Unpopular Opinions - SimplyPodLogical #58

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On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben react to unpopular opinions from the popular subreddit r/unpopularopinions and talk sleeping with stuffed animals, love/hate for musicals, telling people they're perfect, supporting small businesses, and whether smoking cigarettes should be a crime.
0:00 - Hey what’s up holo everyone
0:20 - This episode is sponsored by Holo Taco
2:19 - Ben’s unpopular moustache
3:15 - r/unpopularopinions
4:50 - Sleeping with stuffed animals as an adult is totally normal
9:47 - Musical are horrible and annoying
13:51 - Midlife crisis and sports cars
17:32 - Having big boobs is overrated
20:57 - Running pizza under water
23:02 - You’re (not) perfect just the way you are
27:20 - Small businesses don’t necessarily deserve your support
31:26 - Smoking cigarettes be illegal
43:00 - KZbin ads make you less likely to buy a product
48:06 - People don’t know what migraines are
52:35 - Getting your sleeves wet is fun
53:09 - The villain should win more
57:59 - Ben explains The Avengers to Cristine
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[@melodys9188]

I can't believe Ben didn't call us Super Simps. i miss it already

[@lexyharquail7839]

I thought the same 😔

[@angles4307]

Guys did we do something to deserve this 😭

[@M3ynna]

Two episodes in a row... I lost hope

[@kayenjee]

The sponsor didn't allow it 😂

[@harperfinch2376]

#BringBackSuperSimps

[@cheyenne6913]

5:04 when Cristine says "what's a shiba?" that is peak cat person energy. All dog people are cringing

[@cheyenne6913]

@KAREN.NIVEDITA Grade 7 not necessarily. I just thought it was funny but unsurprising that she didn't know what a Shiba was.

[@hailey8941]

My first thought was do they mean the dog? Lol

[@squatchen]

Who doesn't know the face of Doge by now!! TO THE MOOOOON! XD

[@IssaHudgins]

Omg, I was just thinking this!

[@kinakoko99]

i mean as a cat person i know what a shiba is? haha

[@AnaHaze777]

When Ben said we should treat all addiction as public health issues rather than criminalizing it, I legit started clapping lol. So glad he gets it.

[@srcworm]

Agree. Can’t just lock up an addict and that going to change their ways. Addiction is a mental illness

[@taylorjade6918]

It was also valid that he mentioned regulating it just means criminalizing it, since that's apparently the only answer our society can do.

[@catT5236]

It's literally been proven that criminalization of drugs has been ineffective as a strategy to deal with addiction, in fact if anything it's made it worse. You don't help addiction by making the substance illegal, you get to the root of the addiction. The trouble is governments tend to go for bandaid solutions, which is why the criminalization of drugs happened in the first place.

[@ruserious8278]

@@catT5236 yh you should identify and treat the cause not just the symptoms

[@buntglas_]

"This was the most succesful launch Holo Taco has ever had" I see those billboards of Ben payed off

[@Meraidd]

They worked so well, they may just have to try for a TV ad ;) mustache included

[@lizethdiaz7]

it was probably the tiktok posts too. that app works fast

[@sophiemehu5605]

Yea, I think the different forms of advertising helped 👍😁

[@LunaticLynne]

"what's a shiba" "i don't know" - this is the most shocking exchange i've seen in this channel

[@diasigimbayev6865]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@cristinaferreira1515]

It’s the cat people in them 😂

[@mattlariat3806]

I paused the video literally just to come comment this LOL

[@MsJeanneMarie]

lol what is a Shiba, though? lol like a shiba Inu dog?

[@fonsineknshr]

@@MsJeanneMarie yes hoop

[@eiya3]

I was gonna say "watch out Cristine, Ben is rocking the Dad 'stache" but I guess it's actually meant to function as a disguise after all the billboards

[@tippytappy]

bahahaha!! he needs devil horns and harry potter glasses too

[@pewpandagamermom]

100% what I came here to say lol

[@Olivia-qi3cp]

He becomes more and more like julen every day

[@jocypare6019]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[@violethell411]

Incognito mode 🥸😁

[@sylphium]

I'm definitely lonely and just like sleeping with something. I had a cat who used to sleep with me but not often, and after he passed away I found myself hugging more on my stuffed animals. normalize it, fight me

[@andreil1313]

It’s so comfy to sleep in a pile of plushies 😍

[@minano-nim6795]

It's actually funny because I actually started sleeping with stuffed animals as an adult pretty much. As a child, I just had them around me in bed, but when I was 21 maybe, a certain coincidence made me and my two best friends each buy the same stuffed raccoon. So that's when I started sleeping cuddling that stuffed raccoon.

[@cookiewolf04a86]

@@minano-nim6795 AEWW

[@karakurie]

I actually have a cat pillow, shaped like a mini sausage shape cat I hug when I sleep and it gives me the best sleep because since I was a child I had a cat who slept with me in my bed. If anybody tells me its weird, that's their loss. I bet my sleep is better than theirs. Edit: I didn't sleep with stuffed animals until I became an adult and I no longer had my cat.

[@CheshieD]

I (19 almost 20F) have had a stuffed animal that was given to me before I was even born. I sleep with her every single night. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it, especially considering our cats aren’t allowed in our rooms at night (or most of the house for that matter).

[@beckyeastham9426]

Having big boobs is overrated, can confirm. Back pain, posture issues, finding shirts and bras is impossible... it sucks.

[@CheshieD]

In sixth grade I knew a girl who had to literally bend backwards to walk and stand because she was already MASSIVE. She said that she would have to wait until she was 16 to even start talking about a reduction. I never knew if she ever actually was able to get a reduction or anything... I hope she was.

