June 12, 2025 • 26 mins
🎙 Episode 1: Overconfidence Makes for Good Stories
In their very first episode, Archie and Shelly dive into the theme of overconfidence—the kind that turns ordinary days into unforgettable disasters.
They share two tales that start with bold decisions and end… well, let’s just say, not quite as planned. One involves extreme weather and an even more extreme ego. The other features a questionable driving arrangement, a surprise guest from the shadows, and a scent that lingers in more ways than one.
Also in this episode:
- Why this podcast exists (hint: it involves Maw-Maw and a porch swing)
- A philosophical detour through Socrates and Epictetus
- A few bumps, a few laughs, and a soft launch into something worth sticking around for
đź’¬ Listener Vote:
After the stories, it’s your turn to decide who told it best. Cast your vote at notquiterightgoods.com/pages/two-frogs-talking or on Instagram @notquiterightgoods.
🛍 This Week’s Tee:
Don’t miss the new “Ride It How You Want” design—now in the shop.
Because sometimes confidence deserves a souvenir.
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Shelly (00:03):
Wait, when are we recording?
Archie (00:05):
Well, now I think.
Shelly (00:07):
Oh.
Oh.
We are recording now.
O Okay, well, hi there.
I'm Shelly.
Archie (00:15):
And I'm Archie, and you're on the front porch with
Shelly (00:19):
two, two
Archie (00:20):
frogs.
Shelly (00:21):
Frogs.
Talking.
Archie (00:22):
Talking.
Shelly (00:23):
One part telling and tales
Archie (00:25):
one part talking life.
All parts.
Shelly (00:27):
All parts.
A bit not, a bit not quiet.
Quite right,
Archie (00:30):
right?
Shelly (00:32):
Wait, did we just do that right on the first one?
Archie (00:36):
Beginner's luck.
It'll probably never happenagain.
Shelly (00:40):
What way to set us up for success.
Archie (00:43):
I do my best.
Shelly (00:44):
So this is new.
Archie (00:48):
It is.
We don't normally havemicrophones in our faces when
we're talking to each other.
Shelly (00:53):
Well, they do go with a podcasting territory.
Archie (00:55):
Yeah, we, we've done a lot of things together over the
years, but, uh, never a podcastbefore.
Shelly (01:01):
We're in unchartered waters.
Archie (01:03):
Luckily, many have gone before us, so there's a lot of
info on how to do this right.
Shelly (01:09):
But reading about something and doing it are two
different things.
Archie (01:14):
Right you are.
Shelly (01:15):
Folks, this is our way of saying we're putting our best
feet forward.
Archie (01:18):
And those feet have done a lot of tromping.
So by experience, we know thatwe'll have some learning to do
still on what makes a goodpodcast.
Shelly (01:27):
And we hope you'll give us some grace and look past the
unpolished parts until we canget them sorted out.
Archie (01:33):
I have every confidence in our listeners.
Plus watching a thing get allshiny is its own special thing.
Shelly (01:41):
There's a whole TikTok culture around that.
Archie (01:44):
Now, how do you know that?
Shelly (01:46):
Well, if there isn't, there should be.
I mean, pressure washing videosare pretty satisfying, right?
I mean, I bet polishing wouldbe too.
So somebody should get on it ifthere's not.
Archie (01:54):
Speaking of getting on it, should we get on with it and
tell the folks what they're infor?
Shelly (02:00):
Well this all started because we figured if we
couldn't make it to our yearlyvisit yet again, we should find
a meaningful way to spend timetogether.
Archie (02:09):
Yeah.
We got to brainstorming and uh,we landed on the idea that we
could recreate the jab sessionsour elders held on Ma maw-maw's
front porch.
Shelly (02:18):
Our family has always told stories, big ones, weird
ones.
The kind where you're not surewhat's true, but somehow it all
feels like there's a touch ofhonesty in there somewhere.
Archie (02:31):
And nobody told them better than our grandmother,
maw-maw.
