Episodes
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Another big pod this week, which starts with Ox and Marko sailing very close to defaming a member of the team. Dennis Denuto may have a case on his hands here after Ox and Marko absolutely line up Third Man and layer plenty of mayo on a certain situation. This may be the final pod ever.
But we recover. And Ox has a business idea that he believes will make billions, not millions, but billions for anyone who is renovating. This product Ox has invented sounds a bit strange, but Marko is genuinely impressed with the concept and reckons it will work.
Ox has also seen a new golf ball that goes 25 yards further than other golf balls, they're expensive, but he rates them. Marko points out that they are illegal for competition and tells the story of a pro golfer called Jumbo who used 'hot balls' in competition. But Marko reckons if you use these with your mates, you'll hit longer, and they'll never know.
There has been another incident of dogs taking dumps on nature strips. We discuss possible punishments for owners who allow this to happen.
Ox reveals he is a listener to the love songs radio station Smooth FM, and he is sick of hearing them playing a certain song 3 times a day. Have they? We do the research and reveal if Ox is correct. When he's not listening to Smooth, Ox loves a good podcast, and he has discovered a new one that he is riveted to and reckons we need to check out. It's called 'Shadow of Doubt'.
Marko asks Ox if he remembers Blankety Blanks, which he does of course, but Ox has never heard of the crow call that Graham Kennedy was famous for. We then chat about older TV shows that we liked. Ox reveals a fun fact about the TV show Thunderbirds, and Marko decides that Ox should bring more stats to the pod.
We then discuss the perfect murder technique. If you had to murder someone how would you do it, what is the perfect way to get away with it. Ox has a couple of options he'd go with, Marko has an approach he'd use, and Third Man has a technique he would use. Ox and Marko are unimpressed with Third Man's murder technique.
Speaking of crime - Ox has an update on Trev the burglar. Pod listener Justin has asked if we can get Trev on the pod, Marko agrees, but Ox says it is not a good idea given Trev is a bit of a wildcard.
Ox has a Can Will Still Be Friends scenario for Marko to do with wine and dinner parties. Leading to a regifting conversation.
Plenty of feedback this week. Marko copping a whack for not delivering Ricky Ponting, deservedly so. And plenty of people pumping up Ox's performances calling the footy on SEN. And there is another whack, this time for Ox from pod listener Tim, also well deserved.
We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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A short bonus pod today, Marko spent easter in Adelaide and has come back raving about the joint - but Ox discovers a huge, completely unbelievable hole in Marko's Australian history knowledge - so much so that initially we all thought he was joking....but no.
Ox and Marko chat about the fights last night, Ox was happy to see Kane Cornes 'knocked into next week'.
We chat Gather Round, and Ox as our resident AFL expert gives us his tips for the weekend, and reckons he'll get 9 this weekend. He's excited about the Dees this weekend. He also says that West Coast are the worst team he has seen since Fitzroy, and outlines what he'd do to fix them.
We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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Marko's come in with a schmick new haircut and is frustrated that Ox's business idea of 'Shut Up Cut' doesn't exist. Ox brings up the news that Turkish Airways are flying to Australia now, and given you can get cheap hair transplants in Turkey - he suggests a special fight branded 'Turkish Hairways' to handle the demand.
Speaking of planes, Marko had a great experience this week. It's an insight into how the other half live. This may involve private jets and exclusive golf courses around the world. Marko has stars in his eyes. Ox and Third Man are extremely jealous. Marko tells us about what he thinks might be a good itinerary, Ox offers tips and tries to invite himself along. Bear in mind at the moment it's all hypothetical, the honchos at the travel company are yet to sign off on it. Will it happen? Marko reckons it's a monty. We think it's a long shot.
Ox gives us an update on the Canberra story and how he was whacked with excess baggage. He talked about it last week, and again this week. It's clearly a sore point given he much he's banging on about it. Speaking of not shutting up about stuff. Marko goes back to this potential trip, and he wants to know Ox's and Third Man's dream trip. We find out that Marko has been to Paris 3 times, and spent a month in China, but did not visit the Eiffel Tower, or the Great Wall of China. Seems a pretty major oversight.