[@KD-ou2np]

Lol we need a Big and Tall store but for women.... like Big and Busty. So tired of shirts fitting perfectly in waist, hips, but then stretched at the top

[@Suussa]

I need to join to this converstation (9 months late:D) because I feel like women who would like to have smaller boobs usually say they'd go for B-cup, and I still consider that to be "big". No one would ever go to these reaaaally small boobs like A or AA cups, but for an average size boobs. So people still would wish to have some size for their boobs, and hence I can't say having "big boobs" is overrated, if you'd go foor boobs some girls still consider big or bigger. 🤔

[@maryjane9407]

@@Suussa this!!! Totally agree. Big breasted women still want cleavage but not the back problems, etc. that comes with it so they opt for the "smallest" they can go. So not really uncommon

[@vianjelos]

Not being able to wear anything strapless(seriously I cant stand having to pull up my bra and or top/dress constantly because it keeps slipping..and clear bra straps hurt)

[@NEETGirlGaming]

bens childhood obsession with monkeys is not helping the banana jokes die 😭😭

[@lizethdiaz7]

fr 😭😭

[@pretty948]

Let's just copyright it then he can't like them anymore

[@siggyswatches]

5:24 was a missed opportunity to say, “aRe yOu KiDdiNg?! Of cOurSe I dOn’T sLeEp WiTh a StUfFeD aNiMaL!”

[@niamhworrell3334]

Omgggg this had me crying 😂😂😂

[@simplypodlogical]

firing myself rn

[@audrasteia7]

I can hear this 😭

[@siggyswatches]

@@simplypodlogical We still love our Holo Queen™️ 😘 👑

[@gsd715]

What is this referencing? I googled it and only articles about sleeping with stuff toys came up.

[@victoriawinter9193]

I’m 22 and have depression/anxiety so I usually sleep with a stuffed animal. My partner doesn’t mind at all.

[@camilopez3443]

same over here

[@izzymypickle663]

Bruh same

[@commanderwaddles3483]

Everyone in my life who I've seen sleep (except my mom) ends up cuddling with any pillow, stuffed animal, or even lump of clothing that's around. Y'all remember that experiment with the baby monkey to see if he would go to the robot monkey with milk or the robot monkey with fake fur he could cuddle? Bro chose the cuddles. Mammal like cuddles lol

[@CheshieD]

@@commanderwaddles3483 well... social mammals like cuddles

[@silviaponce3848]

I sleep with a perfumed small towel that I cuddle when I'm falling asleep, and I put it over my eyes so that the early morning light doesn't bother me. My partner at the time has never minded at all.

[@nei_chan8201]

As a mega theatre kid and someone that owns a bunch of stuffed animals, I felt SO ATTACKED in the beginning ;-;

[@nicolethomas8639]

me too

[@allytatti]

Sameee

[@giselaballerina6830]

Sameeeeeeeee

[@millievanillie24]

RIGHT?!

[@bee.ok666]

suffer.

[@eb5530]

Megamind is a pretty good example of having the “villain” as a main character. It’s a great movie and very funny.

[@noemimoreno9466]

Omg yes, I love that movie

[@vikkiruss]

Megamind is amazing 😁

[@lyndsierebecca5076]

That was my first thought!

[@inkling457]

*PRESENTATION!! ✨*

[@shawnaviola8276]

“The best holo taco launch to date” I wonder if this has to do with Ben’s billboards 🤔🧐

[@XSemperIdem5]

They should get billboards for the next launch too. For the sake of sales data comparison.

[@navyamalhotra6525]

Haha😂😂

[@CCBeanzzz]

I bought this box for the first time because the product group was far superior to others in my opinion.

[@commanderwaddles3483]

@@XSemperIdem5 We need Matt to star in the next billboards. We can make fun of gender specific marketing by having career-specific marketing. Nail polish for mathematicians lol

[@randoff32]

I tried "Netflix and chill?" on my wife. We're now on season 3 of Gilmore Girls.

[@AkaGinny]

Your mind will be blown when you reach the end! 😂 love the show!

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

Grown, married adult... still sleep with a stuffed bear and my childhood one on my nightstand (he's very delicate). Normalize healthy coping behaviors. I used to be terrified of the dark as a child or rooms that are too quiet or being alone. Having a teddy bear makes me not feel alone. Yes, I have cats. No they won't let me cuddle them. Yes, there's a difference between cuddling a small teddy bear and being cuddled as a small teddy bear by another human.

[@InDustWeTrust19]

I relate to your comment very much!um a 34 yr old lady who lives with my boyfriend and I sleep with m childhood bear on top of the lid of my hamper, which is directly beside my nightstand on my side of the bed. That teddy has seen way too much stuff in its life, I remember it as a child in really warm memories and also clutching it sobbing as a teenager and adult during some really horrible times. Now when I look at it, it is both a source of comfort and a warm reminder of my family I literally want to be buried with that bear

[@nadiamillones9979]

I'm only 18 but I sleep with a big stuffed sloth all the time, it makes me feel safe and not lonely, also helps when my chronic pain hits, and when it's summer or too hot I use my childhood stuffed puppy. I don't think we should feel embarrassed at all

[@lenaboyer6981]

26yo who still sleeps with a teddy bear here, at this point he is basically a glorified pillow lol but he fits perfectly in my neck/elbow when I’m in bed and it’s very cozy/comforting!

[@lyndziet1206]

24, still sleep with my baby blankets + have all my childhood stuffed animals in an ottoman :)

[@elisaslibrary]

As someone who gets migraines I'm honestly way more annoyed at people telling you what you have is not a migraine just because your experience is different than theirs, than people saying they have a migraine when they really just mean a headache lol

[@fionakeenan7885]

Thanks you. I've never experienced this prejudice personally but definitely fear the scenario concidering I suffer from some pretty bad migraines myself.

