity was just stolen.

Chris:

Well that's why I did it with Venmo. That's what. So moving on.

Siobhan:

Where? So, moving on, where was the qr code, the amount of ignoring.

Andy:

It is now matt's question after your questionable decisions?

Siobhan:

here's your question.

Andy:

Good luck, world peace what is the alternate name for the christmas tune 12 days of christmas? Is it a the counting song, b the shopping song, c the true loves gifts, or d griffs? Gifts of christmas time? Griffs would be better. B the Shopping Song, c the True Love's Gifts or D Gifts of Christmas Time Gifts. Would be better, though, gifts of Christmas Time. C True Love's Gifts is not the correct answer. The correct answer is the Counting.

Chris:

Song.

Rob:

We talking about numbers. We are talking about e equals mc hammer. We talking about numbers.

Andy:

Yikes, all right, I'm ready, mr staley yes, who was the first, very first singer to record? Have yourself a merry little christmas. Was it a judy garland, b bing crosby, c dean martin or d dolly parton? Wow, we do have peaks under the trees on the table, so you want to use them?

Rob:

so I I just need to talk this out for a minute because record is this a trick question, because all of those people have performed that song and if they perform it live on a television program, is it technically recorded?

Andy:

I would say no, I will tell you the first person to record it. It was not live. Okay, we're talking. The first person to record In it was not live. Okay, we're talking. The first person to record in a studio. Correct First singer to record, have Yourself a Marital Christmas.

Rob:

I'm going Bing Crosby, final answer.

Andy:

We are not doing well so far. Correct answer is Judy Garland. Judy Garland.

Siobhan:

It's from Meet Me in St Louis.

Rob:

But I knew that she sang it, but I thought it was a live performance.

Matt:

He tricked you. I got stuck when you said Dolly Parton, and then Peaks.

Siobhan:

She's about to be one of these answers Sorry.

Andy:

That's not a wrong answer.

Siobhan:

Hey guys, come on. I mean, this is working out really well for me. We need to crack into those beers pretty quick.

Andy:

I'm liking this, but I'm not liking this. The more I'm drinking it, the less I'm liking it.

Siobhan:

I will make another one after this because, I feel like that's a bad

Matt:

representation. I'm upset that they didn't come out well I don't mind it.

Siobhan:

to be fair, I think it's just acquired.

Chris:

You know what it'd be Like a little rosemary.

Siobhan:

Yeah, like a little rosemary, like a little. Yeah, add a little, add a little herby herb time. Yeah, but I think, like.

Andy:

I think the bigger issue with this is this this is definitely. This is a nice. Like you're at the party, you want something to sip, because the flavor lingers yes, like it needs more constantly champagne. The fact that you guys can't get these questions right means we're drinking. I did, okay, I. I'm a little nervous.

Chris:

now Siobhan's the only one pulling her weight right now.

Rob:

We are trying, speaking of Siobhan back to you. Finish the lyric You're carrying us.

Siobhan:

Finish the lyric, you know could be terrible.

Rob:

Could be. Santa Claus is coming, that's.

Siobhan:

We're not doing this. I tell my coworkers about this podcast, poor choices that's. We're not doing this.

Andy:

I tell my coworkers about this podcast Poor choices. Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away this year to save me from. Is it fears, tears, ears or years? I think it's tears. Tears is the correct answer.

Siobhan:

I had to go with my gut on that one. I can't second guess.

Andy:

The decisiveness.

Siobhan:

Well, I guess I'm not going to give another one to Chris. So, Matt, there you go.

Matt:

Are you supposed to flip them or no?

Siobhan:

No, not yet.

Matt:

I can't peek at the presents.

Andy:

Oh, you can, but you know that's a different that's a different thing. All right, chris. Finish the lyric. Here comes santa claus. Here comes santa claus. Right down snowy lane, icy lane, santa claus lane or mistletoe lane, santa claus lane.

Chris:

Santa claus lane is the correct answer all right. Take a card for yourself, siobhan.

Rob:

I thought I made it close enough to be easy button for that one. Take one in the middle for myself all right.

Matt:

Well, sir, mr easy button I felt like we were playing trivial pursuit and he just got the kitty version over there, but I'm not better than continue suit and he just got the kitty version over there.

Andy:

But I'm not bitter, continue. I'm dreaming of a white christmas. With every christmas card I write may is it the treetops glisten, your days be merry and bright, you hear sleigh bells in the snow, or you love everyone. You know it is. B is the correct answer these.

Siobhan:

We just took a turn. It's almost like in the sats or in the gres when they go. These people are stupid.

Siobhan:

We better give them some questions. They can manage yep pick.

Rob:

Pick a card and distribute it, my friend yeah, duh all right everybody's got a card, everybody has one card.

Andy:

Last one of round one rob burp. Finish the lyric. Yes, have a holly, jolly christmas, is it? It's the last party of the year. It's when all your friends are near. Don't have too many cups of cheer. It's the best time of the year Is the correct answer.

Rob:

Say hello to friends you know and give Matt a card.

Chris:

Oh yeah, Might I say we slayed that part of the round.

Siobhan:

You might say that, and then we all sigh. Correct Drink this tarp garbage.

Andy:

Jeez, so it looks like at the end of round one. Chris has got one present, siobhan's got none One. Oh, she does have one.

Rob:

I do have one. Everybody's got one, except Welser has two. Two presents.

Andy:

Nobody has taken a peek under the tree, nope, which means it's time for round two.

Rob:

Wait, hang on. May I jingle to signify round two.

Andy:

Yeah.

Rob:

Okay.

Matt:

It's worth noting that Rob is wearing the ugly Christmas sweater with a bunch of cats on it and also bells tied up in nice red ribbons.

Andy:

Yes, indeed, it's also worth noting that Matt told us to wear something festive and he's the only one just here in a flannel shirt. Man. We all have our Christmas themed stuff. It's red.

Matt:

Mine's the deep cut dude.

Andy:

Does everybody get mine. It's from the best Christmas movie there is. I don't know you need to watch Emmett Otter's.

Siobhan:

Jug Band.

Andy:

Christmas I am wearing the official.

Chris:

Riverbottom.

Andy:

Nightmare Band t-shirt.

Chris:

You two are so random with that.

Andy:

Isn't that Muppets? It's Muppets right it's. Jim Henson yeah.

Siobhan:

Well, Andy needs a drink Before round two. I need another drink, Do you want?

Rob:

bourbon. The bourbon is very close to you.

Matt:

There's a bottle of Blanton's right there.

Rob:

Do you want a West Coast IPA? I?

Andy:

don't generally like a West Coast Ibiza.

Rob:

Neither do I. I'll be honest with you.

Matt:

Chris might be the only one that does. How about that German Pilsner?

Andy:

I'll take a Pilsner. There you go, yeah.

Matt:

If you like it, I have more. That's the Bald Birds Brewing. Simple German Pilsner. Yeah, simple, german Simple.