She passed not long ago at 109full of grace, grit, and more
tales than a library mouse.
Shelly (02:43):
So.
This podcast is our way ofkeeping that tradition going.
A little storytelling, a littlesoul searching, and a whole lot
of love for where we come from.
Archie (02:54):
Shelly's a full on Southern Californian, but she
likes to fancy herself aSoutherner.
Shelly (02:58):
My roots are southern and so is half my heart.
I mean, I spent two weeks everysummer visiting.
Archie (03:05):
Except for the few times we came out to y'all.
Shelly (03:07):
Mm-hmm.
Mom and dad may havetransplanted to Huntington Beach
when I was one, but they keptone foot in the south.
I was raised steeped in theculture.
Archie (03:17):
Yeah.
You even have a little bit ofsouthern twang.
Shelly (03:20):
It does come out from time to time.
Archie (03:23):
Like right then.
Shelly (03:24):
I swear it happens more when I'm around someone speaking
Southern
Archie (03:29):
over.
The accent is catching
Shelly (03:31):
just like a cold.
Archie (03:33):
Oh, well, come on
Shelly (03:35):
I am only kidding.
You know?
I love it.
Archie (03:37):
Of course you do.
But enough about accents.
I think we were explainingabout the show.
Shelly (03:43):
Right?
Archie (03:44):
The podcast gives us a way to hang out from across the
country to swap stories like weused to on the porch swing or in
the backseat of Aunt Dottie'sstation wagon.
Shelly (03:54):
Oh, the station wagon.
That brings back memories.
Actually, do you remember thattrip to Yellowstone?
Archie (04:02):
How could I forget?
Shelly (04:03):
We were driving in that two car caravan.
Your mom in the minivan, us andthe lead with the station
wagon.
And somehow we left you at agas station.
Archie (04:13):
Every frog's worst nightmare.
Shelly (04:15):
I thought you were mad at me or something 'cause you
weren't in the wagon.
I pestered mom for five solidminutes until she pulled over so
I could make things right.
But when the van pulled upbehind us.
It turned out you weren't in iteither.
Archie (04:29):
I would've paid money to see the reaction when they
realized I was missing.
Shelly (04:32):
Oh, it was pretty massive.
I didn't know the station wagoncould reach those speeds.
Not to mention the minivan.
Everyone was in a panic.
Your dad wheels the minivaninto the gas station, and I
swear he hadn't even parked whenyour mom flew out of it.
Archie (04:49):
She came barreling in like a freight train at top
speed, all frantic and what?
And there I was making friendswith a bobblehead bear in one of
the souvenir aisles.
Shelly (05:00):
You hadn't even noticed we were gone.
Archie (05:03):
Man.
I was always getting in troublefor wandering way by myself and
not paying attention to mysurroundings?
Shelly (05:09):
Well, I don't recall you getting in too much trouble for
that one.
Archie (05:12):
Oh, no.
No, I didn't.
I think my parents were toorelieved and ashamed to bother
getting mad at me.
Thank goodness.
Shelly (05:19):
Hmm.
So yeah, there you have it,folks.
That's basically the showstorytelling mixed in with a
little truth and maybe somewisdom.
Archie (05:28):
Each week we pick a theme.
We each tell a tall tale andy'all decide who told it best.
Oh, no.
We're gonna keep track on aleaderboard.
And the winner gets a
Shelly (05:38):
bragging rights.
Archie (05:40):
Oh, that's a little dull.
How about we throw it to thelisteners to suggest ideas?
Shelly (05:46):
Oh, that could get sketchy.
Archie (05:47):
All right.
We'll have Miley, our producer,pick from the suggestions and
do a reveal.
Shelly (05:53):
I can't believe I'm considering agreeing with this.
Archie (05:57):
I thought you were the adventurous one.
Shelly (05:59):
Oh, I see.
You're going to taunt me intoagreeing.
Archie (06:02):
Usually works.
