Waiting by the Phone: Every Vote Counts

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Ever been left waiting by the phone. It's the Fred Show.
Hey Derek, good morning, Welcome to the show. How are you.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
What's up?

Speaker 3 (00:10):
I'm good man?

Speaker 1 (00:11):
What's going on with this woman? Oh? Milania? Is that
her name? Melania?

Speaker 3 (00:15):
Melena?

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Milena? I'm like I saw Malania. I'm like dandam man,
this is gonna get really interesting, okay Meleayna all right,
never mind that Milania. False alarm, Milayna. What happened with
this woman? How did you guys meet? Tell us about
any dates you've been on and all that? Well? Morena's
really cool.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
I met her on Hinge, actually, and I was really
excited about it, Like I wanted to be assertive, but
not like too much, because you know, I just that's
car I want to play it right. And I think
I accomplished that because she agreed to go out with me,
and I was like super pumped and the date far

(00:52):
exceeded my expectations. She was so much prettier in person,
and we had fantastic chemistry, you know, like somebody like
you just feel like you already know, Like I felt
like I already knew her, and it was just it
was great. But now I'm totally at a loss because

(01:14):
she never responded to me again, like we said goodbye,
and I cannot figure out why, you know, like I
paid for dinner, I did everything.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
I was a total gentleman.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
So I've got nothing. I just I can't figure out
why she's not responding to my text of my calls.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Yeah, so this day went really well, Derek. And again
you were the consummate gentleman in your opinion, And yeah,
you were hoping to see this woman again, and you
described there was almost like a comfort like you guys
had known each other before or something, which I mean,
that's cool, like there was a connection in your opinion.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yeah, no, we just totally clicked.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
I don't know why this woman's not calling you do.
I don't know why Maleyna Malania is not calling you.
But let's play a song. We'll come back. We'll call
her in a couple of minutes. We'll see what's going on.
Hopefully she's got a good reason she's been busy or
something's up, and we can set you guys up on
another date and pay for it. Sound good, awesome, thank you,
Let's see what's going on? Part to you of waiting
metaphone after Katy Perry back in two minutes. Katy Perry.

(02:08):
It's the Frend Show. Good morning. We're on the radio.
Of course live, iHeart app is well live at any
time starts put a Fred Show on demand. Hey, Derek, right,
let's call me Malayna. You guys recently went out. You
feel like the date went really well. This is after
a you matched on one of the dating apps. But
you thought the date went great. You thought there was
good chemistry and a connection, and you were a gentleman.
And yet this woman has not called you back. You've

(02:30):
tried to reach out for another date. She hasn't responded
to you. You want to know why?

Speaker 3 (02:34):
Yeah, absolutely, it's I do.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
All right, let's call her now? Good luck? All right? Thanks? Hi?
Is this Melna? Yeah, I'm Melaya. Hi, good morning. My
name is Fred. I'm calling from the Fred Show, the
morning radio show, and I do have to tell you
that we are on the radio right now, and I

(02:56):
would need your permission to continue with a call. Can
which hat for just a minute. You can hang up anytime, Okay,
thank you very much. We're calling on behalf of a
guy named Derek. I guess you guys that you met
on hinge one of the dating apps, and he went
on a date recently. Do you remember meeting him?

Speaker 2 (03:11):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Oh, the sigh, the si the classic side. So we've
heard of so many times what happened with this guy?
Because he called us and had a lot of nice
things to say about you and said he was really
excited to meet you and felt like there was a
connection and there was chemistry and his opinion, he was
a gentleman. But yet you're sighing and you're not calling
him back, you're ghosting him. It looks like, so can

(03:33):
you tell us what happened?

Speaker 2 (03:35):
He didn't vote.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
He didn't vote.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
No, Like it's just crazy, Like the world has been
insane lately. I don't know. We're talking about the election
and he says he didn't vote, and he never has.
He said I don't do politics, and I'm less Like
that's like one of the dumbest things someone can say,
Like everyone should do politics. It affects all of us.

Speaker 1 (03:57):
So interesting. So okay, I'm not saying that vote or
not voting, I'm m I saying that's not significant or
reasoned not to have pause. But so other than that,
this guy was actually a gentleman because I was waiting
for the for him to say he was a gentleman,
only for us to find out that he was in
fact not a gentleman. But you're saying that everything was okay.
You just didn't like the fact that he that he

(04:18):
didn't vote.