Chris:

German.

Rob:

It's the cans that.

Chris:

What is it, Barry Gibbs?

Siobhan:

It's Simple German Pilsner. That's what it was. I don't know, that wasn't good Simple. German Pilsner there you go, simple.

Siobhan:

German Pilsner. I'm giving it up for the German Pilsner.

Matt:

We are so nerdy Joey from Bald Birds if you're listening, there's your next commercial man. Sign us up, I'm crying.

Andy:

All right Round two, honestly, oh no.

Siobhan:

Who? All right Round two, Honestly who?

Matt:

does that, honestly, we're going back to different holiday traditions around the world.

Siobhan:

Oh good, we're spinning around.

Andy:

And the winner of one for this round is the sound is off, it is off.

Chris:

Ra-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga Matt.

Rob:

Welser hey we know him. We know him.

Siobhan:

All right, when did he get here?

Rob:

He's been here the whole time.

Andy:

All right, here we go Round two. Honestly, who does that? At sunset on December 7th, the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, people gather in towns and villages across this country for burning the devil. Villages across this country for burning the devil. Since the 17th century, people here believe that burning an effigy of the devil will cleanse their homes of evils and misfortunes suffered in the previous year. Is this A Guatemala, b Spain, c France or D Ethiopia?

Siobhan:

Where do they burn the devil? Mariah Carey's house, apparently. Okay c, spain, españa well, spain was b.

Andy:

Oh, so did you want? Let's do, let's try this again. Is it a guatemala, b spain, c france or d ethiopia? What would be spain is not the correct answer. That is Guatemala.

Rob:

Guatemala Cheers.

Andy:

Let's find out, how this German Pilsner is. You were close.

Siobhan:

I mean not geographically. Geographically I was not Hispanic parts of the world.

Matt:

Okay, all right, they speak Spanish in both places. Before we get to my question, I have a question.

Rob:

The conception happened on December 7th and he got here on December 25th. How's that possible?

Chris:

No, he didn't actually get born in December.

Rob:

This was a joke, I know, I know, oh God.

Siobhan:

I was going to be like we are not opening this can of Jesus worms Okay, it's not the movie species.

Matt:

Great name for a beer Jesus worms. Can of Jesus worms. Okay, it's not the movie species.

Siobhan:

What would be a great name for a beer Jesus worms Can of Jesus worms.

Rob:

Yikes. All right, hang on, I'm going to open my beverage.

Andy:

Nice.

Matt:

And what are you drinking?

Rob:

This is going to be from my favorite local cider place, five Main Insider Company. This is their cider donut, which this year, in my opinion, is probably like head and shoulders above the last two years that they've done oh yes because they've they've taken down the sweetness a little bit and it's just like a little bit less assertive.

Siobhan:

It's beautiful I will say someone told me when I was there, because I have thought the same thing and I think the cider donut is a bit sweet for me, but if you mix it with their dry, so if you do, even especially if you're there they'll tap you half and half.

Rob:

Have you had this here?

Andy:

Yes, and it's very good. It's good, I'm with you. It's a little too sweet for me.

Siobhan:

But when someone said Cut it down a little. Yeah, they had them mix it with dry. I was like that's a smart idea Yo.

Matt:

Dude, it's a smutty Yo. I am working an opportunity for us to go and do a tasting with them Amazing.

Siobhan:

Yes, we do know, them.

Andy:

Yeah, we do. I've tasted most of their stuff already. Yeah, all right. Yes, here we go, rob.

Rob:

I'm ready.

Andy:

In this country's capital, swaths of city dwellers, bolivia.

Rob:

Final answer.

Andy:

Swaths of city dwellers bolivia. Final answer swathes of city dwellers make their ways to mass on roller skates every year on christmas morning. The tradition is now so well established that many of the city streets are closed to traffic from 8 am so that the skating congregation can get to church safely. Is this a mexico, b venezuela, c spain or d ethiopia?

Rob:

oh, interesting. I was really thinking, before you gave the choices, that it was going to be the netherlands. Netherland, yeah, because it sounds very dutch, but but it's not ice skating, it's roller skating. I understand, still sounds dutch isn't that weird okay I like gold. Um sorry, why sorry? Can you give me those again? I was waiting for some scandinavian country to come up, and it never did so happen?

Andy:

nope, is it a mexico, b venezuela, c spain or d ethiopia?

Rob:

oh man, I'm gonna go with spain is not the correct answer.

Siobhan:

It is Venezuela. That's what I would have guessed I would have guessed Mexico.

Chris:

I don't know.

Siobhan:

Oh man, Mexico City is like a big old pile of hills. I feel like everyone's going to die.

Siobhan:

A big old pile of hills, there's so many hills.

Andy:

Yeah, I mean it's like a really high elevation place Roller skating the other way sucks.

Siobhan:

Yeah, exactly, oh, we're drinking.

Matt:

Do they wear like the full roller disco outfit? Does there have to be sequins? Christmas themed bell bottoms. I do not know. I have questions. They're going to church, man.

Siobhan:

They're going to church Roller skates.

Rob:

Take me to church.

Siobhan:

I'm rolling down the street. I'm rolling down the street.

Rob:

I'm rolling away.

Andy:

Okay, all right, siobhan. Yeah, every year in the days leading up to the 25th of December, children eagerly place their shoes by the fire in hopes that Santa will fill them with small gifts and treats in the night. Traditionally, carrots are left in the shoes for Santa's faithful steed. Is this A Mexico, b France, c Germany or D the Netherlands?

Siobhan:

Oh see, this is I don't know, but I'm going to go with something Peeking under the tree is still an option. Oh, you know what that might help me here, because I do need this narrowed down, so I'm going to peek under the tree All right, we've got our first peek under the tree.

Andy:

We are eliminating the option of France. Okay, so is it A Mexico, c Germany or D the Netherlands?

Siobhan:

I'm going to. Oh man, I'm going to hate this, but I still have this tart drink left, so I'm going to go with Germany.

Rob:

The Netherlands Damn it.

Andy:

The Netherlands is the correct answer, I know this because my work.

Rob:

I work with people in the netherlands we often talk about.

Andy:

I've definitely heard the holiday traditions there, so yeah, yeah, they still all do this yes, yes, they do.

Rob:

That's great, they very much do that's good.

Andy:

Elsewise, this question was bullshit.

Siobhan:

No, it's very real no, I've heard of that too dang. All right, I'll take it. Okay, now, who's that? Who's that?

Andy:

over there. That was very satisfying yeah.

Rob:

Wizard, tell us of your wizard can?

Chris:

This is a Burlington Beer Company.

Siobhan:

Ooh.

Chris:

Ooh From Vermont. Yes, we were at the brewery this past summer and every single beer we had was fantastic.

Siobhan:

Oh my gosh, didn't we have food?

Chris:

that was really good too, the food was outstanding.