Shelly (06:03):
He knows me too well, folks.
Okay, fine.
But we'll have to figure out asystem.
Archie (06:09):
Miley's.
Brilliant.
And we're, well, we arepassable between the three of
us, we'll, we'll figuresomething out.
Shelly (06:17):
Okay, so we'll keep track of who tells the better
tale and let the audience decidethe winner's prize.
Archie (06:23):
Sounds about right.
Shelly (06:24):
Shouldn't we put some parameters in place?
Archie (06:27):
Maybe?
Let's have a think on it.
Shelly (06:30):
Okay.
We'll save that for nextepisode, if we remember.
Archie (06:35):
That's why we have Miley.
I bet she's making a note of itright now.
Shelly (06:39):
That's one of the things we learned from our research.
A competent producer is worthevery penny and then some.
Archie (06:45):
What's that?
I.
Yeah.
You know, I'll tell her.
She says we should stopbuttering her up and get on with
the show.
Shelly (06:53):
Well then, should we tell everyone the theme for
today?
Archie (06:57):
Sure.
Yeah.
Today's theme isoverconfidence, otherwise known
as the magic sauce that turns amildly bad idea into an
emergency canoe rescue.
Shelly (07:09):
Or as the reason most of our best stories exist.
Archie (07:12):
We don't know what story the other's gonna tell.
Only Miley knows.
She gives the go ahead so wedon't step on each other's
boots.
Shelly (07:20):
Which is good 'cause I like my toes un smushed.
Archie (07:23):
Now, if there's one thing our family knows better
than grits and gossip, it'sbiting off more than we can
chew.
Shelly (07:30):
Maybe that's true for you, but I can always chew my
food.
Archie (07:34):
One thing you'll learn is that Shelly likes to talk a
big game.
Shelly (07:39):
As if you don't either.
Archie (07:40):
Oh.
The difference is I follow upon my talk.
Oh,
Shelly (07:44):
okay.
Go on, cousin.
With that kind of talk.
Why don't you spin your talefirst?
Archie (07:50):
Well, all right.
Let me tell y'all about thetime I helped Pecos Bill ride a
tornado.
Shelly (07:56):
Oh, starting off big, huh?
Archie (07:59):
Go big or go home.
Shelly (08:00):
Is that so?
Archie (08:02):
It is.
Now.
This all happened during, uh,summer in my mid twenties when I
took a break from fixing thingsfor everybody else, and I hit
the road for a couple months.
Just me, my old Bronco, and oneof those weird travel guides
full of the roadside attraction.
You know, world's largestpistachio with a gravity hills,
(08:23):
that kind of thing.
Shelly (08:24):
I was so jealous of your trip.
I wasn't 18 yet.
Mom and dad actually agreed onsomething.
They didn't want me taggingalong, even for the West Coast
portion.
Archie (08:34):
It was probably a good judgment call.
I mean, I did find myself insome.
Questionable situations,
Shelly (08:41):
one of which we're about to hear.
Archie (08:43):
Exactly.
So anyways, I kept my tools inthe back of Betsy.
Shelly (08:48):
Betsy is his Bronco in case anyone is wondering.
Archie (08:52):
Mm-hmm.
Good old Betsy.
Still running strong after allthese years.
Shelly (08:55):
Archie loves that Bronco.
Mm-hmm.
I think it's the closest thingto a pet he has.
Archie (09:01):
Uh, you don't have to clean up after a vehicle unlike
pets.
Shelly (09:05):
Well, can't argue with you there.
So why did you keep your toolsin the back of Betsy on your
road trip?
Archie (09:12):
Never knew when inspiration might hit or
something might fall off.
Shelly (09:17):
Better safe than, sorry.
Archie (09:19):
Not a motto I lived by in those days.
Shelly (09:22):
Is this story a case in point?
Archie (09:24):
It is.
I was somewhere out west, notfar from Tornado Gulch, and I
spot this fella (09:29):
cowboy hat, windblown mustache, and he's
yelling at the sky.