[@breille9723]

Also the idea that bc someone isn't incapacitated they aren't having a migraine is so far off. My migraines range from less pain than a normal headache to 10x worse, but there are consistent symptoms that make them migraines. But after years of having them and a few birth control switches, most are just an annoyance.

[@elisaslibrary]

@@breille9723 Exactly

[@mytasteinmusicisyourface3020]

Yes!! I find it more annoying when people tell me that I'm "overreacting" or that "its just a headache" than if someone calls their headache a migraine.

[@ashlynselby243]

Yes! I've suffered from migraines monthly for about 7 years now. They're actually increasing in severity and frequency as I get older (and they'll occasionally pair with my period), but because I've had them since middle school I've had to learn how to work with them because I didn't actually realize that they were migraines until high school and teachers and coaches don't accept "I have a really bad headache" as an excuse for lack of focus or trying to limit movement. As a result of sort of working through them (which will occasionally result in throwing up), I sort of just deal with them while continuing my daily activities, though perhaps with less vigor or energy, so I don't seem debilitated, but I am in much more pain than I might let on.

[@dianeschmidt17]

I would watch an entire podcast of Ben just explaining a movie to Cristine that she has never seen

[@raverie1225]

AHAH IM HERE FROM HER INSTAGRAM STORY AND THEYRE ACTUALLY DOING IT

[@CJ-df7gf]

Got some news for ya

[@BlameItOnJoe]

Well... whaddya think?

[@georginavasvari4906]

So, how was it?

[@GeneralNickles]

I watched that one before this one, and I gotta say it was great.

[@VanessaBacca]

I need a Marvel podcast where Ben tries to explain every movie plot to her. Or make her guess every super hero by their picture.

[@oviya9687]

yes.

[@yelljal2764]

yes.

[@thenopedetective]

ouu or by their backstory!

[@QueenAlia]

Maleficent is a kind of "villain wins" movie, where Maleficent who is traditionally the villain is shown in a different light, and she "wins" in the end.

[@coltjames9159]

She's like: Fuck you, society. Imma do my own thing and nobody can stop me. XD

[@RealBradMiller]

Legit a more recent Disney live-action that I enjoyed.

[@ilooklikekirby]

i thought it was so great that maleficent was their sleeping beauty remake because it was actually so creative/reinventive vs just recycling the same story!! not to say that the cinderella remake was a boring knockoff or something it’s actually one of my favorite movies! they really couldn’t do another sleeping beauty remake cuz it just wouldn’t measure up at this point 😅

[@cupcakewithouttheicing]

Ben: sometimes a musical will break through pop culture... Me: ah, yes. High School Musical Ben: ...Moulin Rouge and La La Land

[@avokanima3403]

Not me thinking about Glee😂

[@britlilbit]

Hamilton & Hairspray

[@jessicascott6715]

I thought the exact same thing lol 😆

[@tamrissa]

am i the only one who immediately thought of sweeny todd?

[@minagica]

@@tamrissa I love musicals but despise Sweeney Todd

[@bogusia561]

Is Ben growing his moustache just in order to not be recognisable on billboards?

[@tyffanii1]

Haha, I believe that is the reason.

[@samanthaduke6660]

The mustache makes me think Ben is about to launch his own brand of hot sauce

[@robsmoonah]

Keith habersberger is QUAKING

[@fonsineknshr]

Perfect for their taco tuesday!

[@georgiam4725]

Hoto taco!

[@TastyYazz]

When I get migraines, they usually start as a "normal" bad headache, and then slowly transition and get worse until I'm crying and can't be around other human persons or lights anymore.

[@MyvIsLove2]

mood

[@notaspacealien]

Mine start as neck pain and radiate up to my temples, eyes, and face. Then I'm just in horrendous pain for hours/days

[@srcworm]

Same I get normal headaches like everyone, but before and during my period I get migraines. and they start as a headache and then I remember I’m on my period and I’m like oh no this is gonna turn into a migraine this is gonna be bad.

[@CheshieD]

Same. I also have a bad habit of not doing anything about it, like taking meds or eating food, until I’m in so much pain I’m crying and snapping at people as I writhe in my chair.

[@elvirayee2060]

This is me too. I start off feeling much discomfort and keeps on figuring out whats wrong and then realizes i have a headache that's getting worse, and then it gets worse but clearer, that by the time i know it, welp a migraine

[@sky3713]

the stuffed animal thing has to do with anxiety sometimes. it's kinda like comfort shows or comfort foods. it helps them feel better

[@islacruickshank353]

Same my school would let me have one in class to help he fell better

[@Min-Taro]

Yeah. I lived in dorms for about 4years with roommates and got so used to it that I need stuffed animals when I sleep so it doesn't feel too empty.

[@evahalb]

Hahaha I like your name😂

[@nlellison99]

They are also just super cute!

[@RoKer13]

Yeah, like I knew people who literally had actual emotional support animals in college so stuffed animals are just a toned down version of that. You don't have to take care of them or buy them things lol

[@serenityfox4]

next week: show Cristine random clips from marvel movies with no context and have her guess or figure out what's supposed to be happening and who's in the clip

[@jasmingovers4403]

Oh hell yeah! That would be funny!

[@briana9425]

and Star Wars

[@AMSD557]

OMG please and make some questions multiple choice because some of them might be a little hard without some prompting

[@KamikoInu]

100%

[@tashaclarke2491]

Oh my gosh. Yes.

[@jessieboucher3405]

"Who's the villain of this podcast?" Ben's mustache is. It's the villain of this podcast.