Siobhan:

It was awesome. We got hammered, we drank a lot of beer.

Rob:

I know because you were there for the beginning part. I could have been there.

Siobhan:

It's okay Next time. Next time they have great stuff, though, and also shout out to Tanzos beverages in Bethlehem and Northampton, because this beer is actually from three or four.

Rob:

That's fun.

Siobhan:

Yep.

Rob:

Love the can art as well.

Siobhan:

Double.

Andy:

IPA advent calendar I was going to get one of their advent calendars. But then last weekend I went away with some of my buddies for a guy's weekend and I bought a case and a half of beer and we are apparently old we didn't drink that much so now I have a surplus of beer at my house

Siobhan:

I guess I'm not getting the beer advent they sell out real fast too, so it's worth it though but the case and a half of beer that I did get was from Dan.

Andy:

All right, chris, hit me. What country has a giant cat that is said to roam the snowy countryside at Christmas time? Traditionally, farmers would use this Yule cat as an incentive for their workers. Those who worked hard would receive a new set of clothes, but those who didn't would be devoured by the gigantic cat-like beast. Today, it is customary for everyone in this country to get a new set of clothing for Christmas to avoid unsavory demise. Is this A the Netherlands, b Germany, c Iceland or D Russia?

Chris:

I feel like I should know this. I feel like it's Iceland, but I don't know. I'm going to say Iceland.

Andy:

Iceland is the correct answer.

Chris:

I just love their cats.

Siobhan:

If you give me a card from this, I will murder you. I feel like I kind of helped.

Chris:

Exqueeze. How did you help me? Well, you just asked for it.

Siobhan:

I mean, you did basically say you don't need to help him. You can't Thank you, anyway, you won't.

Andy:

All right friends. So this question is going to be for Welser, but I'm just curious everybody when you think of Christmas food, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Christmas food?

Rob:

Christmas ham.

Siobhan:

Biggie pudding.

Andy:

I feel like ham is a thing that ham that often is made on christmas the first thing that comes to mind for me my mom made we called it monkey bread oh, and it was sweet cinnamon smothered bread she would like make it the night before and it would be ready in the morning.

Matt:

It was amazing, yes, so with that in mind, pennsylvania dutch potato filling, which there's a finite difference between filling and stuffing. Yes, those are different things dressing.

Andy:

I can't make either, but they're different.

Matt:

Jen makes it and it is labor intensive, like it's a whole thing to make it from scratch.

Andy:

Yeah, so that in mind, matt, in this country it's the creepy crawlers that the local children look forward to. Festive fried caterpillars might seem like one of the more unusual christmas traditions, but these caterpillars aren't just your run-of-the-mill variety you find in the garden. The pine tree, emperor, moth or Christmas caterpillar is covered in festive. Oh, it's colored in festive hues, giving all who swallow a little extra luck for the coming year. Is this Spain, south Africa, ethiopia or Egypt? Fried caterpillars for Christmas? Don't get me wrong. I try it. Try it, but I want to peek under the tree. All right, taking a peek under the tree. So your options are is it spain, south africa or egypt? South africa? South africa is the correct choice.

Matt:

Yes, my mental process for that was what are countries most likely to have caterpillars?

Chris:

Yeah, I figure like Egypt probably doesn't have caterpillars. I don't know. Are there sand caterpillars? Who knows?

Andy:

I went with the correct answer and random ones that I thought might be right.

Rob:

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I actually, when you read the question, I thought we were going to Asia.

Siobhan:

Like I thought, for sure it was going to be like Thailand or like something.

Matt:

Siobhan, did you win this last year?

Chris:

Probably let's be honest.

Siobhan:

I don't know, but I already have two, and there's two people here without two.

Andy:

You can find out by listening back.

Matt:

You have won many trivias, and that's the game I'm playing right now.

Chris:

We did just win a trivia recently, I didn't know we were playing butthurt trivia today.

Siobhan:

Okay, if.

Siobhan:

I knew that I wouldn't have showed up.

Rob:

Well, but here you are.

Matt:

Those categories would be hemorrhoids, fissures and.

Siobhan:

Frail masculinity would be one of the wow the category I know frail.

Matt:

I've never won anything on this podcast, so that is not true actually.

Andy:

Well, sir, well, so you won the friends you've made along the way.

Siobhan:

Oh wait, I think he did.

Andy:

I think he did because I yeah, yeah I don't think I was I remember the final question I he was off by like a year, Like he was super close. I think you might have won last year.

Rob:

No, I don't think he did. No, I did not win last year. We gave him all of the sack. Chris won last year.

Chris:

No, no no, I was the one who had all the you got screwed.

Matt:

Last year I got screwed.

Siobhan:

I screwed you last year. I was supposed to win and I got screwed out of it.

Siobhan:

I think it was Siobhan who won. Well, I did win.

Andy:

Lord of the.

Siobhan:

Rings, which I think is why Matt is so mad about that too, which?

Andy:

was mildly by chance. Because of the difficulty of those questions, I was attacked.

Siobhan:

I was definitely attacked Anyway. All right, it's my turn, all right.

Andy:

Rob, yes, the Yule Goat dates back to at least the 11th century, where there are men. What? Not even close, not even the same climate.

Rob:

I think, you meant Afghanistan?

Siobhan:

Bad.

Rob:

That was a bad joke.

Siobhan:

Okay, sorry, that was horrifying that was so horrifying your face oh my god.

Andy:

Matt just did that noise and Chris went no, that was me who screamed no the scream, but the whatever that book is horrifying I think, I think we need to insert those classic like screaming goats, in the middle of pop songs that was good yeah, that was awesome

Rob:

all right. Yes, tell me about the goat all right.

Andy:

So the goat, uh, the yule goat, dates back to at least the 11th century, where there are mentions of a man-sized goat figure a man-sized goat figure.

Andy:

Okay, led by saint nicholas, who had the power to control the devil. The yule goat, as you can imagine, has changed quite a bit throughout history. In the 17th century, it was popular for young men to dress as the goat creature and run around pulling pranks and demanding gifts. By the 19th century, the goat became a good guy, a giver of gifts. Instead of father, christmas, men in the family would dress as the goat and give gifts to the entire family. Okay, today the man goat is no longer and the yule goat has taken its place in modern history and as a traditional Christmas ornament. On their trees In larger cities, a giant version of the goat ornament is created out of straw and red ribbons. Is this A Iceland, b Germany, c Sweden or D Italy?

Rob:

It is the people that I come from, the Swedes.

Andy:

You are correct, it is a Swedish tradition. I do have a Yule goat that goes on my Christmas tree. I don't remember who made it out for me, but it's a little straw Yule goat ornament.

Rob:

Chris, I've always wanted to give you a present.

Matt:

Oh my God, I appreciate the ghost redemption arc there, Like it's a nice redemption arc.

Andy:

Yeah, it really went full circle of like good guy, villain good guy. Yeah, we like that for him.