Marko gives an update on his Ponting investigation. He suspects that Punter may be annoyed with him because he hasn't pumped up his golfing ability.
Ox has seen a bloke jogging today, in nippy, early morning weather, and he reckons this bloke is a wanker. He explains why. Marko wants to know if there are any shirtless pics of the Ox from his playing days floating around?
Lots of feedback this week. Keep it coming, we love it. Family member Sam has a business idea suggestion for Ox and Marko. Family member Michael has a 'Can We Still Be Friends' question for Marko - Michael is clearly a Talk Birdie To Me podcast listener because this exact scenario occurred a fortnight ago when Nick O'Hern returned from Tara Iti in New Zealand but did not bring Marko a cap. Hear that here in Ep55 of Talk Birdie.
Ox mentions that David Neitz has opened a brewery at Bells Beach for his Brewmanity beer, which raises money for MND - and Marko is keen to do a podcast from the brewery. Then, Marko starts getting political and gives GST advice to the government. Could a run for political office be on the cards for Marko ? You heard it here first.
And family member Dean has sent some audio in that he has requested we play on the podcast. We oblige. Then, after last weeks joke debacle where neither Ox or Marko could find a possum joke, this week we get back on track.
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Breaking news. This week the podcast kicks off with an update from Marko on 'Operation Bourbon and Beefsteak in Toorak'. He has discovered something about Ricky Ponting that may explain the lack of traction in getting Punter on the pod. Ox has a crack at Marko, and then we raise the Wayne Carey guest spot that Ox has promised - so, Ox calls Duck live on the pod, with no warning, to have a chat.
Ox has bought a new car, well a second-hand one, and he bought it in Canberra. But there was a shock for him, not to do with the car, but to do with the flight up. Ox's trip up was on Jetstar, and he was unhappy about some excess baggage charges, particularly given the flight was already expensive. Ox reckons airlines are rinsing us on flight prices to Canberra. Marko comes up with a killer slogan for Rex Airlines....it could be a winner!
And then Marko talks about when he was in Canberra last year and bumped into three nutbags: Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and Bob Katter. If you haven't seen Bob Katter's crocodile/gay people comments, check the video here it is hilarious. But all three, Jacqui, Pauline and Bob are absolute lunatics, which leads to a chat about politicians with short careers. Mal Meninga and Billy Brownless being the two that come to mind. We have a listen to Mal's famous press conference. So good.
Back to Ox. He drove the car back from Canberra to Geelong and he had to stop for a nap halfway, which reminds Marko of some very ordinary behaviour from his Dad on a road trip from Sydney to Melbourne.
Marko has a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario, he's got a problem with Third Man and wants to discuss it. He's not happy.
Family member Nath wants to have a chat about something he heard on a recent podcast about blokes called Randy. Which leads to a chat about the 70s singer Randy VanWarmer, and the 70s, ahem, actor Dirk Diggler. We explore on the google machine if both of those performers had a stage name or if it was their real name.
But...hold everything. Ox has seen some 'I don't wanna be a hero' action. To do with a nasty car accident, that could have been even worse. We'll post the pics on socials. Ox's kids have bought him a nose hair trimmer. He reckons it's a thoughtful present, Marko reckons the kids are sending a message. Ox reveals that he is using the nose hair trimmer on a part of his body that it isn't meant to be used on.
Marko has a possum issue at home, he has a possum taking a dump and leak on his car, but as they're protected species he can't kill it. None of us can figure out why possums are protected.
Time for a joke to end the show. Who'd have guessed, the wheel lands on a possum joke - and it does not go well.
As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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Bonus pod today. You may recall the story The Ox told us last week about having his place burgled 7 times in one night, well there's been a development and we couldn't hold off until next weeks show to find out about it. The Ox has come face to face with the bloke who burgled his joint, and Ox says that he wanted to smash him. How did the meeting go? Ox explains all on the pod.