[@blahbdiblhdiblegh]

I'm a smoker, and used to live in an apartment building where it was legal to smoke in the balcony and in the unit. I chose not to because I understand the adverse health effects of smoking. What I put in my body is my own choice and addiction, the last thing I want is to subject others to it. So I would smoke where people put their trash, or go for a walk. I also absolutely refuse to smoke around children, in parks or walking down the street. I also carry a little zip lock to so I can dispose of my butts in a way where dogs or children won't have access to them. As for patches or nicotine gum, it can be effective for some people. Most of the people in my life, including myself have found that it's very difficult to quit with those things, because cigarettes tend to be mentally as addictive as physically, the act of smoking is almost ritualised. After food of waking up are the hardest. I think the middle ground is that smoking should be treated as an addiction, it should not be criminalised because that has proven to be ineffective. People who smoke should be conscientious about their impact on others. Such as the social impact, I do my best to keep my clothes washed, my breath fresh and my hands clean. But in the end there's no judgement from me if someone doesn't want to interact with me because I smoke. But I also don't think it's something that people should shout from the rooftops in the sense of calling me disgusting. It doesn't change a lot, and it makes it hard to have an open dialogue about my issue when people are telling me I'm gross. As for laws, I absolutely agree that smoking should be banned in apartment buildings and indoors, no exceptions. I also think it should be heavily restricted where children are present and in public spaces like train stations and parks. I also fervently dislike people who litter, but am unsure as to how to combat that issue.

[@KD-ou2np]

You sound like my boyfriend, hes a smoker with all the same habits, also absolutely DETESTS littering and ppl who don't pick up their dog poo.

[@fedupwithusernames]

I feel like nowadays having plushies as an adult isn't considered super weird, especially for women. I've always had plushies since childhood and still do as an adult. And I know quite a few people, both in my generation and my parents' generation, who lowkey collect plushies and have them if not in bed then at least as decorations in their rooms etc.

[@chloekoons5644]

Yeah it was kind of grating on my nerves that they were making fun of this. Like it seems like they're only hesitant to say their opinions on things when it's protecting people with harmful beliefs, but they have no problem low-key making fun of normal everyday people who are just tryna live their life.

[@quinevere]

@@chloekoons5644 um i feel like you are reading too far into them casually discussing it? their dynamic is all in good fun.

[@crunchyoats1862]

@@chloekoons5644 It's still objectively weird to sleep with stuffed animals. It doesn't harm anyone so it's fine, but... if you're about to show someone your bedroom for the first time... It's a good idea to hide the stuffed animals until you know them a bit better.

[@uedaakira1]

I keep mine at bed and now I use them to block the bottom of my so my rabbit doesn't get there.

[@uedaakira1]

@@chloekoons5644 I felt it too. More after the coment about pets being the "adult" like I have and also my mom habe stuffed animals she doesn't sleep with them but toss them away (as I do) but... still

[@fifi9995]

I feel like the tash is just enhancing Ben's Bob's Burgers vibes....

[@jasmingovers4403]

Jupp

[@Angelina-ub6cw]

Ben's Burgers 🍔

[@elizabethdisalvo6455]

Omg hahaha I’ll never unsee that now!

[@alyssaferry600]

100%!!!

[@Nicole-sj9hf]

We have to find the "I like getting my sleeves wet" person and get them the help they need. The mere thought of that made me so uncomfortable.

[@_bebeboudeur_]

I mean, what about summer time and people spraying their face with water? Isn't it the same logic?

[@m.l3483]

@@_bebeboudeur_ no bc your face doesn’t stay wet and keep slapping u on your bare arms! *shudders*

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

I think the "You're perfect the way you are" is a really important message when taken in context. I RARELY hear this statement in context of things like skills and health. My friend's daughter is perfect the way it is... kinky curls and all and that's a message she needs to hear because society does pressure people with hair like hers to straighten it to... look more ideal.

[@CheshieD]

Yeah context for it is very important. When it comes to something physical it makes sense and is ok. However when it comes to things like health and mental state and just overall personality, there is no “perfect the way you are”. You can always better yourself mentally, health wise, personality.

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

@@CheshieD that’s actually really toxic for a lot of people. That mentality is what keeps toxic diet culture in business. I’m a huge advocate of metabolic and mental health over appearance & perfect social skills but so many would say, “Do Better” which completely negates any progress already made and undermines future progress.

[@CheshieD]

@@Chaotic_Pixie if you read what I said that’s exactly what I’m saying. The only things that’s not perfect, and never will be, is your mentality, it’s always growing and evolving and you can always be a better person. You can’t just perfect your body, it’s impossible. The “you’re perfect the way you are” works in those situations. Because you can’t change your looks to be perfect, because it doesn’t exist. There is no perfect body.

[@thenailnoob3336]

' l

[@kaylynmcclaran9222]

Dead Poets Society is a great example of a movie where no one wins but it’s the only ending that seems right.

[@aspenbogner4377]

I really like the negitive endings that work well like this, it's thought provoking.

[@faeriesmak]

I love that movie.

[@zaynedickens2450]

The first time I saw it I was so caught off guard and sad. Thinking about it after it would be weird having a good ending

[@maybe8029]

I agree about the perfect thing. I think when people say “you’re perfect the way you are” what they mean is “you’re enough and you have inherent value as a human being and you don’t have to change anything about yourself to retain that value” not “you are literally a perfect human being” and that criticism was kind of taking the phrase in bad faith.

[@recoil53]

Yes, definitely a self esteem thing. It was just a weird take - just like the guy who was complaining about his big boobs.

[@beatm6948]

I agree, but I also think it's a faulty phrase that absolutely could be damaging, especially if someone has flaws they are hyped aware of. It just makes it feel like ppl are lying to you. Context matters. Personally, I despise the phrase, but the take that person had is very simplistic and unnecessarily negative.