Siobhan:

Burn it All I can think of Turn the corner.

Matt:

Have you seen?

Andy:

pictures of the massive straw goat goats that they make in Sweden. Yes, they're like three stories tall.

Rob:

Yeah, they goats that they make in Sweden. They're like three stories tall.

Siobhan:

It's like a wicker man.

Siobhan:

It's like a Trojan horse situation. All I could think of is Mr Tumnus. He's not dead.

Rob:

Hey, get back here with my sock, you goat bastard Spoilers. He's not dead.

Siobhan:

The book's at least like 75 years old. Really get on it. It that is one of my.

Andy:

That is one of my christmas traditions of watching lion, the witch and the war joke it's christmas.

Siobhan:

Classic christmas is in there a little turkish delight.

Andy:

Love it. Turkish delight is disgusting, disgusting. If you haven't tried it, you can. It's not good. Nope word, siobhan. Yeah, in this country, saint nicholas is entirely different from santa claus. There, saint nicholas is a separate gift giver that nods to the religious version of santa and leaves small presents such as coins and fruits in the shoes of good children on the night of december 5th. But if they were naughty children, they would wake up to find sticks, twigs or switches in their shoes instead. Is this germany, italy, mexico or australia?

Siobhan:

no, that's australia, not austria I enjoy shoes, but I wasn't oh my god, shoes. I'm not sure why I'm getting all the shoe questions or both shoe questions.

Andy:

I guess All right?

Siobhan:

well, I'm gonna go with Italy.

Andy:

Is incorrect. Damn it Germany.

Siobhan:

Okay, well, I thought it was Germany last time you gotta think about the shoe culture right.

Rob:

So the Dutch, the Germans, they're very connected.

Siobhan:

Listen, Italians make shoes True. Yeah, but they don't put shit in them, apparently, apparently not, or maybe they do and we'll find out next round when I get the other shoe question.

Rob:

Hey Matt, can I ask?

Matt:

you a question. You're waiting for the other shoe to drop. Is that what you're asking?

Rob:

Okay, Bush got buzzed. I'll take that one, chug that. I have a question, chug, that as you take your chug, is there an ER somewhere on the back of that stocking? Because right now I just see Jennifer and it's making me laugh.

Matt:

Oh, the stocking? Yes, there is an ER.

Chris:

Also math Couldn't be further from the truth on that one Ouch.

Siobhan:

We're talking about Welsers.

Siobhan:

I thought it't do that.

Rob:

We're talking about Welsers I thought it said Maddie, we're talking about Welsers.

Siobhan:

Well done.

Rob:

Well played Dang. Oh, my guy All right.

Siobhan:

Yes, well, crap, I started so well, here we are. Oh, a drink for that.

Rob:

Sorry.

Siobhan:

Take a drink friends.

Matt:

So, jen, take a drink, friends. So Jen and I have actually been having a war down here. The Steelers nutcracker is over there and she called it ugly when I pulled it out of the storage box and I was like why would you? He's holding a drum in a Steelers uniform. That's all the things I love. Why would you call this thing ugly by?

Andy:

the way the Steelers drum line now has horns? Yeah, they do, they do, they. Would you call this thing literally? By the way, the steelers now has horns? Yeah, they do, they do they're horny are they on their?

Siobhan:

head yeah on their head. Who don't know?

Matt:

shout out to uh, shout out to vince and charlie, out there with the steel line.

Andy:

Yeah, I saw them a couple weeks ago, when I was out there very cool, chris, all right chris if you can do it of round two. On Christmas Eve, families in this country exchange books and spend the rest of the evening cozied up by the fire as they read them aloud and eat sweet treats. Is this Germany, iceland, the Netherlands or Guatemala?

Matt:

As Siobhan packs her suitcase to go to the land of Christmas books, sheesh.

Andy:

Sounds great, though right. Just give each other books and let's all read to each other. I'm going to go to the land of Christmas books, sheesh. Sounds great, though right.

Chris:

Like, let's give each other books and let's all read to each other. I'm going to peek under the tree.

Andy:

This year.

Rob:

I got Grandma Fifty Shades of Grey.

Andy:

Okay, grandma, read that, she doesn't have to read aloud oh no, All right, Chris, we are eliminating the choice of Guatemala.

Chris:

Dang it Is it.

Andy:

Germany, Iceland or the Netherlands, I'll go. Netherlands Is incorrect.

Chris:

Shoot. It's Iceland again. It is Iceland again. It's Hygge, it's Hygge, oh Hygge. I should have known that because of the stupid Will Ferrell movie.

Siobhan:

Yeah, the Eurovision.

Rob:

Yeah, Eurovision.

Siobhan:

Yeah, volcano man, I don't think I saw that it's equally terrible and amazing they're they're okay. I think I'm making a reference, but I'm not getting it. They're Okay, it's Will Ferrell and he plays Like half of an Icelandic Duo band that competes in the Eurovision competition.

Andy:

Like for songs.

Rob:

You need to watch it.

Siobhan:

It's very good.

Rob:

I made an entire like recap of an Iceland trip that I made based upon the music video. For Volcano man.

Siobhan:

That's great.

Andy:

Anyway, bummer Chris, we're drinking.

Siobhan:

Thank God you got the first Iceland one.

Matt:

I'm really glad I brought out the amount of beer for this table that I did we're not doing great here.

Siobhan:

You're doing fine Rob.

Chris:

I have two presents, three I have two presents.

Rob:

Three. I have one present hey.

Chris:

Everybody's shitting Rob now.

Andy:

Everybody but Rob has taken one peek under the tree.

Rob:

That's right, I'm not peeking.

Andy:

So we're going on to round three, which is Is that you, santa Claus? Oh, last year, round three was indeed you, santa Claus, oh Last year round three was indeed all about Santa Claus, ta-da Skinny. Round three. Last year was all about Santa Claus. This year it's all about Mrs Claus.

Siobhan:

Oh God About time yeah, okay, hey you know, sometimes you got to represent the ladies.

Rob:

Oh, it's back Chris. Oh boy, I know him.

Andy:

I know him All right, chris. Round three. Question one what about Mrs Claus? Considered, the first written work to reference Santa Claus's spouse, a Christmas legend, was penned by James Reese. When did he publish it? Was it 1849, 1883, 1949, or 1983?

Chris:

1843.

Andy:

It's not an option. What 1849. Oh, 49. Is that what you?

Chris:

want yeah sure.

Andy:

Is the correct answer.

Rob:

Oh my God Interesting.

Andy:

Straight up guess.

Chris:

Yeah, oh yeah. I mean, I knew it had to be 1800s.

Siobhan:

It's gotta be 1983. Yeah, yeah, yeah, like that's that's me, you guys, guys, that's my birthday so who are you giving a present to, uh rob?

Andy:

well, you were born in 1849 no 1983.

Siobhan:

Don't I look great for 1849 or 1843, as you thought was an option?

