Paid Someone to Hang the Christmas Lights

Nick expects his kids to hang the Christmas lights this year, but Garrett calls as the guy they hired!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Don't answer the phone.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Elvis Duran, the Elvis Duran phone tap year.

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Yes, I guess that's why you're in here. Yeah, it's
phone tap all.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Right, Christmas phone tap time all right? Yes, So Vince,
Vince and Renee are playing a phone tap on their
dad and Nick. Now, Nick normally hangs up the Christmas
lights every year. It's you know, the tradition he has.
But right now Nick is on vacation. So the kids said, hey,
why don't you call my dad and say, hey, uh,
we hired you to hang up the Christmas lights instead

(00:30):
of us putting them up, and you're looking to get paid.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
Fun you see what happens in Garritt.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Hi, Yeah, I just finished outside. I don't know. No
one's home right now. But is there a way for
me to get the money for the lights?

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Buddy, I don't know what you're talking about. You must
have the wrong number.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah, no, sir, Yeah, this is Buddy over at the eye.
Yell Vince. I'm gonna need that.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
Money, Vince. I'm Nick. First of all, I don't know
what does Vince have to do with this.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
We did the deal with Vince and a renew and
so I don't know who you are. But if you
have any way of giving us fire.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
But wait, I'm nick, I'm their father, all right, what
are you talking about? What deal did you do?

Speaker 2 (01:08):
We were hired to decorate the front of your house
with the Christmas lights that were provided for us in
exchange for five hundred dollars.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
Five hundred dollars. I told those suit to put those
lights up, this one thing I asked them to do
while I'm away. And so I don't know what you're
talking about. The five hundred dollars is absurd. The lights
didn't cost five hundred.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
No, but the labor, the time, the effort, and the
heart did so time to pay.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
Listen again, I didn't hire you, and I'm not paying you.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Right right, right, right, right, right right right right, Well
we were high, right, I'm right. Is there a way
to get into your house? Is there a key underneath
your front? Matter?

Speaker 1 (01:45):
So what are you talking about? Buddy? You're not getting
my frigging house? All right? I don't what are you crazy?
I'm gonna call the police.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Well, the police will just be in awe once they
see the work that we've done.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
But if you want, you're going to be in all
when you have my fist in your face, right, and
forget about your five hundred bus. You're not gonna die.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
Lights got hung and now I'm just looking to get paid.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
For the world. All I got for you, buddy is
a knuckle sandwich. You're lucky. I'm out of town, all right,
and I've beat it all right. Please stop this harassment.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
Listen, stop being a grange. Just pay up for what
you talking to me.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
I love Christmas. I love it since I was a
little boy and my mother would send Christmas towns and Italians,
you understand, So don't tell me I'm a Grench. I'm
no bridge. I'm a great guy and I love Christmas.
I love decorating for Christmas. That's it there, Hi, I
am here all right.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
I hung up on him. Are you sure? Are you
okay with this?

Speaker 1 (02:38):
Yes? I know how to play my dad perfectly.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
And your brothers with this too, yeah, oh yeah, we're both.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
In on it. Hello Dad, Renee? What did you and Vince?
Do you've called some more on the internet to come
to hang the lights on the house? What do you
what do your mind? Bob? What are you talking about?
What do you mean? What am I talking about? This idiot?
Come and now he wants five hundred thouars. He ain't
getting a fluggin dime condom? Do you hear me? I

(03:06):
am so sick of your bulls. You hear me? You
got this idiot bolling me and harassed me. If you'd
let me talk, I will tell you. You asked me
to hang up the lights before you got home. You're
getting home tonight. I'm doing it this afternoon. There's no
lights on the house. I didn't pay anyone to do. Listen.
Go outside, Yeah, okay, go outside and take a picture
of the house right now and send it to me.

(03:26):
Send it to my phone. I'm getting breakfast, and I
think your phone eating. I'm sick of yourn you're either
eating or playing that xbox. Damn it. Don't deny it
to me. We'll laugh. You're gonna get a nice Christmas
boot up your today when I get home. Hey, Nick, Hey,
what's what's going on? Who's this Nick?

Speaker 2 (03:44):
My name is garrethrom Elvis during the morning show and
you just got phone tapped.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
Ah, daddy, I got phone tapped. You got my boy
boiling over here. I'm gonna finish my muffin and go
hang the stupid lights. You better good job.

Speaker 2 (04:01):
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