My Brother, My Brother And Me: MBMBaM 418: Trial of the Riddlemancers

August 6, 2018 12:12 PM

GREETINGS, TRAVELER. You find yourself locked within the deepest depths of our Dastardly Podcast Labyrinth! There is only one escape: Solve these ingenious, crowdsourced riddles! We found them on the very worst website we've ever been to. Sugested talking points: A Lot of Vasectomy Chat, White Hat Aldi Hacker, Badass Kung Fu Panda Quotes, Riddles.com, Fountains of Pain
posted by Tevin (15 comments total)

Whoo. That's what I call a cold open. Poor dude, I hear the second kid is the hardest. God bless him for being so up-front about it!
posted by Countess Elena at 3:02 PM on August 6, 2018 [2 favorites]

in my estimation this episode included THREE instant classic bits (justin's vasectomy, riddles.com, and minor key stacey's mom). the brothers are on fire lately.
posted by JimBennett at 6:46 PM on August 6, 2018 [5 favorites]

Are they talking about the grocery store Raleys? I didn’t know it was national and also I pronounce it “Ray-lees”.

My new favorite drinking game is them messing up an ad and talking about not getting paid for it.

I really liked how they effortlessly but meticulously avoided gendering Tom in the moneyzone.

Oh my god I really loved the Stacy’s Mom cover.
posted by bleep at 7:08 PM on August 6, 2018

This was one of my all-time favorite episodes.

Re: Rally's, I think they're talking about the fast food burger place.
posted by rogerrogerwhatsyourrvectorvicto at 7:42 PM on August 6, 2018

This was a really weird episode and I loved it. As someone who will be doing what Justin is doing before too long I appreciate he is blazing a trail so I know what to expect. Hilarious and informative.

Also there were so many divergences and weird digressions here it was glorious. But the opening vasectomy bit was just So Much but so very funny. I haven't laughed that hard In a good long time.
posted by Tevin at 8:42 PM on August 6, 2018

Can they do another podcast where they rate online riddles? Because I could go for that all day long.
posted by meese at 8:58 PM on August 6, 2018 [3 favorites]

Oh wow. Getting a vasectomy sounds FUN. I mean, it was great for me anyway.
posted by arcticwoman at 5:13 PM on August 7, 2018 [1 favorite]

Jesse talked about his vasectomy in graphic detail on JJGO a few months ago. It gets a lot more fun, apparently lol.
posted by bleep at 9:13 AM on August 8, 2018

I am so pleased to know that I'm not the only person alive who knows that Fountains of Wayne put out literally any songs that aren't Stacy's Mom, but oh my god that minor key version was so, so painful.
posted by Sequence at 2:08 PM on August 8, 2018 [1 favorite]

When I got my vasectomy I was extremely dosed up on Valium and it was pretty chill. Getting the gas is a big waste of money in my opinion. I was also the driver for my brother's vasectomy and I don't know if he's a cheap date or what because he was EXTREMELY loopy, we stopped by Taco Bell afterwards and he swears his first memory after the procedure is finding himself covered in taco in his recliner at home.

I'd characterize the amount of discomfort I felt as having my scrotum pinched pretty hard, so what Justin was subjected to was spot on. Also, I can't imagine needing a jock strap?! Tighty whiteys were more than sufficient.

Also, DJ Cummerbund made his own attempt at Minor Key Stacy's Mom a couple years ago. Honestly, while their video is certainly more well-produced I can't say it beats Justin playing it essentially live and impromptu over Skype.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 3:03 PM on August 8, 2018 [1 favorite]

Drew Davenport is back in the mix!
posted by drezdn at 5:51 AM on August 9, 2018 [4 favorites]

If you liked riddles.com you will love badkidsjokes.tumblr.com
posted by Rock Steady at 8:42 AM on August 9, 2018 [1 favorite]

I don't know what you're all talking about, that minor key version of Stacy's Mom was great. It sounded like the beginnings of a Nick Cave murder ballad, I loved it.
posted by yasaman at 11:57 AM on August 9, 2018 [7 favorites]

Good Mythical Morning made an episode about their vasectomies, if that's your thing.

I was laughing on the treadmill during Stacy's Mom, and I don't even know the original.
posted by The corpse in the library at 5:06 PM on August 9, 2018

the riddles dot com riddles made me laugh so hard while walking home that my muscles got weak and I nearly fell down a couple times. they said riddles were the new advice in jest, but I believe it in earnest
posted by queenofbithynia at 10:23 PM on August 9, 2018 [3 favorites]