Shelly (09:35):
Is this the man, the myth, the legend himself?
Archie (09:38):
Right you are the one and only Pecos Bell and he's
trying to buy, wait, wait,
Shelly (09:44):
hold up.
For folks who didn't grow up ontall tales and state fair
trivia, maybe give a quickrundown on who Pecos Bill is.
Archie (09:51):
Oh, right, right.
Pecos Bill's a legendary cowboyfrom American folklore.
Stronger than a grizzly, fasterthan a locomotive.
Capable of about any feat heput his mind to.
Now he's the kind of guy who'duse a rattlesnake as a lasso or,
and once he dug up the realgrande 'cause he was thirsty.
Shelly (10:11):
Cool.
Just wanted to let the folksknow this is premium grade
folklore nonsense.
Archie (10:18):
Only the best.
Anyway, there he is trying toride a tornado with a regular
saddle and a rope.
I mean, he didn't stand achance, so naturally I offered
to help.
Shelly (10:31):
Well, you've never been one to sit idly by.
Archie (10:34):
No ma'am, I am not.
I ask him, I says, Bill, let meborrow your saddle.
I made some tweaks.
Trampoline springs.
Storms stabilizers, a snackstrap.
Shelly (10:47):
Oh, you've also never been known to go long without a
snack.
So that tracks.
Archie (10:51):
Well, a good snack is everything.
And so was a good lasso and atricked out saddle.
Now, I sized up the twister onelast time.
Got a good rhythm going withthe lasso in one hand,
straddling the saddle, and Itook hold of the horn with the
other hand.
Before I could think too hardabout it I let that lasso go
(11:12):
flying in the direction oftornado.
I was yanked into the air sohard my boots almost came flying
off, but I had sure enough,lassoed that tornado.
And my saddle stayed true.
Shelly (11:25):
How does a saddle stay true?
Archie (11:27):
How does a saddle stay true?
It stayed between my legs likeit was meant to, and I settled
on top of the thunder cloud andjust the right way.
I rode that thing clean acrossthe county line and back to
where I started.
Shelly (11:40):
That must have been a sight.
Archie (11:42):
But here's the thing.
A caravan of three touristbuses.
Pulls up right after I land.
They don't see me riding.
Oh, that's a good thing.
'cause I ate it when I landed.
I'm not proud to admit it, butmy dismount was a disaster.
What they did see?
Oh,
Shelly (12:02):
oh, oh, oh, oh.
Hold on a minute.
I want to hear more about thisdismount.
Archie (12:08):
Oh, do you now?
Shelly (12:10):
Of course I do.
You didn't think I'd let youjust slide by with a mention?
Archie (12:14):
Well, I was gonna try, but
Shelly (12:16):
go on, explain the dismount.
Archie (12:19):
Alright, well there's not all that much to explain.
It happened in the blink of aneye, I mean, one minute.
I was figuring, well, I shouldprobably get off this tornado
and the next thing I know, I'mhanging by my belt off a sign
post with no sign.
Feet swinging free of theground.
100% stuck and my jeans gettingpulled up to my shoulders.
(12:42):
It was, uh.
Uncomfortable.
Shelly (12:45):
Oh no.
Archie (12:46):
Mm-hmm.
And to make matters worse, herecomes old Bill coming over to
rescue me.
And he was none too excited'cause he wanted his turn with
the tornado, but it didn't takebut a second to rescue me strong
as he is.
He lifted me right off like Iwas a rag doll.
Shelly (13:01):
Well, that was decent of him.
Archie (13:03):
It was, he could have left me dangling there for those
tourists to see, and insteadthey saw Bill riding that
twister.
And guess who ends up on thesouvenir magnet?
Shelly (13:14):
Let me guess.
It isn't the frog with thesaddle modifications and the
wedgie?
Archie (13:19):
Nope.
Not even a sticker.
Shelly (13:21):
Mm.
But you got some stickers ofyour own now.
