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Speaker 1 (00:10):
My hard podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists and listen
live on the Free I heard It's always an absolute
pleasure to have Merck Watts on the show. Truly, I
think one of the funniest men in Australia. He's got
a brand new drink out now called Posca. I'm sure
you guys have seen it or heard of it if
you only gone see Mez get along to an Idiot's
Guide to Wine Volume three this year comedy festival near you.
(00:31):
He's going to be all over the country right now.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Though.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Mez joints us on the phone mess how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Missed you boys?
Speaker 1 (00:39):
The producers were like, oh, yeah, so you've got Merk
on you know it's Brooklyn Beckam things over and then
they're like, hey, didn't Mez used to do a show
in twenty thirteen with Melby and he's close with Victoria Beckham.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
You can ask me about mating the Spice Girl, So
off harass them. I've met him all, I've worked with
them all and we're practically best mates. I have never
ever met David Beckham or the rest of his family,
but I'm happy to speak about my relationship with them.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
So hang on hang On, So we worked with Melby.
Did she ever talk about Posh, her relationship with Posh?
Speaker 2 (01:10):
No, not really, No, she never talked about the Spice Girls.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
You didn't say much to Melby during that show, did you, anyway?
She was not really there.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
No, it's not really. There's not a lot she flew in.
She she rolled me and Jules Lane a ripper though,
like I'm not joking, one of the best all time.
Melby goes, I want to do a team dinner. Yeah,
I'm going to go to Icebergs. I want to go
to Icebergs, right, so I want to get We got
to Icebags down to Bondi, notoriously the most expensive restaurant
in Australia. We get down there with with her former
(01:39):
husband Stefan, whose real name is Stefan, but then he's
calling himself Stefan, which is a massive which is not
really a bit of a flag for me to be honest, right,
I'm only us anyway, So we get there. Sophie Monk
can't make it, so it's me and Jules Lund.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Clem Clever from So Great Tapouts, So Smart.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Last minute, Oh I can't I might have an upset stomach.
Or cancer or no, just an upset stomach. Anyway, I'm out.
We're going nuts on the food and the wine right
really expensive and jeweles and I go, holy shit. We
know that they've got a different budget to us, but
we're going to go through easies in this so only way. Whatever.
The bill comes out and we're going, look, we'll just
divide it up and melt and her husband just go no.
(02:20):
She goes, no, no, forget, I've got this and I
went fantastic, going wow, and we look at the bill
and it's like four or five thousand dollars. They've gone nuts. Yeah.
So then she told the owner of the restaurant that
I said the food was too salty, and he came
and abused me, and I had no reason. I understand
why he was yelling at me, going what's wrong with
(02:41):
a food? Merry? Is it too salty for you? And
I'm going no, no, it's fine, because if it is
too salty, you can say it's too salty. And I go, no,
it's fine. Then the next flag is on Monday, when
our boss walks into me in Lundy and just goes,
who do you two think you are? And we're like
what you expect the company to pick up this tab.
(03:06):
I love Melby. I loved just so much.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
I loved so much.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Like years of blood coming out of my arm.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
It's really great. That's awesome. Now me we're just saying
you're fifty two, you look amazing, you best best you
ever been. I know you're into this whole like get up,
early productivity, geek style, fitness. Did you get into the
whole fitness game? Pre or post winning Essays Australia.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
That was pre I can talk about that, I can
talk about.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
It's actually quite boring now I think about it. But
I just wanted to know.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
I interested in.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
One of us is interested marry.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
It was just just drinking away the pain.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
That's what pasca does.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
It drinks all pain.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
We've all got pain.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Sometimes people just drink away their fears, their inhibitions, or
their their shame. It's just when you drink away shame.
So why did you get into fitness? What got you
into fitness? Mary? I had I just got really really heavy, right,
I was pushing probably about one hundred kegs because I
had kids just start eating everything that they're not eating
and just eating more, and you just become a bit more,
(04:12):
you know, and I got really hefty, but I just
was like, I looked at myself. I saw a photo
of myself in the newspaper. Oh right, And at first
I didn't recognize who you didn't recognize yourself. I wanted
to teasy, want to bully that guy. I'm going to
bully him. So, oh, you call the guy you want
to bully. Do you know what it's like? Do you
(04:35):
want to do? You know what is like the conflict
you have inside wanting to bully yourself?
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (04:42):
You just christ when you're gonna have another dim sim
I think they called a photo of me eating something
and I just looked like, you know, jab at the heart.