Which leads to a discussion about the name Trevor, the burglars name. It's 'Aussie as', but not all that common. We chat about other 'Aussie as' names.
And this weekend Ox makes his return to SEN for the footy, make sure to tune in!
As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers!
We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
See you next week!
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We kick off the show with some great news, Ox is back on radio involved with the SEN footy call. He's pumped, and Marko and Third Man are rapt for the big man. Ox discusses the new role, and how he's really happy to be back with SEN. He tells the story of how he worked for SEN for a long time, got fired, and is now back. He says that SEN saved his life, and explains why. He also talks about a journey of self-growth that he has been on to remove resentment, jealousy and hate, which he admits to suffering from when he was fired from SEN. and coming out the other side of that with a role at SEN, as he calls it, being back home. Ox talks about why he loves SEN - and it's all to do with the people.
After pumping up the Ox's tyres (deservedly) Marko raises a first world problem that he needs some advice on. It's do to with his teenager daughter giving him attitude. We explore the issues and try to diagnose the underlying challenge. Not sure that it helped.
Ox has a business idea that he wants to run to by the team, but before he can get to that, the hotline rings and it's Sam from Dingley in Melbourne who is calling to make a comment on a sporting hero who has let him down. This sporting hero may be a host on this very podcast.
We then discover Mark Allen doesn't know who Jimmy Carr is. Which Ox is amazed by.
Back to Ox's business idea. It's do with lost golf balls, and Mark loves the idea. We'll need to get the podcast patent department onto this one. Marko comes up with a name, Ox comes up with a slogan. Team effort.
Marko has been made aware of something that has shocked him. To do with Ricky Ponting. Marko decides an investigation is required and it is named 'Operation Bourbon, Beefsteak and Toorak'.
Ox raises weather reporters. He has a concern that they are dramatising the weather forecast more than is required - which then for some strange reason turns into a political conversation. Blame Ox.
Feedback. Plenty of it, and there is a whack for one of the team, and it's a big one.
And during feedback we find a resolution to the potato cake vs potato scallop debate with help from the family.
Ox reveals that he is a big fan of Robert Irwin, Steve Irwins son, and reckons he is a future superstar.
We're about to wrap up the show, when we get a message from Trout from Woodend who wants to have a chat about Ox's new gig at SEN, and he's got some advice for Marko on his content selection on the podcast.
And as usual we wrap it up with the joke wheel - today it lands on the fish category.
As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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We start today with feedback on our bonus pod on the 1998 Presidents Cup. If you didn't hear it, it's here. Marko's phone has exploded with calls and messages, as has our socials and emails. Marko had a close run-in with a mate of the 'offender' who it turns out is yet to hear that the story is out.
Ox is renovating a house and has been burgled. He knows who the person is, due to his ring cam. However, you won't believe what the bloke pinched from Ox's front yard - some things to be expected, others a surprise. When it happened, Ox was away at a wedding, and something went wrong with certain animals at the wedding at a point where they were intended to represent love and romance. Raises a business idea from Ox and Marko, which may or may not be workable. Ox then has another business idea to do with drones. And we have an update on Darren the Bankers business idea: a slogan from family member Malcolm which may just one-up Ox's slogan.
Back to weddings. Marko tells a story about a wedding he went to in the US years ago, where the 'you may kiss the bride' moment went a bit next level to the horror of the family (and Marko!). Ox and Marko both feel tongue-pashing at a wedding is only suitable if you're getting married in Vegas.
Third Man raises some civil selfishness that he wants input from Ox and Marko on, to do with the price of beer at pubs. We are all in vigorous agreement that beer prices are outrageous. $15 for a pint of Carlton Draught. Your thoughts?
Marko has a message from his mate Brent who is in Adelaide on holidays and has seen a basketball hoop at a local park that he loves. Ox is unhappy with Brent who is spamming his mates with too many pics of his holiday. Ox believes that they can't be friends anymore and that Brent is a wanker. This does bring up a business idea. Which Ox and Marko reckon has legs. Being an 'anti-influencer' posting only bad things that happen to you.