[@justasmalltowngirl774]

I had a breast reduction and it was the best decision I've ever made... But none of my friends were smaller thought it was a good idea. I guess the grass is greener

[@jeaniecox9601]

Fun fact: neurologically migraines are distinct from headaches. I get so many more symptoms than my head hurting. Constantly hungry, thirsty and tired. Language and motor aura too. Sometimes I get horrible pain too, but they just feel totally different.

[@valaya.3]

Yeah, I remember looking it up, trying to figure out if my headache was really a headache or if it qualified as a migraine. I found that sensitivity to light is a major symptom of migraines--but I have often experienced that in a minor way. It's not fun, but most migraines I have experienced are not debilitating. But I guess I understand what she's saying. It feel a lot less inclined to physically do anything when doing makes the pain worse, but I am lucky in that it is, most often, bearable. I haven't paid attention to whether I experience symptoms like that, though

[@dawnthegoblin]

I honestly love that my boss lets me take days off when I have migraines because just everything is awful. For me it feels like someone is actively stabbing my eyes, ripping my eardrums, and drilling a hole in my scalp/neck. I also get headaches but I can just change gears and come back to complex work if i get a headache. Can't do that for migraines either I sleep or I die.

[@CheshieD]

Yes! I’ve had a few times where my migraines have caused heightened dizziness, anxiety, inability to rationally think, and even blindness!! The blindness is the scariest. My headaches however just hurt and slightly make me grumpy, and are way easier to tame down.

[@tdmccoy1211]

Looking at light when I have a migraine makes me throw up. And then the pain, pressure and throbbing from that happening is unbearable.

[@SportySkater420]

Ben kinda looks like a bootleg Freddie Mercury now, and I'm not ready for that conversation

[@shananigans6154]

This is the funniest shit ever. 🤣

[@India.R120]

Major props to everyone on the Holo Taco team, I guess those billboards worked! 🍌😋

[@gothgirl034]

That Migraine post is annoying. I have severe Migraines, diagnosed by a neurologist. If someone says they are having a Migraine then who are we to say they don't? I've had to work through Migraines in a Kitchen, it's possible. I've had to come home and collapse onto a tile floor in a dark room and just not move for the rest of the day. Sometimes you HAVE to work, no matter what, I don't have unlimited sick time at work and bills have to get paid.

[@InDustWeTrust19]

Yes, this. Absolutely.

[@jillhakala]

“You would take a paper towel and dab off the oil” DAB DAB DAB Make your pizza fab!

[@AJBrook-1017]

It pains me to know Cristine and Ben don't know what a shiba inu is 😭

[@sarina8045]

They are cat people 😻

[@tailsnatched4642]

What- what is it exactly? 0.0

[@aliiboop]

@@tailsnatched4642 a breed of dog :) super cute

[@anjaanibilli5313]

and they didn't even bother to look it up !

[@T-bear73]

I'm sure they know now🐕

[@abigailbuchan8018]

Me a 22 year old with a stuffed animal I can't sleep without... Edit: I'm also really into musicals. Wow I am being attacked here

[@charliev4156]

I’m 18, have stuffed animals and love musicals😂

[@MoonMoonTM]

Same but 24. Lol

[@quokkapi.]

22, always sleepin with my pusheen plushie lol

[@stephp6761]

I'm 30 and still sleep with a stuffed animal (at this point it's become more like a pillow, it fits perfectly under my arm)

[@Amarianee]

Hubby is 39 and he (we now lol) have a skelaniaml (Jax) that we sleep with. I'm beyond over the stupid social expectations and stigmas of what's "appropriate" for adults. If you can hold down a job and pay your bills, nothing else should matter as far as "adulting." Especially since you don't know what that person has gone through in life and why they chose to do things - like sleep with a stuffed animal. Same thing with things like, being afraid of the dark. He saw something horrifying when he was in tech school, so we've also got a night light and have to keep the door only barely cracked, or he can't sleep.

[@hannahcrabtree9821]

As a smoker myself I can say that most who do it feel shame and disgust doing it, but it doesn’t deter us because yes there are addiction issues there. I personally started as an act of self harm and the idea that it would shorten my life was a positive.

[@Pinchinstar]

Aw 🥺 I’m sorry that you felt that way and continue to experience the ramifications of it.

[@KD-ou2np]

My boyfriend has expressed that he feels this way a few times, only when he was drinking and feeling particularly sad. I hope he stops smoking one day but I'm not sure what will get him there.

[@oliviabridger6635]

Cristine: ‘Shonda Rhimes would just kill all the main characters’ George, Derek, Denny, Adele, Ellis, Lexie, Sloan: am I a joke to you????

[@sweetly1634]

@@lenajolly5974 57:00

[@reedz7068]

Exactly 😭

[@grizeldamayhem]

Y’all did a good job handling the migraine question. One reason migraine isn’t well enough understood is that it’s a disease that affects a greater percentage of women than men (cue years of stigma and underfunded research). Migraine is a complex neurological disease - it helps communicate the scope of it by referring to “migraine attacks” instead of “migraines.” Luckily there have been a bunch of new treatment options to come on the market in the past couple of years, so things are looking up for us migraineurs. ❤️

[@stanorange]

"Most people don't like singing in movies". *Indians look at the camera like they're in the Office*

[@ktbyrd]

*jim entered the chat*

[@urmumzknt]

We need a "Simply Watches Bollywood" episode!

[@harminder_kaur]

@@urmumzknt OMG YESSSS 😂😂😂

[@hosnejahan9003]

@@urmumzknt Yes Yes Yes !!!

[@goofy_gooberism]

@@urmumzknt LOVE THAT IDEA

[@karenromero8431]

Zyler walking all over the table searching for pets. 🥺😭

[@nooooooooooo4769]

When Zyler jumped on the table and began just walking around, I zoned out and just kept staring at him and their talking just faded away for a while😂😂

[@cookiewolf04a86]

Hahaha

[@kathmorgan3429]

That guy can't police whether someone has "real" migraines based on the pain level. Personally, my migraines do not normally present with a headache! I just get the aura, which can interfere with my ability to function because you know... blind.