Rob:

okay, thank you, chris, I appreciate the present Just returning the favor.

Chris:

Thank you.

Rob:

I understand Matt.

Andy:

No, too bad you invited me.

Matt:

I invite this upon myself repeatedly.

Andy:

I'm aware of that Mrs Claus made her cinematic debut. In which of these peculiar sounding movies Was it? A Brace yourself. A Santa Claus Versus the devil In 1959, Please. B. Santa Claus and the ice cream bunny In 1972. C Santa Claus Conquers the Martians In 1964. Or D Santa Claus and Liberace Save Christmas In 1962? Any of these and I'm happy. Or D Santa Claus and Liberace saved Christmas in 1962?.

Chris:

Any of these and I'm happy.

Siobhan:

I was about to be like I want to see all of them.

Matt:

I so wanted to be either C or D. I'm going with D. You can take a peek under the tree.

Rob:

He wants that D, andy, come on, give him that D.

Andy:

So you're going with the D which is Santa Claus and Liberace saved Christmas. Yes, that is incorrect. Damn it. Is it the bunny the correct?

Chris:

answer is Santa.

Andy:

Claus conquers the Martians in 1964.

Siobhan:

Damn it, god. That's the first appearance of.

Chris:

Mrs Claus.

Siobhan:

Cool, that's, good trivia that's great trivia that sounds insane.

Matt:

by the way. When was the Rankin and Bass declamation?

Siobhan:

After that.

Andy:

After that.

Siobhan:

Santa Claus is coming to town, Wasn't that? Yeah, I think that was late 60s 70s. Yeah, that's because, mrs Claus was totally in that the Martians are 60s. Yeah, that was, the Martians was 1964.

Andy:

Which leads to our next question. Hold on a minute. Mr Welser hold on hold on question hold on mr welser, hold on hold, on hold. I need a recording. Yes, which of those did I make up? A santa claus versus the devil. B santa claus and the ice cream bunny. C santa claus and liberace, save christmas. Or d they're all real they're all real d, d Is incorrect.

Rob:

Oh, no, son of a biscuit.

Andy:

The only one, that I made up is. Santa Claus and Liberace. Save Christmas, oh damn it.

Siobhan:

Damn it Wow, I love that we all just wanted that to be true so badly.

Chris:

I wanted the bunny to be real. I'm so glad. I'm so glad.

Rob:

The bunny would have been my guess if I didn't go with all of the above.

Siobhan:

Santa Claus and the ice cream bunny you can find on youtube, um but yeah, the only one, I made up. So just to revisit your. So santa claus is coming to town. Which rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer ranking in bass?

Chris:

that's 1964, so same year but I don't think mrs claus is in that. Yeah, she is. Is she in that one?

Siobhan:

Yeah, but again same year, so it's not like it was before that.

Rob:

That's not a live action appearance.

Siobhan:

Correct.

Rob:

That's claymation. Just kidding, sheesh.

Andy:

All right, Siobhan.

Siobhan:

Oh sorry, Go ahead.

Andy:

I was just giving more Rankin and Bass special Santa Claus is Coming to Town in 1970. What?

Rob:

color were.

Andy:

Santa's shoes. Damn it Explores Mrs Claus's backstory and gives her a first name. Do you remember what it was? Was?

Chris:

it.

Andy:

A Sarah B, jessica C Ethel or D Abigail.

Siobhan:

I'm going to go with Sarah.

Andy:

Would be a good choice, but the correct answer is Jessica.

Chris:

Jessica, that's dumb. Last one I would have guessed.

Siobhan:

Right, oh, you would have guessed.

Siobhan:

Ethel Claus.

Andy:

Get out of here Ethel Claus. It's a very classical old lady name, old lady name Sarah.

Siobhan:

Claus and Santa Claus Come on.

Chris:

No, I didn't say Ethel was my first name. The alliteration writes itself.

Siobhan:

I know well, it doesn't apparently.

Rob:

Jessica.

Siobhan:

Gross, okay, fine. At least it wasn't about shoes.

Andy:

Oh, my god shoes.

Rob:

Shoes.

Andy:

Oh my god shoes, chris. In 1996 CBS we were live for this one. Cbs aired an original tv movie musical called mrs santa claus, starring which of these broadway legends? Jessica?

Siobhan:

Oh my God, ew Jessica Simpson on.

Rob:

Broadway, she was probably singing about tuna.

Andy:

Reindeer or fish Starring, which of these Broadway legends in the lead role, was it A Bernadette Peters, b Ethel Merman, c Carol Channing or D Angela Langsbury? In 1996, cbs aired an original TV movie musical called Mrs Santa Claus.

Chris:

Just because I would prefer this casting, I'm going to go. Angela Lansbury Is the correct answer? Not.

Siobhan:

Carol Channing, mrs Santa Claus.

Chris:

Okay, give Wes a card.

Siobhan:

Mrs.

Andy:

Santa Claus.

Rob:

I'm the German.

Andy:

Ethel Merman, don't you know?

Siobhan:

We read a shit on birth yes, that's so good.

Chris:

There's no.

Siobhan:

Christmas.

Siobhan:

Oh, that's Carol. Yeah, I have a friend that does a Carol Channing impression.

Siobhan:

That's really good, alright.

Andy:

Matt, mrs Claus has had several first names over the years. Which was the first? Was it Gertrude, mrs holly, jessica or margaret, which was the first first name applied to mrs claus? Those again, please, matt. Was it gertrude, holly, jessica or?

Matt:

margaret. Back and forth between Holly and Margaret Can take a peek. How's that work, though, with the points? Refresh my memory Every time you take a peek, it doubles how many.

Andy:

So you've done one, so the second one will only be two points.

Siobhan:

Only what a sales pitch.

Matt:

I'll peek under the tree.

Andy:

Taking a peek. It is not Holly, so is it Gertrude, Jessica or Margaret? I'm going with Gertrude. Gertrude is the correct answer.

Chris:

Wow, out of nowhere. It better be an old lady name this time. Okay yeah.

Matt:

That was the oldest of old lady names.

Siobhan:

Holly's a good red herring. Yeah, that was a good first yeah.

Andy:

I don't know, who I want to give the card to, because I could just do the really nasty, horrible thing I could level the game. Everybody buys themselves a gift Before Christmas.

Siobhan:

I screwed Chris over last year.

Matt:

And I did kind of feel guilty About that afterwards For the record.

Rob:

Stop gesturing towards me, you are gesturing towards Rob.

Matt:

I'm going to give it to Siobhan.

Siobhan:

Oh, I don't want to. No, we saw it, so pick a different one.

Rob:

All right, too bad, I don't. Sometimes you accidentally see your presence, it's true.

Matt:

Yep, you're Darth Vader, you can feel them.

Rob:

You're not supposed to look. Don't look. I You're not supposed to look. I'm not. I'm arranging, don't be touching.