Voicemail from Andrew on the Corio Roadhouse, which Ox raved about last week. Lots of feedback. Ox tells a story about Gary Ablett Snr going to the Corio Roadhouse, Marko follows up with another Ablett Snr story. There has been debate over the slang term Sanga vs Sambo, and Potato Cake vs Scallop. Ox sees this as an opportunity to bag Third Man's hometown, Wollongong. We chat about the brilliant new Kia ad here.
A family member wants Ox to be put on probation over his caddyshack comments, Marko gives a great bit of trivia about Caddyshack which blows us all away. And the show ends on a low note with some appalling dolphin jokes.
As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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Marko has come in annoyed with Cricket Australia's marketing team because he was not aware of the recent New Zealand tour. He reckons Cricket Australia should spend less on playing cricket, and more on advertising it. Seems strange, but that's Marko's view. Ox agrees, and he reckons Pay TV is the problem. Consensus from Ox and Marko is that there is too much cricket at the moment. Ox feels that Cricket Australia need a new jingle, it has been too long since this classic jingle.
Whilst on sport, we chat about the NRL season just starting, and the AFL season a day away. Ox discusses the challenges with the Melbourne Demons and his view is that some of the problems go back to the Dees not doing a deal with former boss Glenn Bartlett. Ox reckons the Dees issues will get worse before they get better.
Marko has a Civil Selfishness to report, in addition to Cricket Australia, and it's to do with his local council. Specifically the council street-sweepers. Feels more like a first world problem but who are we to judge. Ox raises a first world problem of his own. He is renovating a place at the moment with some mates, and he is having problems with the skip on the street. Ox has come up with a genius solution to stop the skip-abuse.
We discuss normal bins and if you can 'use' your neighbours bins, and what the rules are. Love your thoughts on socials.
Ox has got a business idea that he is very excited about. Not trademarked yet, so keep it on the downlow. It is an idea for lonely people, and is designed to enable meeting people. Which reminds us to call Darren the Banker who has a business idea, but needs Ox's help with a slogan. Does Ox deliver? You know he does.
Back onto the footy, with the AFL season a day away, we have a chat about the season and get Ox and Marko's tips on who they reckon will win, and why. Ox is not tipping his Demons, and Marko is not tipping his Pies - find out who they're tipping and why. Whilst we're yakking footy, the SMS alert goes off, and we have a voicemail that has come through. Which dovetails into preconceptions about names, and people who you would not have a beer with based on their name alone. If we have disparaged your name on the pod, we apologise!
Plenty of feedback today, including a Civil Selfishness submission from Mick Anderson. It's a ripper. And a massive whack, perhaps a little undeserved, for a member of the team from a Couple of Blokes family member. Also, the results of our recent poll on whether you buy Mako's ridiculous view that the cop who pulled him over recently was flirting with him.
As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers!
We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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Bonus podcast today. And we have a content warning on this one, it is edgy, there's no way for Marko to tell this particular story without some of those details, and if you are easily offended we suggest you don't listen.
This is a very inappropriate golf story that Marko tells about an incident at the Presidents Cup golf in 1998 at Royal Melbourne. This story has, to the best of Marko's knowledge, never been told publicly before. The tournament featured golf legends Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Peter Thomson and plenty of other big names. None of those golfers were the incriminating person in this story by the way, they were completely innocent. Marko has been considering how to tell this story for weeks, months now. Ox and Third Man have refused to allow him to tell it on the normal podcast, it needs to live in a contained bonus podcast where you, our family members, can make your own decision on whether you listen.
We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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No mucking around this week, Marko has come in hot. At the start of the show Marko raises a 'first world problem' to do with his insanely expensive bed, specifically to do with the remote control. How on earth will he get through this terrible situation.
Ox has made a decision about golf trips with his mates. It's to do with the sleeping arrangements with his mates, driven by complaints about bad nocturnal behaviour from his group of mates. Marko raises something that he doesn't like on trips with mates, and Ox is in vigorous agreement. Leads to Ox requiring the cone of silence to reveal some stories about Melbourne Demons footy club trips, and what the Dees called 'the Monkey Committee', made up of Garry Lyon, Todd Viney and Brett Lovett.