[@molly-zx9cr]

Yeah. I take medicine which skips me over the attack and just gives me the postdrome. So if i take it in time I usually just get body aches, nausea, brain fog, and vascular effects like heart palpitations, rapid blood pressure changes, hot flashes, and chills. But that can still be debilitating like you can’t go run errands or anything because you can’t drive with brain fog and not knowing if your bp will suddenly drop. And you can’t focus on anything. And can’t eat because you’re nauseous. And are sore all over from head to toe from the cytokines and are really just exhausted. It sucks. Dude doesn’t know what he’s talking about. My neurologist calls it a migraine it’s a migraine. This dude doesn’t have a medical degree he can go to hell.

[@alisha-kae]

I get very similar migraines! I lose my vision for a bit and then I'm really sensitive to light when it comes back and I normally do get slight pain but for me the pain is not the worst part it's everything else!

[@ania5038]

I'm not sure if I get an aura but my eyesight definitely gets blurry, it's so weird. I can literally feel that my blood vessels around my eyes are constricting and that is probably what causes the disrupted vision.

[@alisha-kae]

@@ania5038 I think that counts. I remember being told that any sort of visual disturbance counts as an aura.

[@ania5038]

@@alisha-kae Huh good to know. I always pictured it to be some kind of glowing halo by what is sounds like lol

[@catherinemorris2713]

When I first met my boyfriend at university (we were 18) he joked about the fact I had a stuffed animal and was quite shocked about it. 5 years later he steals it from me every night!

[@keturahmaracle8191]

“I don’t care if you have the right to spill milk, like fuck off” if my new favourite quote by Ben 🤣

[@noemichaw]

Can we have a full episode of just talking to Cristine about Marvel stuffs and seeing how she reacts? “is it an amulet?”

[@bisma1352]

lmao i love her confusing gauntlet with goblet

[@niko_nii]

Hearing Ben say "I myself have big boobs" and my life will never be the same

[@sabeck4]

7:19 I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T LOVED ENOUGH AS A CHILD. BEYN. 💀💀💀

[@Zawasbaby]

this killed me BEYN DONT CALL ME OUT LIKE THAT

[@lahhhhhren]

I want Cristine to actually watch all the Marvel films & fast forward through all the fight scenes & then give a general review

[@thevirtualtraveler]

Would there be any film left?

[@htebazilej]

She really should! I totally agree with her about the fight scenes. I love the movies but I tend to zone out during the "action scenes". I just care about the story! I believe that the only movie I haven't seen yet is Black Panther because my boyfriend hasn't been "in the mood" to watch it yet and I "have to" wait for him. lol

[@jennawolf1187]

I definitely agree with Ben when he said he doesn’t want Amazon to be the only place he can buy a book in the future. So many book stores are going out of business. Book stores are important. 😭

[@Whitetea94]

I sleep with a teady bear and once didn't have it with me. My husband saw me sleeping and hugging a pillow and decided it was the saddest thing ever so he went and bought me a new one just for that week

[@misspiece22]

I am an adult, and I actually use a large stuffed animal AS a body pillow. Hugging it keeps my chest open. I usually collape forward.

[@Bethherzz]

Same

[@zoea6440]

I have a pillow I hug.

[@leahgroess5361]

If you can find the right size/shape of stuffed animal, it's fantastic as both a body pillow and comfort snuggler. I have both a body pillow and a giant stuffed Appa from ATLA that I use as a body pillow so I can sleep on either side. His head is the perfect size to support my arms, and he's just the right length so his tail sits between my knees so my hips don't get wonky when I sleep! My husband usually gets up about an hour before I do, and he always just puts Appa next to me when he leaves and it works out fantastically.

[@kayenjee]

My husband and I both use a certain style of squishmallows to sleep with because it keeps are arms/bodies in place while sleeping. They prevent old people problems 😅

[@hannathehumblebard101]

Same - I bought that giant squishy shark from Ikea back in October and it's better than my regular pillows

[@chacopaco407]

I've had the same stuffed animal for almost my whole life, and I'm 30 now. My two sisters and I have Care Bear Cousins. Penguin 🐧, Lamb 🐑 and Monkey 🐒 We have them tattooed on our right foot, too! It's so that we are always connected even when we are states/realms apart. 💜💚💛

[@sabrinaelisa94]

You guys not petting Zyler is giving me anxiety 😂

[@SSBakes]

Lmao I was looking for this comment! Thank you!

[@sonal6780]

Ben does at 18:09 !!

[@PaulinaSanchez]

Cristine talking about grey's anatomy and ben talking about avengers was just ✨✨✨✨✨

[@Ninscholos]

And Cristine trying to talk about Avangers with Ben with her knowledge from Twitter and KZbin 😂

[@PaulinaSanchez]

@@Ninscholos yessss

[@jovial.milieu]

As a big fan of both universes (grey's and MCU) I am pretty sure I could die happy now.

[@EgObArNeT]

I love the "confession" of the person who likes to get their sleeves wet! It's cute and I have my own weird sensations that I enjoy feeling, so I can relate. I think that people should be sharing stuff like that more :)

[@htebazilej]

I love that you guys mentioned how smoking doesn't just effect the smoker! I am highly sensitive to cigarette smoke and think it's ridiculous that the guy in the apartment above me can smoke all he wants and I have to smell it in my apartment. I even had an apartment that said "no smoking" in the lease and yet the people above me were allowed to smoke. I entered an agreement with the assumption that my space would be smoke free, but it wasn't. I agree with almost everything Ben said about this topic!