Matt:

They all say the same thing on the back the back of them, which is identical. I need friend help and I have no vested interest in making this an expedient podcast. Should I go for the bourbon, should I go for a beer or should I go for more champagne?

Siobhan:

I'm not helping you. Are you going to have a bad day if you have bourbon? Get the bourbon in your hand.

Matt:

All right, this ruined my game. Toss me the Blanton's bottle there, blanton's me Blazer.

Andy:

It's fancy, it comes in a sack. If you don't want to eat it, oh look out for your face.

Siobhan:

It wasn't my face, it was your hand. What letter is?

Rob:

this. There's no letter. Why is there? Has a letter associated with it and you can collect them all to spell the word Blantons.

Andy:

All right, I think we are on to Rob correct, that's my turn. Yes sir. All right. So caveat, I know this is not a popular movie, but I love it.

Rob:

Okay.

Andy:

I'm just putting it out, there Is it Die Hard.

Siobhan:

Is it a Hallmark movie? That's a very popular movie, yeah.

Rob:

Whoa.

Siobhan:

Is that a Christmas movie? It's a Christmas movie. It's a Christmas movie. It's a Christmas movie. It's a.

Andy:

Christmas movie. It's a Christmas her husband, played by paul giamatti, and brother-in-law fred, played by vince vons this is a great movie. I don't care, oh, everybody hates on it. It's a great movie so what's that? Enough to hate who played mrs claus in this? Was it angela langsbury, miranda richardson, goldie hawn or june lockhart?

Rob:

I am going to guess goldie hawn, because I have no idea.

Andy:

It's incorrect. It was Miranda Richardson. Who is that?

Siobhan:

Yeah, I don't even know who that is.

Andy:

You know her, yes, you know, her, google her quick, you know her.

Chris:

I'll look her up.

Andy:

Drink up.

Chris:

Paul Giamatti as Santa.

Andy:

So good, hilarious, so good. And I know people like to hate on Vince Vaughn he always plays the same character, but it is so good in this movie.

Chris:

Is that the one? I just saw a clip the other day. I forget which Vince Vaughn Christmas movie it is, but they're like repoing a TV from a little kid and the little kid kicks him. Yes, it's that one right.

Andy:

I think that's the beginning of this one.

Chris:

It's either that or he's also in that weird one that's like six Christmases or whatever, where they have to go to like four.

Rob:

weird one that's like six Christmases or whatever, where they have to go to four.

Andy:

I can't remember which one it is, but that scene is hilarious. Fred Claus is ridiculous.

Siobhan:

Ludacris is in it. I knew you were all going to do that.

Andy:

I think Jon Hamm's in it.

Siobhan:

Kevin Spacey is in it. We don't talk about him.

Andy:

The movie's still great.

Rob:

We don't talk about Spacey. What's her name?

Andy:

What's her name? Plays their mom. Oh, what's her name?

Siobhan:

Elizabeth Banks is in it too Well, and Kathy Bates, kathy Bates.

Andy:

That plays Santa and Fred's mom.

Siobhan:

Well, everybody listening. Go ahead and watch Fred Claus, Wait a minute why we're here. Favorite Christmas movie going around the room, andy, first, no pressure, it's Polar Express.

Andy:

Charlie.

Matt:

Brown's right behind it, but it's Polar Express. I love Polar Express, chris.

Chris:

Oh, 100% Die Hard. I don't care if Bruce Willis says it's not a Christmas movie Did he say it's not one.

Andy:

I'm a little surprised, Chris, that it's not the Santa.

Chris:

Claus no.

Andy:

He loves the Popo.

Siobhan:

Shijo Popo, shijo, he does. No, it would be.

Chris:

Die Hard Home Alone. Elf One or two.

Matt:

Home Alone, one or two, one One I mean either 1.

Chris:

They're both amazing. We just watched 2 the other night.

Siobhan:

Okay, I'm going to do a little bit of a cop-out, but then help, it's very difficult to pick a favorite Christmas movie, but what I will say is I just re-watched the Garfield Christmas special the other day on YouTube back from, I don't remember, the nineties, eighties.

Matt:

I can't even remember.

Siobhan:

So good.

Matt:

You guys please look it up.

Andy:

You can watch it on YouTube. Oh to the grandmother, it's so good.

Siobhan:

It's 20 minutes, it will renew all of your energy for the rest of the

Rob:

year in that cabinet.

Siobhan:

It's the best thing ever, so please watch it.

Rob:

Uh, man, this, it's the best thing ever, so please watch it. Man, this is too hard for me, so I'm going to have to go top three. Christmas Vacation Solid, okay, elf and man, I don't know, muppet Christmas Carol. It's the correct version of the Christmas Carol, yes.

Andy:

I have multiple times heard people argue which is the best version of the Christmas Carol, because there's like two classic versions. I guess three Muppets is the correct version.

Chris:

The one that's Ebenezer is actually pretty good, but Muppets Christmas Carol.

Siobhan:

Ain't nobody touching that.

Matt:

I love my favorite version of. Christmas.

Rob:

Carol, though, is the Disney version.

Matt:

I love the Disney version. I'm going to do top three as well, because it's way too hard to just say top. Definitely Christmas Vacation top one. Home Alone 2, number two, and I'm surprised nobody said it. Christmas Story number three.

Siobhan:

Oh yeah, it's classic. Oh, it's not terrible. I think I saw it too many times. Hold on.

Andy:

The same with Elf.

Rob:

I think I've just seen it too many times. Hold on the same with Elf. I think I've just seen it too many times. We need to have an honorable mention. Elf would be four for me. Jingle all the way. Come on, hilarious.

Siobhan:

Do you want to know? There's so many people, I know, that love Christmas with the cranks too, with Jamie Lee Curtis. Yes.

Matt:

That's an annual watch for us, rob. Yesterday, when we were standing outside the Disney store trying to get in and somebody walked by and goes, are you all waiting for a fucking Turbo Time doll?

Chris:

Nice, what a reference to make.

Andy:

That's great, that's great.

Siobhan:

In 2024, you're referencing the Turbo doll? Yeah, was it, sinbad. Sinbad was in the line.

Matt:

No, it was just some random dude who's like are you all waiting for a, for a turbo man doll? And man instantly started laughing and you could tell all the younger people that were like time.

Siobhan:

What are you talking about? Wow, well, that was a fun segue yeah, who's? Questioning it's me what shivani gross shiovani.

Andy:

stop question for the round. Who played Mrs Claus in the Santa Claus 2 with Tim Allen?

Rob:

Son of a bitch.

Andy:

I don't know A Nicole Kidman, b Sandra Bullock, c Miranda Richardson or D Elizabeth Banks.

Siobhan:

Uh-oh, quick fact check.

Rob:

I'm not sure that any of those are right, uh-oh.

Matt:

I don't think they are either.