Ox bangs on again about Temu, the website he has found and loves. He is spending a small fortune on it. Marko is fast becoming a fan.
Civili Selfishness. Ox lines up Marko, he believes Marko is being selfish. Specifically, Ox believes Marko's kids are being selfish in requiring lifts to and from school. This brings up a business idea of Marko's about schoolbags for kids. Ox then raises another business side for schoolbags, inspired by Back to the Future.
Marko suggests that we do an episode of the podcast live from Geelong, given Ox lives there and Third Man loves Geelong. Ox raves about the Corio Roadhouse's sambo's, and tells a story about being in Vegas and his mate recommended he try the sambo's at the Chicken Ranch in Vegas. Turns out the Chicken Ranch is not a takeaway food place, but something slightly less wholesome.
Ox reveals that he does not rate Caddyshack. Marko and Third Man are horrified. Caddyshack 2 however, everyone agrees was awful. We chat about appalling sequels.
We have had some feedback, quite a bit, including a message from family member Brooksy, on something that Ox said a couple of weeks ago which is a clear indication he is getting old. To do with a conversation around Married With Children (here), where Ox made an error. Ox doesn't believe it and believes Brooksy misheard, so we go to the tape. Family member Alan who reckons we should stop yakking about KFC and pump up small businesses. Ox encourages it, if you have a takeaway or small business let us know and we'll pump it up. Message from Mark (not Marko) who wants Marko to stop saying 'Hey Siri' on the show as it is causing issues for him.
We have a Can We Still Be Friends question from Dave in Launceston about the TV show Married at First Sight, love your thoughts.
And with Ox wearing a 'golf father' t-shirt today, the wheel lands on a 'godfather' joke...extraordinary.
As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers!
We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!
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Marko is torn. He has what he calls an amazing, yet massively inappropriate story about something that happened in the golfing world in 1998 which has never been publicly told. He wants to tell the story, but Ox bans the story from being told on the podcast. Marko pushes on with his desire to tell the story. It doesn't happen on the pod today, and we'll need to take it offline to see if there is a possibility it can be told. We'll get back to you on this and see where it lands.
On with the show. Ox claims to be an expert on KFC, and reckons nobody knows more about KFC than he does. He tells a story about a bad experience at KFC - which can happen at any food joint, so it's not a crack at KFC - and it's a shocker. It happened the night before his first ever trip on a plane.
Marko raises a concern. Ox promised the family photos of his yabby trip, and he has not shared one single photo. Marko wants to see the pics. We'll whack em on socials. Ox chats about the trip, what the bait they used was - did they find some rabbits for bait? And how did the fruit work? Ox talks about zipping around the farm on a quad bike, and how dangerous they are. Ox and Marko talk about the time the brakes failed in a golf cart that Ox was driving, and a massive crash followed.
Family member Kevvie reckons he has a fact about KFC that Ox and Marko won't know. We give him a buzz. Leads to a convo about slogans the boys love. Ox and Marko know they loved the old AFL one from a hundred years ago, but they can't remember it....luckily sound guy Daz does, and digs it out. It's a ripper. Ox also liked the old Carlton footy club campaign, but for different reasons.
You may recall we spoke to Ox's Mum Mary on the show a week or two ago, and Marko checks in on how Mary's going after the somewhat heated chat on the podcast. If you haven't heard that pod it's episode 53 here and worth a listen.
Ox has a Civil Selfishness story to do with the Police. He's unhappy with them, and gives them a whack. If you're a cop, we'd love to hear your feedback on Ox's comments, you can be anonymous. Marko tells us about being pulled over by a booze bus and cracking a gag to the policewoman, it didn't end well. Ox reckons the cop was flirting with Marko, Third Man disagrees. Marko, unsurprisingly, is easily convinced that the policewoman was flirting with him. Ox and Marko then discuss what uniforms they find sexy.