[@julietafeleder4985]

I love how Christine says she was in Anything Goes like nobody will have heard of it LMAO

I love how they’re like “do people even like musicals” as if Broadway doesn’t exist and Hamilton didn’t literally make the entirety of Gen Z understand American history

[@fionaxx8645]

@ that broke my heart 😔💔

[@_bebeboudeur_]

(I haven't, oop)

[@_alex_y.not_]

7:00 "say you're cat people without saying you're cat people"

[@leahnoone1027]

Girl, everyone dies or leaves in greys like everyone, like nobody wins in greys, shondra gives amazing characters and like kills them off or makes them leave 😂😂

[@H3lianthus]

One of the best protagonist/antagonist stories that I can think of is from Anime "Death Note" it is a classic at this point. But watching the story and seeing how the main character protagonist is slowly changing to the evil side just by staying true to his motives was amazing. I need to re-watch it.

[@JoannaMae1]

Smoking actually was completely banned from my apartment complex (in the states) because someone dropped a cigarette in some landscaping a few years back and actually set one of the buildings on fire. You had to be X feet away from the building to smoke in our lease.

[@askalemuralia]

Ben in this getup looks like he could be a character in Gravity Falls. The clear frames, moustache, pastel hoodie and Holo nails, approved!

[@ryleeburnand9776]

Holy shit Christine is the most emotionally intelligent person I’ve EVER witnessed

[@amandacutebutevil6539]

Book / movie where the “villain” wins - Gone girl by Gillian Flynn. Depends on who you consider the victim to be.

[@CrescentMond]

Ben's moustache gives me Freddie Mercury vibes and I love it even if I don't love moustaches

[@johndododoe1411]

Reminds me of one of the rappers in the "Sabotage" music video back in the day.

[@blueeyesandthickthighs6003]

YES!

[@nikeblazerwearer]

I spit out my water when Ben said “for people who weren’t loved enough as a child”

[@jinxie8]

I felt so called out.

[@CourtneySCH]

When I have my boyfriend around I don’t sleep with stuffed animals. I like holding things when I fall asleep. So my stuffed bear replaces my boyfriend when I’m not with him.

[@Korilian13]

My folks taught me that if you enjoy being able to shop local, you should shop local when you can. Which is not to say that you have to support every local store or that everyone can afford to.

[@goofy_gooberism]

Mine too, I have a small business on Pinterest and I get if people don’t want to or can’t buy my products. Maybe Maybelline is cheaper, my products don’t look good, you don’t agree with my company policies, whatever. People aren’t obligated to buy my things just because I’m a small business.

[@HillaryinDisneyland]

Them saying they don’t like musicals physically hurt me 😭

[@Lzaz87]

Physical. Pain.

[@Flowerhag]

I feel it, there’s so much musical hate but I guess theoretically I can understand it but.. I LIKE THE SING

[@BethanJane22]

Felt this to my core 😭

[@UKChloeT]

Next topic: Ben trying to explain things in popular culture that Cristine has no knowledge of 😂

[@ihugcats4624]

My great grandfather survived the Titanic! He and his two cousins put on all the clothes they had, my grandfather had an especially thick coat, and they all hung off of driftwood until help came. His wife later almost boarded the Lusitania and had the trip canceled last minute! My great grandfather was also one of the main people to report that there had been gunfire on the ship while everything was happening. So, my ancestor both made the movie villain more interesting and gave me my happy ending (or I wouldn't exist!) at the same time :)

[@grifentei652]

Omg this is crazy, I'm glad he survived!!

[@thegradientguy5020]

i have a major anxiety disorder and so i’ll hug a stuffed animal to calm down so i was worried when that question came up but i’m glad they didn’t say it was dumb! generally theyre very good at not judging too harshly and it makes this so much more enjoyable

[@mygirl737g2]

me (36F) snuggling up in bed with my stuffed lion getting ready to listen to this podcast....in my defense yes i have anxiety and depression and my lion is weighted with sand and filled with lavender for aromatherapy - it helps me.

[@faeriesmak]

Oh man! I need one of those. I have a body pillow and a blanket. I have anxiety and autism.

[@Faleriih19]

Ok, I feel attacked. I'm a 23 years old who needs to hold a big pillow to sleep at night :c

[@faeriesmak]

I am 46 and do the same thing.

[@nichole5652]

Same. I do it for health reasons too (if I squash my boobs at night (I sleep on my side) I wake up with so much chest pain it's unreal)

[@aleks7957]

Honestly, kinda same. I’m 18 but I recently realized that sleeping on one pillow while hugging another pillow is just so comfortable to me. And as a person that sometimes struggles to fall asleep, I say do whatever helps you feel the best🤗

[@rheafuhrman5291]

There were some episodes in Bones where they never found the bad guy, even as the most incredible forensic science team. They also had a few different reoccurring bad guys. From a serial killer who buried people alive to a tech genius who became obsessed with the team and killed multiple people. Both of those spanned throughout a season which was cool.

[@natatat381]

Vincent's scene haunts me to this day- just had to add that 😭😭😭

[@rheafuhrman5291]

Omg yes 😭

[@librarianlysia4709]

I'm 31 and I have slept with stuffed animals, and my pets, consistently since childhood. I don't find it weird at all. It's an emotional comfort as well as physical comfort as a side sleeper.

[@Iroh12345]

I'm so early that my podcast idea might even stand a chance of being noticed! I was thinking, wouldn't it be cool to do a podcast on ancestry? Where you guys' ancestors came from, what countries your relatives have lived in, what you think of those silly, inaccurate, information-stealing ancestry tests, etc. Obviously I just want to know if Cristine's last name is Dutch or German HAHA. Happy Taco Tuesday and greetings from the Netherlands!

[@yally9]

second this !