Siobhan:

I demand a recount that Mrs Claus was in that two through four, and then the Santa Claus series show that's on Disney+, which is quite good. Feel free to replace one of them with the right answer. Wait for it.

Matt:

Ooh, timpani, oh crap, we ran out. We just alternate the percussion section. Here we have a vibra-slap. We're going to put them together One, two, three.

Rob:

Oh, the tension is mounting. I have the answer.

Siobhan:

I don't know if he's looking for the answer. What are we doing? I see what I fucked up Do you have an extra question. I don't have an extra question.

Rob:

Okay, okay, okay.

Siobhan:

Somebody should have planned ahead a little more. Just kidding, I don't know who has never.

Rob:

Who has never played? Mrs Claus, is the question? Is that the question, hey? Guest host this one's just for you.

Andy:

I'm sorry. I don't use chat GBT Burn Wow. I'm sorry, yulza, I don't use chat GBT.

Siobhan:

Oh, burn Wow.

Chris:

By the way, I can't wait for our video game trivia, because I didn't use AI at all and you guys are going to get smoked.

Matt:

All right, that is one of the ones I'm most excited about for 2025.

Rob:

Okay, here we go.

Andy:

We're completely shifting here. Shifting, can you feel it? Who were the first to visit baby Jesus? Was it the wise men, was it the shepherds, was it the angels? Or was it Steve from down the street Carl? Steve from down the street Carl.

Siobhan:

Steve from down the street. It was a donkey In Israel. Hey there, Jesus who are you Wow look at this baby Cousin Steve's here.

Andy:

Who in the hell it had to be the dude.

Siobhan:

Did you have?

Andy:

that baby.

Matt:

No, it had to be the guy that lived next door to that stable. That was like what is going on?

Andy:

over here. Yeah, just wondered over, yeah.

Matt:

He had a drink in his hand and was like what is going?

Rob:

on. That's this. The question is related to him. Yeah, go on Okay.

Siobhan:

I'm going to go with the angels because I think the shepherds and the kings came, because the kings were like, basically last.

Andy:

Yeah.

Siobhan:

And then I think the shepherds had to see the star and they were like oh my God, but oh.

Siobhan:

I mean, are you trying to help?

Siobhan:

me out. Well, the king saw the star, but I mean, the shepherds were like chilling. They weren't like They'd be chilling. I'm still going to go with the angels.

Andy:

I believe the correct answer is you believe. How do you?

Siobhan:

believe.

Chris:

Them angels didn't visit him.

Siobhan:

They visited the shepherds and they're like hey, shepherds go see.

Rob:

Jesus.

Chris:

Yeah, the angels knew about Jesus. They didn't go and say hey-o.

Andy:

You know they were at the gender reveal, they didn't have to go to.

Siobhan:

Yeah, for those of you, they were at that immaculate conception where Mary was like what I have to do in two weeks or whatever. What's the?

Chris:

angel's name Gabriel. Yeah, that one.

Siobhan:

Are you kidding me? You know, you just mansplained the Bible to me.

Chris:

I did not mansplain whatsoever, I literally, I just got splained on.

Siobhan:

Okay, yeah, because I'm the only girl here would you like a towel?

Andy:

all right for the final round. Different from my final rounds in the past, this is inspired by the questions game that they played in charles dickens, a christmas carol, so you get to ask me a yes or no question. My answer will either be yes, no, or yes and no. There can be some weird like I get that, yeah, okay is it alive if you're referencing a tree like yes, no, maybe yes, uh, depending on your definition of alive, anyhow, so the answer will be unhelpful the person who gets it right gets to put a gift in everybody else's stock.

Andy:

Oh snap. So wow, there are five things, and we're just going to go down the line until somebody asks me the is it blah? And the answer is yes, and that person gets to put it in the other people's stock.

Chris:

Oh, got it Okay. Okay, I'm ready. So going up first. So a yes, no is not a winning answer or winning question.

Andy:

Correct the winning answer.

Rob:

let's say, if I ask a yes, no question. May I make a guess afterwards? If I have one, or does it have to come all the way back to me, correct?

Andy:

okay, all right. So is it a reindeer?

Matt:

if that would be the sorry do you want to build a snowman?

Andy:

if yes, yeah, so you got to try and yeah to everybody else's questions and build off of that to try and find the correct answer and the first up is Siobhan.

Rob:

Oh, I like that Great, because I will have three things to know.

Chris:

Nail it in one.

Rob:

Yeah, let's go.

Siobhan:

Is it just me asking, okay, and there's no clue at all Is?

Rob:

that her yes or no question? No, all right.

Siobhan:

I hate this. Okay, is it a Christmas item?

Chris:

Yes, is it found outside?

Matt:

No, Is it on a Christmas tree?

Andy:

I'll say it could be. It's not one of the answers, but it could be yeah. Is it on a Christmas tree? I'll say it could be. That's not one of the answers, but it could be yeah.

Rob:

Is it something that you would give as a gift?

Andy:

Yes.

Siobhan:

Is it alive?

Chris:

No, is it normally edible?

Andy:

Yes.

Matt:

If we guess and we're wrong. What happens? Either a yes or no, this keeps going. That was a procedural question, correct? Is it a gingerbread man?

Rob:

No, Is it a Christmas pickle?

Siobhan:

No, Is it a Christmas?

Rob:

pickle? No. Is it a candy cane? Yes, damn it, son of a bitch. Everybody suck it.

Andy:

Son of a bitch Suck it Fine, give everybody a present Wow.

Siobhan:

You get a present, and you get a present, and you get a present.

Rob:

Thanks, Oprah.

Chris:

I was between gingerbread and candy cane, damn it. I thought.

Rob:

Christmas pickle was a good guess. It was a good guess, it was just not the right guess.

Chris:

But for him to be like, sometimes A Christmas pickle is always on. You don't eat Christmas pickles.

Siobhan:

Who doesn't I do?

Chris:

On the table For your Christmas meal Is a big plate of pickles.

Siobhan:

Are you telling me? You wouldn't eat a pickle if it was on the Christmas table.

Chris:

Yes, you would. That's not the question.

Siobhan:

That's not the question. That's fair. Either way, a pickle is not the answer.

Chris:

Time two. You're up first. Is it a person?

Matt:

No, Is it a person?

Andy:

No, Is it?

Rob:

a place? No. Does it have antlers?

Siobhan:

Yes, Is it Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Two in a row to Siobhan.

Chris:

Son of a bitch. Damn it, rob. It's not like he's going to be like oh it's Comet.

Rob:

You're welcome, jesus. I handed that to you.

Siobhan:

It's not Jesus, it's Rudolph.

Rob:

I handed that to you and I handed you a present. You're welcome and I'm going to share in this win. Thank you.

Siobhan:

Don't think I'm going to win. You have been rolled.

Andy:

That's two in a row that I've handed to you.

Matt:

You get the first question. Is it Frosty the Snowman?

Siobhan:

No, I was trying to get the straight up win Is it.