We've had feedback on Marko whinging about his back getting sore when he whipper snips, and it reminds Marko of another example of Civil Selfishness to do with his local council and nature strips. Then the pod could take a pear-shaped twist when we have some feedback from Ox's accountant! The hotline goes and it's Mick on the phone with a suggestion for Marko's whipper-snipping issue.
And we wrap up with a couple of Johnny Cash songs, just before todays joke about yabbys. Who'd have thought.
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A short bonus pod today, Ox and Third Man wanted to check in with Marko on how his Valentines Day ended up. You might recall in the pod earlier this week (Ep54 here) , Marko talked up his Valentines Day game - he wears a superman costume, Trish has a catwoman outfit - and it's the one day of the year where he is (at least this is what he told us) guaranteed romance.
So how did it go? Marko explains on todays short bonus pod.
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It's the day of love today, and Ox reveals his theory on Valentine's Day which has to do with a couple of blokes who invented this day with ulterior motives. Marko disagrees, and sees today as his moment to shine. He plans out his approach to Valentines day weeks in advance, and says it is his one day of the year when he is a lock. Ox still thinks the whole thing is a rort.
However...Ox has a business idea to do with Valentine's Day, and surprisingly it's not actually too bad. It's a brand new app idea which requires the cone of silence given he is yet to trademark the idea. Love to hear your thoughts on his business idea.
Midway through the cone of silence, family member Tommy from Darwin calls in to clarify something he heard on the pod back at Christmas to do with speed limits on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Whilst Tommy is on the phone, Ox wants his view on Valentine's Day and what his plans are for tonight. Tommy gives a weather update for Darwin given it's about to get smashed with buckets of rain.
Back onto Ox's business idea, we explore other versions of the original idea, and there are some rippers. We reckon we might be multi-millionaires very soon.
Ox is worried about Marko's Valentine's Day romance given a couple of weeks ago Marko lined Trish up for not cleaning the coffee machine - and he asks about the coffee machine conversation.
We then hear about Ox's love for animal documentaries, he saw a doco recently on Hyenas and an Impala, with a Black Mamba. He loved it. Given Ox's newfound for Black Mambas, Marko then reveals that his favourite animal is the Meerkat. We discuss David Attenborough and how the world will be in shock when he passes. Ox wants to know who would be a bigger death on a worldwide scale than David....we can't think of anyone, let us know if you can? Ox then suggests Michael Jordan might be bigger than David Attenborough.
Marko has a Can Will Still Be Friends scenario that he is after some advice on. It's to do with a professional golfer, and his kids. Ox smells a rat with this 'friend' of Marko's. Ox blames Trish and believes there is an issue with her.
We then chat Reality TV shows, if Ox and Marko had to choose 3 shows to go on, what would they be? Love to know yours, what 3 would you choose? In a brave, or perhaps stupid, move Marko suggests Wife Swap. Divorce is looking more likely all the time. Ox then reveals another business idea, this one a TV show concept - Gogglebox for footy fans. Both Ox and Marko are big fans of Gogglebox, but didn't realise that one of the contestants passed away recently. Ox reveals a fun fact about Gogglebox.
Third Man reveals his wife's supermarket hack. It's a ripper. But...Ox and Marko are unhappy about it and believe both Third Man and his wife Jay are out of line. Feedback please.
On the wheel today - who'd have thought, a joke about Valentine's Day.
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Big show today, and we kick off with a chat about swearing and one specific word. A bit loose, but possibly driven by the that Ox has come in with a massive hangover after drinking a thousand beers last night with a mate who was heading overseas. He's murdering some hangover food during the pod, and his voice is a bit worse for wear. Unprofessional, but not surprising.
Last week on the show The Ox decided that he wanted an apology from his Mum Mary for buying him a Bumblebee bike when he was a kid. So Marko has arranged, without Ox's knowledge, to call Mary on the show today and put it to her. We'll call her shortly.