Speaker 2 (04:19):
Yeah, I mean he was a gentleman. But like I
can't get past back. I mean, somebody that doesn't vote,
he said he's never voted, Like what, like, how can
you be sitting back and like not using your voice?
I just it's it was a huge turn off.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
Would it have mattered to you if he had voted
differently than you did? Would that have been a problem?
Or is voting? No matter how you vote, you just
need to be you need to participate in the process.

Speaker 2 (04:43):
I mean yeah, like of course, like if if he
didn't vote the way I did, that would be upsetting.
But it's like this guy didn't even he didn't even vote,
like he's never voted. Like I can't get behind that.
Like I can understand if we have policy differences or
just like you know, different ideas of you know, I
don't want to get too into it, right, right, but

(05:04):
that's fine.

Speaker 1 (05:05):
But she was just the vote, not being involved in
all in the process, let me, Derek is here. I
forgot to mention, no voting, Derek is here. Derek, what happened? Man? Like? Never,
you've just never wanted to vote on anything? I mean no,
And look, this.

Speaker 3 (05:20):
Is exactly why, because see how like it's already like
it's so argumentative and device to like, why would I
want to bring that into my life?

Speaker 1 (05:29):
I would agree with that, but I can see from
her perspective, it's like, you don't care what's going on
in the world. I realize it's just one vote and
there are millions, but still, I mean, it takes you
have to you have to hopefully do some research in
the process. You have to have an opinion, you have
to care about certain issues, and then you know, it
takes a little bit of effort to go to the
polls and you know, register and vote and do all
those things. I think, you know that's something that she

(05:51):
wants to see.

Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, I aren't even recycled.

Speaker 1 (05:54):
Oh, I mean he doesn't vote. He must not recycle.

Speaker 3 (05:57):
It's not like I researched the things. But it's not
like my one vote really matters, you.

Speaker 1 (06:03):
Know, Like, well, that's the wrong end.

Speaker 2 (06:05):
That's that's such a terrible way to look at it, honestly,
Like you can't. You can't complain about things that are
happening in the world and then not vote, Like I
just can't.

Speaker 3 (06:15):
It doesn't affect me, you know, the politics. I don't
let all that negativity in my life.

Speaker 1 (06:19):
It doesn't you live in this country. Do you live
in Canada or something? I mean, it does affect your
pay Texas And I think it, well, now you don't
pay Texas me, but you vote, I say, the important taxes. Well,
you vote on which taxes you're going to pay for it?
That's right. Apparently No, But you see, I think it's
more about what I described. It's more about kind of
the whole big picture thing. You care about something bigger
than yourself. Derek.

Speaker 3 (06:40):
Yeah, but I'm just saying, like, let's be real, like
my like my one vote, that's not going to make
any difference.

Speaker 1 (06:46):
So Melaynia for you again, it's more like just being
active and and sort of caring about it.

Speaker 2 (06:52):
Yeah, making a mark while you're on this earth. Like
how can you just like walk around and not care
and not do your part? It just makes me sick?

Speaker 1 (07:00):
Or you recycle because she says you don't recycle either.
I mean I do, Like I put the bin out
of here. He's not a recycler, Okay, I mean.

Speaker 3 (07:09):
What like this is why, this is why I don't
do politics. See, this is all like, this is so harsh.

Speaker 1 (07:15):
This is not the same Like you being criticized for
not voting is not the same as you being criticized
for who you voted for. Like I understand not wanting
to talk about it. And then it's very polarizing, and
that we live in a world now where like as
soon as you say one thing, if someone else is
on the other side, then then immediately there's you know,
there's tension. But I think that you can vote, but

(07:37):
then also not want to get into the minutia of
arguing with someone you just met about why you voted.
I think it's two different things. The point he doesn't
see the point, okay, oh my god.

Speaker 2 (07:48):
And I don't see the point of this phone call anymore.

Speaker 1 (07:51):
Yeah, Well I'll ask you, do you feel like went
out with him again or no? I guess I answer, okay, no, no,
not gonna happen, all right, Derek, damn, Like whatever, huh?

Speaker 3 (08:02):
Why better?

Speaker 1 (08:03):
And I see him on Facebook complaining for the next
whatever is Yeah, that's going to be him. More ever,
yeah that's going to be him. Can't really complain if
you're not gonna be part of the process. But anyway,
she's not interested. Derek, I wish you the best of luck,
and Lena thanks for your time as well.

Speaker 2 (08:16):
Okay, bye bye.

Speaker 1 (08:17):
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