[@starrlasmith7585]

I honestly thought they already had! Great idea!

[@cucug8324]

That’d be fun.

[@daisychain6967]

I love this idea! I would be interested to see if Ben has Polish ancestry because his last name sounds very Polish. And they could bring in Jen and Matt!

[@daisychain6967]

@Izarim yeah neither have I which is why I’m curious

[@layna3192]

Around 19 minutes in they talk about the breast one. As a teenager with abnormally large breasts (for a teen) I do agree to an extent. It has caused me back pain and it’s annoying to have people constantly say “I wish I had a large chest like you” because they want it for the look, but they don’t realize how much weight it actually is. I’ve gotten bad posture because of it and I just wish they were gone.

[@XSemperIdem5]

I've never understood the appeal of the whole "bigger is better" thing when it comes to breast size. How about proportional to your body size and type so you don't have health problems? 🤷

[@emb_ivy]

To add, im a 5 ft female with 36 D. On my frame, they look quite big. I work in a male dominated field and I noticed that when I started wearing sports bras to work (which makes the breasts look smaller) I started being treated with more respect and my opinions and orders were actually taken more seriously. It blew my mind.

[@caitlin329]

Hannah Witton did a good video once about 'why having big boobs sucks'. As for the 'bigger is better' thing? Because we must exist to please men, of course.

[@layna3192]

@@emb_ivy I understand you lol, I’m a 5 ft girl with G size cups. Sadly I have to wait until I’m 18 to get a reduction😔

[@emb_ivy]

@@layna3192 it sucks you have to wait but you're gonna feel so much better afterwards. Best of luck to you.

[@imjudgingyou000]

Why would he immediately think “I’ll run it under water” rather than just put it in the freezer or fridge? 😭😭😭

[@user-hello2]

Music is a good way of conveying feelings. Like in Hamilton and La La Land! You can’t have the musicals without the music.

[@ChillyGillyBean]

I still sleep with stuffed animals, it helps with anxiety and allows me to fall asleep

[@prettygeekyandnottoogirly9958]

When my BF is not here I do too

[@missnewvillage]

Same. I feel so validated rn

[@claraberg1214]

Same. I sleep with a giant teddy bear and a small/big bunny (it used to be almost my size at 3) I have a king size bed and I just cuddle with them sometimes and then not always. But they are always there unless I have my SO over.

[@SallyOaktree]

Me too. Although my use is also for physical confort. I sleep on my side and hate to feel the weight of my arm just hanging over my chest. So a stuffie supports my arm and also helps to separate and support my chest. A pillow would be too big so a stuffie is perfect.

[@claraberg1214]

@@SallyOaktree yes I agree! I use them just to get the affects of cuddling too. It's just nice and comforting ☺

[@otakuchiclifeisbeautiful_n7471]

Cristine your holo taco team is amazing. Both warehouse and customer service. I am a medical professional with a background in business management and I am continually impressed with how your energy transfers to those around you. Keep being an amazing person and your fans and holo teams will always follow you gladly.

[@judasq]

32:52 That law passed in Alberta only in 2008, so don't feel too old. Also, as someone who used to smoke, I don't think it's unreasonable at all to ask smokers to leave a housing area in order to smoke. People that are unwilling to do that are smoking out of boredom and laziness, not addiction. If I wanted to feed my addiction that badly, I would walk a distance for it.

[@adelaide22]

About smoking indoors: I'm only 20 and I vividly remember having a smoking section and the complaints from the community once Michigan passed the law against smoking indoors. No idea how indoor smoking was allowed for so long.

[@sweetest4684]

stuffed animals are just cute, friend-shaped pillows. 🐻💕

[@danterpan]

when i was in the 7th grade my aunt stole my mickey mouse (the one my dad gave me when i was 4) and said that “i’m too old to sleep with a stuffed toy” WHILE I WAS ASLEEP and lied to me saying she threw it away. i found it a year later in her room in her SHELF full of stuffed toys and when i confronted her she laughed and said “oh i was just kidding” that stuffed toy was my safety blanket that helped with my anxiety during tough times.

[@XSemperIdem5]

Now I'm angry at someone I don't even know. That was cruel of her to do to you. It was an equivalent of that saying about stealing candy from a baby.

[@halloweenallyearround4889]

I wanna make your aunt cry. What a horrible shameless abusive person!! I'm glad you got your Mickey Mouse back.

[@makeupdiaries6438]

The "villain" winning is all Black Mirror is (most eps, anyway.) I went through a phase where I was obsessed with Black Mirror. The lingering feeling of dread at the end of each episode was strangely comforting (I was going through a really bad low in my life during that time)

[@Kaeracter]

Thanks for discussing what the potential criminalization of cigarettes would look like. It'd be great if no one ever smoked, but throwing those people in jail if they did doesn't solve the issue :)

[@ClassifiedM96]

I’m a smoker and I’ve always kept as a rule for myself to never smoke around anyone who doesn’t smoke. Like if I’m with non-smoking friends or family, I won’t smoke

[@_bebeboudeur_]

I would love it if my dad could do the same !

[@andrewlai8353]

I am incredibly disappointed in Beyyyyyyyn, because he didn’t call us “super simp squad”

[@Skittl1321]

Scrubs did a good job of episodes where the "villain" won. They'd get you really invested in patients, often over multiple episodes, then kill them.

[@aleksandraszczepanska6351]

1:00:55 I highly recommend "Inferno" by Dan Brown. At first it may seem as action and coincedence packed thriller, but THE ENDIG OH BOI, after that I really researched and questioned the problem of overpopulation. btw. the ending is completely different in the movie and as much as I love Tom Hanks he couldn't save it

[@ademers03]

"What's a Shiba?" ME and My Shiba: *AUDIBLE GASP*