Given Ox's hangover, we discuss what are Ox and Marko's go to hangover feeds. Ox's is KFC, and he reveals that he has cracked the code of the herbs and spices. Marko admits that he had KFC in the car on the way to the pod today. Ox says he will reveal the recipe if the family want to know. He's also tried the recipe on Mushrooms and Cauliflower and reckon it works a treat.
Ox then reveals why he likes the Bangles Eternal Flame so much, and it has to do with some fun he once had in a Ford Laser in 1988 with a lady called Lesley. Mark then reveals his first 'car pash' which ends up in complete disarray. Ox tells a story about Susannah Hoffs and Eternal Flame that he has told 100 times, and Marko always forgets.
Mark reminds Third Man about homework that he had to arrange a full service servo bloke to come on the pod and have a chat. It didn't go well.
Marko has a First World Problem that he wants to discuss, and it has to do with his wife Trish. There is trouble in paradise and Trish cannot know about this, so Marko requests the cone of silence be lowered - which is a rock solid way to ensure his comments remain in the cone and are never discussed again. It's a big issue, and Marko needs advice. As usual, Ox has some advice for Marko.
Ox also has a First World Problem, to do with pedestrian crossings at traffic lights. Hard to disagree with him. He has a technique that he is using which solves the issue, possibly illegal, but effective. Third Man has a question for Ox and Marko to do with pedestrians and puddles.
Okay, time to call Mary about Ox's request for an apology. Marko is on team Mary and doesn't believe an apology is appropriate. Does Ox back down in the face of Mary, or does he hold his position? One thing's for certain - Mary arcs up and has plenty of stories about Ox when he was a kid and absolutely gives Ox a rinsing on a number of issues, which is very funny. But did Mary apologise ? Find out on the pod.
And Mary explains how the infamous Eddie McGuire conversation went after her son was hit in the face with a pie on the Footy Show. Very funny.
Some feedback from the family - keep it coming we love it. We wrap up the show with a Mum joke, inspired by Ox's beautiful Mum Mary.
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This week Ox revisits his childhood trauma of Mary Schwarz buying him a Bumblebee bike, rather than a Mongoose or Redline. Marko asks that Mary comes on the pod and Ox needs to forgive her. Ox refuses, unless his mother apologises. Marko reminds him that this is exactly the same as when Ox was annoyed with golfers who had hit a hole in one before he hit one.
Ox then tells us about his forthcoming yabbying trip at a dam on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria. He is keen to use rabbit as bait, but is disappointed that he can't find rabbits anywhere. Marko is keen to know what the best way to cook a rabbit is, and is keen for any Couple of Blokes family member to let us know. Ox then tells us that he has discovered KFC recipes on TikTok, has tried it - and reckons it's pretty close. Marko is amazed that Mackas tastes exactly the same in every country. Ox then poses the 'last meal' question - from Mackas or KFC what would you choose? Ox and Marko are surprised when Third Man tells a story about his mate Joey always asking for extra seasoning on chips at KFC, they didn't know that you could.
We discuss the best way to make a billy kart from when we were kids, we discover that Ox and Marko both had different approaches to their 'billy kart building'. Which leads Ox back onto bikes when he was a kid....he seriously is a broken record on this whole bike thing. Enough is enough. But he does reveal that he wants to buy a kitted out vintage bike to have. Conversation turns to cars, Ox and Third Man are massive fans of the VL Commodore. Marko loves Mustangs. We're yakking about quirky things that people buy that appreciate in value, and we want to know what you have?
We chat to family member Horrie who doesn't want to be a hero, but.....he's got a ripping story and Ox and Marko will pass judgement on whether Horrie is in fact a hero. Marko doesn't believe that Wingmen get enough credit for the great work they do, and feels we need a T-Shirt and a Hall of Fame.
Marko then raises a Civil Selfishness issue to do with his daughter, who is on her L’s, and in process of the story tells us why his wife Trish is a shocking driver.
Ox brings up an issue that arose on Christmas and Boxing Day when he had a couple of big gatherings at his joint. There was a plumbing problem, requiring making an appointment for a plumber. Who then didn’t turn up when they said they would. Ox calls this Civil Selfishness that tradies are so bad at communicating when they’re running late, although Marko reckons the ones he's used are very good.
