MBMBaM 698: Don't Piss on a Shark

This might be the closest we’ve come to an actual argument, but we worked it out all for the sake of giving you our best advice. Of course, at least one brother is very wrong about peeing in the ocean, the Dune vs Avatar debate, and breaking up via pizza.
Suggested talking points: Bummed Out Popcorn Bucket, Glasses on, Hair Up, Men's Riddle Activist, We All Have Our Darude Within Us, Swingey Todd
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute marshap.org/

[@Anarcho_slimer]

Travis Is correct. "Not if I see you first" means either "I will avoid you rather than have to spend time with you" Or potentially "I will kill you on sight" in Travis's scary voice.

[@sonny423]

He is right but I also always thought it was what he thought initially, that it was like "I'll see you before you see me"

[@jacob3344]

I'm just listening to it now and came here to say this. Travis is 100% correct.

[@abj6920]

I kinda love when they get absolutely furious at one another

[@Levacque]

Oh god, I just started it. Will it be fun fury or actual fury this time? Because they've definitely gone after each other once or twice Edit, minute 31: yeah ok, there has been some really enjoyable self-righteous grandstanding so far. Top notch, really 😂

[@mikelwrnc]

I’ve always interpreted “not if I see you first” as an expression of intention of the speaker to avoid the other person if they see them first

[@Jeevesie1988]

Before today it never crossed my mind that it could be interpreted that way. I totally get it now, but I've never heard it used or used it in that context before. It was always just a playful "Ahhh but maybe I'll be the one to notice you first the next time we cross paths!"

[@mikelwrnc]

@@Jeevesie1988 yeah, I’ve always taken the “joke” part to be that it would be ludicrous to actually say that to someone you intended on avoiding, hence it’s playful from someone close to you

[@sethharris813]

I used that very line on my high school principal when I dropped out and got my GED. American schools are a travesty and that woman would have made a better Mother Superior than an educator.

[@ghoullio-jr]

that's absolutely what it is! griff and justin went off on travis but they were totally wronggggg

[@spacebees86]

Oh thank god I wasn't gonna make it Edit: Trav is 100% right about "not if I see your first"

[@sethharris813]

I've been a listener for years and Travis saying he sleeps in socks only may be the most offensive thing I've ever heard these boys say.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

socks only is for when its extremely cold. if youre gonna sleep naked go whole hog

[@justsomeguy1408]

Petition to replace the phrase "jumped the shark" with "pissed on the shark"

[@hpalpha7323]

I don't remember that episode

[@virgil2461]

​@@hpalpha7323well if his bathroom is his office he has to piss somewhere else

[@AvisSapiens]

Travis in it again with the consistent pro-labour, anti-boss rhetoric. Absolutely correct, bosses and managers get paid more. Annoy the fuck out of them.

[@Asocialite__]

we're coming up to the end of the 69 era ladys and boys

[@SwitcherooU]

Like so many times in the past, Travis is right. For many years, I always assumed it was a fun way of saying "if I see you before you see me, then I'M the one who has seen you later." But that doesn't even make grammatical sense. It doesn't matter who sees whom first--both parties are seeing the other. The only context it makes sense is Travis's interpretation.

[@jellyfisher0117]

i just wanna say ive been listening to mbmbam while i take my t shot every week and there was something special about listening to them talk about pissing in the ocean while preparing my testosterone

[@drbuttocks]

I'm sorry brothers, but Travis is 100% correct on his "not if I see you first" thing

[@drumbarpuncture]

This is really weird, because I have a song I wrote with a line about pissing in the sea and upsetting sharks, and it's hard not to feel like this is some weird synchronicity that I'm sure having a tough time understanding

[@bluemcneil5883]

The Mamoa Maw is infamous. That's about all the literarydevice you can get from this gag

[@sethharris813]

So Count Donut didn't think chips on a donut was worth his time. Good call, Count.

[@snalmera]

Best part of my week just dropped!

[@robot_devils_advocate]

I swear they've had that "not if I see you first" conversation before...

[@niallgraham9487]

Pissing in the ocean - finally a useful question after all this time!

[@kerink]

griffin im sorry youre brothers didnt laugh at the piss you backwards call back. i heard you king

[@ixihatinn]

15:55 gott dammit Travis, "pumpkin spice" was RIGHT THERE!!!!!

[@hpalpha7323]

mistaking Cabbage Patch Kids for Sour Patch Kids is a mistake that could cost you dearly

[@kamalalsb7292]

To be honest Justin comparing expensive Space Pocahantas to one of the most important pieces of literature in the Sci-Fi genre is extremely funny, especially given the fact that he himself does not like Avatar.