Just what were you getting pa for? Mary? Was it
just like Merrick spotted Nah? Nah, I was just leaving
a brothel and one of those moments where they just
they got me.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
And the producers tell me to wrap you up all right, Pasca.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
It was that shame gee wizards, he got a lot
of it, So get a buster
My hard podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists and listen
live on the Free I heard It's always an absolute
pleasure to have Merck Watts on the show. Truly, I
think one of the funniest men in Australia. He's got
a brand new drink out now called Posca. I'm sure
you guys have seen it or heard of it if
you only gone see Mez get along to an Idiot's
Guide to Wine Volume three this year comedy festival near you.
(00:31):
He's going to be all over the country right now.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Though.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Mez joints us on the phone mess how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Missed you boys?
Speaker 1 (00:39):
The producers were like, oh, yeah, so you've got Merk
on you know it's Brooklyn Beckam things over and then
they're like, hey, didn't Mez used to do a show
in twenty thirteen with Melby and he's close with Victoria Beckham.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
You can ask me about mating the Spice Girl, So
off harass them. I've met him all, I've worked with
them all and we're practically best mates. I have never
ever met David Beckham or the rest of his family,
but I'm happy to speak about my relationship with them.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
So hang on hang On, So we worked with Melby.
Did she ever talk about Posh, her relationship with Posh?
Speaker 2 (01:10):
No, not really, No, she never talked about the Spice Girls.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
You didn't say much to Melby during that show, did you, anyway?
She was not really there.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
No, it's not really. There's not a lot she flew in.
She she rolled me and Jules Lane a ripper though,
like I'm not joking, one of the best all time.
Melby goes, I want to do a team dinner. Yeah,
I'm going to go to Icebergs. I want to go
to Icebergs, right, so I want to get We got
to Icebags down to Bondi, notoriously the most expensive restaurant
in Australia. We get down there with with her former
(01:39):
husband Stefan, whose real name is Stefan, but then he's
calling himself Stefan, which is a massive which is not
really a bit of a flag for me to be honest, right,
I'm only us anyway, So we get there. Sophie Monk
can't make it, so it's me and Jules Lund.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Clem Clever from So Great Tapouts, So Smart.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Last minute, Oh I can't I might have an upset stomach.
Or cancer or no, just an upset stomach. Anyway, I'm out.
We're going nuts on the food and the wine right
really expensive and jeweles and I go, holy shit. We
know that they've got a different budget to us, but
we're going to go through easies in this so only way. Whatever.
The bill comes out and we're going, look, we'll just
divide it up and melt and her husband just go no.
(02:20):
She goes, no, no, forget, I've got this and I
went fantastic, going wow, and we look at the bill
and it's like four or five thousand dollars. They've gone nuts. Yeah.
So then she told the owner of the restaurant that
I said the food was too salty, and he came
and abused me, and I had no reason. I understand
why he was yelling at me, going what's wrong with
(02:41):
a food? Merry? Is it too salty for you? And
I'm going no, no, it's fine, because if it is
too salty, you can say it's too salty. And I go, no,
it's fine. Then the next flag is on Monday, when
our boss walks into me in Lundy and just goes,
who do you two think you are? And we're like
what you expect the company to pick up this tab.
(03:06):
I love Melby. I loved just so much.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
I loved so much.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Like years of blood coming out of my arm.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
It's really great. That's awesome. Now me we're just saying
you're fifty two, you look amazing, you best best you
ever been. I know you're into this whole like get up,
early productivity, geek style, fitness. Did you get into the
whole fitness game? Pre or post winning Essays Australia.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
That was pre I can talk about that, I can
talk about.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
It's actually quite boring now I think about it. But
I just wanted to know.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
I interested in.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
One of us is interested marry.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
It was just just drinking away the pain.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
That's what pasca does.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
It drinks all pain.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
We've all got pain.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Sometimes people just drink away their fears, their inhibitions, or
their their shame. It's just when you drink away shame.
So why did you get into fitness? What got you
into fitness? Mary? I had I just got really really heavy, right,
I was pushing probably about one hundred kegs because I
had kids just start eating everything that they're not eating
and just eating more, and you just become a bit more,
(04:12):
you know, and I got really hefty, but I just
was like, I looked at myself. I saw a photo
of myself in the newspaper. Oh right, And at first
I didn't recognize who you didn't recognize yourself. I wanted
to teasy, want to bully that guy. I'm going to
bully him. So, oh, you call the guy you want
to bully. Do you know what it's like? Do you
(04:35):
want to do? You know what is like the conflict
you have inside wanting to bully yourself?
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (04:42):
You just christ when you're gonna have another dim sim
I think they called a photo of me eating something
and I just looked like, you know, jab at the heart.
Just what were you getting pa for? Mary? Was it
just like Merrick spotted Nah? Nah, I was just leaving
a brothel and one of those moments where they just
they got me.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
And the producers tell me to wrap you up all right, Pasca.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
It was that shame gee wizards, he got a lot
of it, So get a buster
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