Feedback aplenty. And there is a question for Marko about an issue with the Allens family company to do with Jaffas, Marko reveals some news about Jaffas that may or may not be confidential. He has heard it direct from Grandpa Rupert.
We have a few comments on the Frasier vs Cheers debate - which is better. And then a conversation around Married With Children. Ox loves it, Marko doesn’t quite get it, Third Man doesn’t rate it.
As usual, we end on a joke and this week it’s a joke about plumbers.
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We're back for 2024, and the pod gets off to a rough start with a (ahem) technical issue.
Once we get through that, Marko is impressed with how healthy Ox is looking. He was in the Whitsundays across New Years, he's tanned, looking good, and feeling great. But while the Whitsundays might be paradise, Ox had some weather issues which had an impact on the trip. May have been impacted by Ox drinking 100 beers on a boat. First world problem really.
Ox and Marko are feeling old - their bodies are starting to cause some issues. Ox has discovered that he can't get out of bed sometimes, Marko feels sore everywhere, and Third Man has a sore shoulder, or is it a trap? We discuss the challenges of whipper-snipping and how it can be tough on your back. Marko wants feedback, do other people get this? We decide to explore first world problems, and ask Producer Daz to whip up an opener during the podcast...is Daz up to it ?
Marko is quite active on the Couple of Blokes social accounts, Ox less so, but Ox has discovered that Marko has been careless and has been clicking follow, inadvertently, on some dodgy accounts. Marko is not convinced that the accounts he is following are dodgy, and believes they are genuine listeners to the pod. Ox disagrees.
Producer Daz has come through with the goods with a big opener for First World Problems! Which we then explore. Ox has an issue with supermarkets, specifically the wording of some of their ads. Marko has a new car, and he's unhappy with the maps function and how it works. Cue small violin.
Mid first world problems we get a call from family member Tracey, and Ox embarrasses the show by asking Tracey a hugely inappropriate question. However Tracey shrugs it off to pick up Ox and Marko on an error they made to do with Ox's mates dog. And Tracey has a question for Ox and Marko from the old SEN days about a regular caller. Marko and Third Man then have an intervention on Ox over his inappropriate question to Tracey.
Back to third world problems. Marko's GPS in the new car. He's not happy with how it looks. On cars, Ox has a third world problem with servos.
First show of the year, and we have some feedback from the family. Including one who uses the word arsehat. Great word. Ox believes cops should have the right to use the baton on sovereign citizens when they come across one. Hard to argue, they are genuine arsehats. In feedback we talk about a small Aussie crispy chilli oil company called DC Cartel, their stuff is great. Check it here.
Ox tells a great story about Marko mispronouncing colonoscopy in public consistently, very funny. We have a question from family member Adrian with a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario.
And in an own goal, we forgot to remove the Christmas joke category from the wheel, and so have a Christmas joke in late January. Embarrassing all round.
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Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.
This is one of Ox's favourite episodes, largely because it involves Marko making a total goose of himself, but it had a wonderful ending because this sad story was in fact the night Marko met his future wife Trish, so from failure, came triumph! It's a ripper.
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Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.
Today, Marko chose the episode where The Ox came in somewhat sheepishly after having smashed a bunch of Pale Ales and gone online shopping. It did not end well for him, but the positive is that it ended well for us because the results were hilarious. If you've heard this episode, have another listen - if you missed it, you'll love it.
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Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.
We've all done it. Sent a text message about someone, inadvertently to that person. Usually it's innocuous, but in Marko's case he completely lined a very famous sportsperson up and ripped him a new one, then accidentally sent it to him. But the recovery....genius! One of Ox's fave moments from 2023.
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Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.
The Ox came in with a story about as a kid putting something in his nose, requiring him to go to hospital. Which led to a couple of graphic conversations about some of the things nurses have had to deal with it (it isn't good), and we move on to 'party tricks' with body parts. It's a somewhat graphic episode. You have been warned!
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See you on January 24th!
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