[@nerdygem8620]

One of the pitfalls in bowing culture is the infinite loop. You bow, so to be polite the other person bows back, so to be polite you bow back, to they bow back, so you-

[@rootleft7928]

Only one explanation for this idiom can win. WHICH WILL PREVAIL (It's Travis, Travis is correct)

[@Denf0]

Can you believe Fungalore pre-emptively answered that wish and through Griffin his earthly herald responded WITHOUT HESITATION? He really does hear us.

[@jeremy____5747]

Bless the Maker and His water Bless the coming and the going of Him May His passage cleanse the world Oh and would you like to supersize that?

[@Mcwollybob]

The fact that the person's boss when buying chairs for their employees didn't think "Hey, I should make sure the chairs I buy accommodate all of my employees and not just employees of one specific body type!" It's so infuriating. That employer bought you a chair that doesn't fit you. In a good world, you would be able to straight up tell your boss that. It would be like not accommodating disabled employees. The fatphobia in this world treats fat people as inhuman and undeserving.

[@Levacque]

I'm sorry but it's not the same a accommodating a disability. Obesity is not a disability. You can demand better conditions from an employer, but don't try to frame excess body fat as a disability.

[@shockofthenew]

@@Levacque Obesity is often a result of disability. There's a huge crossover between obesity and chronic mental and physical health conditions. Not in every case, for sure, but definitely often enough that people should just be accommodating without demanding someone prove they're one of the fat people who 'deserves' basic respect by asking them to bring out their medical records or trauma history or whatever.

[@danasmith4756]

god i want one of those dune popcorn buckets

[@marcusdillworth9813]

Dune popcorn fuck-it

[@Secret_Takodachi]

That's one hell of a title 😂❤ What's up you cool babies 🫡

[@ScottyWazz]

Can't wait until next week's Munch Squad review of the Taco Bell menu reveal conference they had.

[@AM_artworks]

11:02 “What’s the dumb name of his guy?” “Duncan Idaho.” “Thank you. Avatar sucks though right?”

[@gorillazhead]

Did Burger King not pay attention when McDonalds tried allowing people to make virtual sandwiches? This isn't going to end well...

[@1-800-hcbrigs]

Travis was on some new shit this ep and im here for it

[@patrickhannen4832]

My child ate cabbage patch kids after listening to this podcast. Cabbage patch kids are not food, certainly not candy.

[@onescenewonder8904]

Just adding to the chorus, Travis is right about "not if I see you first"

[@SOJITZL]

Whoa, the MBMBaM with No thumbnail?!

[@chickensalad2572]

I hope they answer my Nutella question

[@tri-angel]

What was your question?

[@tri-angel]

I've sent like 5 questions in but haven't been picked. This week I asked if I should confront my roommate about why there was a half stick of butter with a bite taken out of it in our toilet. ( I didn't say anything)

[@theWeaverofTales]

Love how vague this is

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

What if it’s glass shark?????

[@Levacque]

What color is your stillsuit?

[@niallgraham9487]

Yellow

[@Levacque]

​@@niallgraham9487 it's either that or Arrakis Brown, and I'd marginally prefer the yellow

[@maymarie8336]

I feel like people without dongles are at a real disadvantage when it comes to having to pee in a swim suit. It's like peeing in a romper but everything is wet.

[@christopherthomas250]

Travis is 100% wrong. “Not if I see you first” is absolutely a jokey response devised by uncles in the 20s/50s, not a badass call to challenge devised by rival assassins or whatever. Kinda like how “See you later, alligator” isn’t a threat that I intend to attack you with an alligator in the near future.

[@clanofclams2720]

Nah, he was right.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

not if i see you first is a joke response. travis's interpretation is extremely rare

[@AVspectre]

Is it really? I mean, that’s always how I’ve understood it. I can’t really think of it being used maliciously as in really trying to insult the person. I’ve always heard it used playfully as a light tease or zing. But, yeah. They other way doesn’t make sense. I mean, two people can see each other at the same time. Is that meant to be the joke - the absurdity? Whereas in the Travis version, I imagine that the joke is that they would avoid the other person (thus preventing them from being seen). Not necessarily hiding, like dodging behind a potted plant… but more like taking a different hallway to your destination to avoid walking past them. 🤷‍♀️

[@Levacque]

I think that Travis did the ADHD brain thing where you think waaaaaaay too long about a saying and you forget the actual meaning, so you make one up that only technically works based on a specific point of view.

[@Levacque]

​@@AVspectre Yes. The absurdity is the joke. That's a very common source of humor.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

@@AVspectre like it being a serious response is a good bit for like a comedy rivalry

[@clanofclams2720]

It may be rare, but it's also objectively correct