Siobhan:

Popo.

Rob:

Sorry, that's not really my question. That's not really my question. Come on, just because it made Chris inhale really my question. Come on, all right, we're going to move on.

Andy:

We're moving just because it made.

Siobhan:

Chris inhale his beer there. Come on, that's almost died. No that's not.

Rob:

That's fair. Go do another one. That wasn't real, okay. Does it have an? No, I'm kidding.

Andy:

No real question. Okay, this is real here, okay this is real.

Rob:

Here we go. Is it alive?

Siobhan:

Yes, and no, is it Krampus?

Chris:

No.

Siobhan:

Damn it.

Chris:

Is it human?

Matt:

No, does it appear in a movie?

Rob:

Yes, Is it a gingerbread man?

Siobhan:

No.

Siobhan:

Is this edible?

Andy:

No, Is this edible? No, I mean I guess anything's edible, but no come on, no.

Siobhan:

What would we think about? Yes?

Matt:

I would know I am edible, dear children. That's called cannibalism.

Chris:

Yeah, would normal people think this is edible? No, got it. Is it the abominable snowman? No, damn it.

Matt:

Frosty's top hat.

Rob:

Oh man, these questions suck, by the way.

Matt:

I love everything about what's happening right now?

Chris:

It's just guesses. I thought we narrowed down, but maybe not. Is it Santa's G-string?

Rob:

No, it could be edible, you don't? Know, You're drinking for Santa's tea string, is it?

Andy:

magical.

Siobhan:

No, would you?

Chris:

find it in a home. Yes, is it a Christmas tree? It is Well done Nice.

Andy:

Well done, Christopher. Chris, pass out some presents I'm going to pour some bourbon.

Matt:

When you're passing out presents, can you give a stack to the same person, like if you have four in it?

Chris:

One to each person.

Siobhan:

Listen to the rules.

Rob:

All right.

Matt:

Rob yes.

Andy:

Double check with this one.

Rob:

Is it an animal?

Matt:

No, Vegetable or mineral, not your turn.

Andy:

And that's not a yes or no question.

Siobhan:

Your question. Oh, it is Okay. Sorry, the password is I'm sorry. Can I have a review of what was already covered? No, because I was not paying. Shut up, we only had one question. It's just not an animal, I'm sorry. Can I have a review of what was already covered? No, because I was not paying.

Andy:

Shut up, we only had one question.

Rob:

It's just not an animal. Is it an animal? It's not an animal. Okay, great, Got it, thank you. The answer was Just want to make sure God no.

Siobhan:

Is it a person?

Chris:

No, is it living? No?

Matt:

Santa's sleigh no.

Siobhan:

I think you're supposed to say, is it?

Matt:

Santa's sleigh. Sorry, your answer was not a formal question.

Rob:

It sucks when Matt goes before you and never asks any questions.

Andy:

He just makes guesses. I mean it eliminates something off your. Is it Santa's?

Rob:

sack. No, I wish it were.

Siobhan:

Does it have to do with Santa? Not really.

Chris:

Is it have to do with Santa? Not really. Is it normally found outside?

Andy:

No, didn't realize this game was going to break Matt's brain.

Matt:

Is it a Christmas star on top of a tree?

Rob:

No, why do you only guess? Why that's?

Siobhan:

strategy Because I want the end there's one more.

Andy:

We can go the other direction for the last one. Is it a stocking? It is, oh Nice.

Chris:

Well done, that was my next guess, thank you, good job.

Siobhan:

Thank you very much, that was really good, all right, and for the last one we'll roll for who's going first and we will go the other direction this time.

Matt:

No, in the same direction, eat it.

Chris:

Same direction.

Matt:

Now I get screwed instead.

Chris:

Chris, you are first Is it human no.

Siobhan:

Is it an animal?

Andy:

Yes.

Rob:

Not much certainty there. Is it the narwhal that says hope you find your dad bye buddy no you're welcome.

Matt:

What was that? Is it frosty, the snowman?

Chris:

no, is it found outside?

Matt:

why is it never frosty?

Siobhan:

yes and no now is it Krampus. Yes, woo, I knew it had to be Krampus, so sorry I couldn't assist you.

Chris:

Krampus isn't an animal.

Siobhan:

He is an animal. No, he said yes, he's a manimal. He said it's not a person and he's not a human.

Chris:

He said it's not a person. Yeah, yeah, okay.

Rob:

All right, pass out your freaking presents.

Andy:

Pass out the question, the presents, and that was the last I definitely did not win this.

Chris:

It's time to open your presents. Flip them over, Holy shitballs. Remember aces?

Andy:

are worth one. Face cards are worth ten.

Chris:

I have two more under here. What Enough Surprise, all right.

Matt:

What are number cards?

Siobhan:

What are numbers? They're the numbers oh they're numbers, okay, 10.

Andy:

So a one would be, worth what?

Siobhan:

A two would be worth two.

Matt:

Is there a one? I'm going to be 100%.

Siobhan:

Two is worth two.

Matt:

I'm going to be 100% honest. When you explained the rules to this, I was mid-drinking and not paying attention.

Andy:

Andy, I have 56 plus one yep 57 so 57, siobhan 36 with the plus one makes it 37, andy I have 40, 40, I have 51, 51 plus two siobhan again for the win I'm sharing you would you?

Siobhan:

fucking bitches tried to break me.

Rob:

Well done, merry Christmas Two years in a row, you got three of the finals God bless us everyone, I got.

Siobhan:

Katie Kane, rudolph and Krampus.

Chris:

All four of the final questions I got tens.

Andy:

Brutal.

Chris:

Damn that is brutal. Excellent job, andy, thank you.

Rob:

Cheers to our ho-ho host. Yes.

Siobhan:

That's right.

Matt:

Andy, thank you so much for the second year in a row.

Andy:

You're the Yule goat of us all, nice.

Matt:

Thank you, all of you that do this podcast with me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it, how great it is for my mental health, even though you destroy it on a regular basis.

Siobhan:

He mostly means everyone else that does this podcast, except for those of us sitting here.

Matt:

I love all of you very much. I wish everybody a happy holidays, a Merry Christmas and whatever else it is, you celebrate Festive.

Rob:

Kwanzaa everyone.

Siobhan:

Festive Kwanzaa. Happy Hanukkah.

Chris:

This podcast is a production of Unfiltered Studios. If you would like to know more about joining Unfiltered Studios, please visit our website at unfpodcom for more information.

Matt:

This episode's boozy quote comes from one of my favorite Christmas movies, and that is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. It's the conversation between Clark Griswold and his father. Clark starts off. Our holidays are always such a mess. Oh yeah, how'd you get through it? I had a lot of help from Jack Daniels On social media. Please like, follow and push all the buttons for us. That's Matt and Friends DTU at Facebook, Instagram Threads and TikTok For more information about the podcast, as well as links to our merch store social media and. Thank you.

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