826 - Bootie-Os

• Repeating “time for a bath” gag with tax refund references
• Joke about buying gas and candy with tax refund
• Mentions donation to charity during checkout
• Sassy and exaggerated tax refund persona named “Taxitude”
• Introduction of Friday Free Show
• Guest appearance by comedian Amy LaCour
• Mention of David Jolly possibly joining later
• Promotion of Funny Bone show with Jari Nose and Preacher Lawson
• Mention of new Tom and Dan merch, including car coasters and sticker packs
• Collaboration with Hittin’ Skins for promo items and car wraps
• Upcoming Tom and Dan straw hats and sun shirts
• Praise for Eric Merchman's tropical sun shirt design
• Shoutout to the Orlando Science Center’s DC exhibit and summer camps
• OSC.org mentioned, mix-up with OCLS (library)
• Library event Melrose Pop Festival mentioned
• Clarification for Amy about Hittin’ Skins not being “skin” related
• Ball and bat wings humor and exaggerated ball descriptions
• Amy’s background as a licensed mental health counselor and former therapist
• Amy now does comedy and therapist trainings
• She runs a live psych show with comedians
• Discussion about Psychology Today being viewed as pop-psych
• Debate over inviting yourself to events
• Example involving Dan’s daughter Maisie and dance invitations
• Article arguing self-invites aren’t as embarrassing as people think
• Dan strongly opposes people inviting themselves to events
• Tom mentions his hesitation to invite others due to obligation concerns
• Example of Sam being invited/not invited to events
• Issue of boss-employee social invites creating pressure
• Tom avoids inviting friends without kids to kid-centric events
• General dislike for being invited to social events
• Stories of people guilt-tripping them for not attending events
• Mention of Guy Torre calling out Dan for never attending his shows
• Acknowledgement that Tom is more welcoming to invites
• Jokes about Tom just wanting women at pool parties
• Dan jokes about Tom’s long-term swinging attempts
• Dan explains he doesn’t care who visits unless he dislikes them
• Discussion on whether people can tell if they’re not welcome
• Psychology Today article suggests fear of self-inviting is often unwarranted
• Author claims people often don’t invite others due to oversight, not rejection
• Dan and Tom contrast personalities—Dan needs control, Tom is more spontaneous
• Questioning the legitimacy and data behind the Psychology Today article
• Speculation that Gen Z may have a different view on self-inviting
• Amy refuses to self-invite to avoid making people uncomfortable
• Reference to Ross McCoy awkwardly asking Dave Coulier to open for him
• Dan recounts being embarrassed during Ross’s interaction with Coulier
• Amy discusses how hard it is to ask to be booked on comedy shows
• Social media makes self-inviting to shows easier for comedians
• Discussion on generational differences in communication and etiquette
• Facebook events blur the lines between open and private invitations
• Amy accepts not being invited if it's a small, intimate gathering
• Discussion on deliberate versus accidental exclusion from plans
• Tommy afraid to invite friends due to childhood trauma from Crystal’s story
• Crystal’s birthday party trauma unintentionally affected Tommy’s behavior
• Dan jokes about past trauma and inappropriate parental behavior
• Amy describes being methodical with party invites to ensure good experiences
• Amy admits to being called the “party Nazi” for controlling party dynamics
• She avoids inviting incompatible personalities to certain themed events
• Amy attending a Lonely Island-themed party
• Tom jokes about costume ideas for the party, including “jizz in my pants”
• Amy prefers structure and scheduled fun at social gatherings
• Amy’s husband dislikes social planning and prefers to chill
• Andrea also values structured, intentional downtime
• Dan surprised that Amy doesn’t force her husband to participate
• Dan shares story of Andrea surprising him with a new Switch 2
• Dan perceives Andrea’s surprise as a show-off move to Tom
• Dan complains Andrea scheduled family time like a prison warden
• Amy realizes her family dislikes being scheduled for activities
• Discussion about learning to stop forcing family to hang out
• Amy now asks for small, voluntary time with husband and kid
• Tom relates to Amy’s experience with family scheduling pressure
• Segment transition teased with upcoming gripe from Tom

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