Just not the same notoriety.
Archie (13:27):
There's still time.
Shelly (13:28):
Well, you're not getting any younger.
Archie (13:30):
Well, I'm stepping into the second part of my life.
Shelly (13:34):
I think you stepped into it a while back.
Archie (13:36):
Well, it's, it's in the up and running phase now.
Shelly (13:40):
Oh, is that what we're calling middle age now?
Archie (13:43):
Yeah, it sounds about right to me.
Shelly (13:44):
Well, I guess if it makes you feel better.
Archie (13:47):
Oh, we can call it middle age if you like.
That just sounds so blah and,and it seems to me the
connotation is off.
Shelly (13:54):
How do you mean?
I.
Archie (13:56):
Well, You see, it takes a long time to figure yourself
out and get going straight, andI like the idea of life phases.
So this is the up and runningphase of my life.
Shelly (14:08):
Well, what came before this phase?
Archie (14:11):
The trying to figure things out and minimize the
damage phase.
Shelly (14:16):
You sat in that phase for a while, right?
Archie (14:20):
You are right.
You are.
And I have the scars to proveit
Shelly (14:24):
that you do.
Okay.
All right then.
It's my turn, I guess now.
And my story also involves highspeeds and questionable
decisions.
Archie (14:36):
Yeah.
Sounds like a regular Tuesdayfor you.
Shelly (14:39):
Well, this wasn't a Tuesday, it was a Saturday and
more than a few years back.
I had this rescue parrot namedChicken Nugget, nugget for
short.
She had a lot of opinions.
None of them were helpful.
Archie (14:52):
I remember Nugget who, boy, that bird wasn't original.
Shelly (14:56):
She lived for chaos and peanut butter crackers.
Archie (14:59):
Not a bad way to live.
Shelly (15:00):
I mean, that bird could pack away some crackers.
Anyway, on this Saturdayevening, I was out back behind
the Play'N, stay working on mydune buggy and nugget's, perched
on the roll bar, watching melike I owe her money.
Archie (15:16):
Well, did you?
Shelly (15:18):
Possibly it was back in the days when I was always
broke.
I had just opened up the place.
Archie (15:24):
Yet you still found money for your dune buggy.
Shelly (15:27):
That thing was a beater if I ever saw one.
It spent more time out ofcommission than it did
operational, and I absolutelyloved it.
Yeah.
Anyway, I joke, wanna drive andnugget squawks flops once and
lands on the steering wheel.
Now if that wasn't a clearsignal for yes, I don't know
(15:50):
what is.
Archie (15:51):
Mm-hmm.
Shelly (15:52):
And I probably should have just had a laugh and let it
be the end of it.
Archie (15:56):
But you didn't.
Shelly (15:57):
Nope.
Because you know me, I getinspired.
Archie (16:01):
I am well familiar.
Shelly (16:03):
So instead.
I rig up a system for nugget tosteer and we're well,
Archie (16:09):
hang.
Hang on though.
When you say system, what arewe talking about here?
Shelly (16:14):
You want me to give away trade secrets?
Archie (16:17):
Well, that just enough that we get the gist of it.
Shelly (16:19):
Let's just say it involved a rod fixed to the
steering wheel so she could tother left and right to control
it, and she was surprisinglygood at it.
Huh?
Archie (16:31):
And how did she reach the pedals?
Shelly (16:34):
Oh, that was me.
I operated the gas and thebrake from the passenger side.
I mean, what could go wrong?
Archie (16:39):
Everything.
Shelly (16:40):
So we're looping the back lot, feeling like
champions.
Nugget's steering.
I'm working the pedals.
Total harmony, right?
Archie (16:49):
Mm-hmm.
Shelly (16:49):
And then it happens.
Archie (16:53):
What?
Shelly (16:54):
A possum launches out from the dumpster.
Archie (16:58):
Wow.
That's enough to send someoneinto a fright.
Shelly (17:01):
And this thing, it's massive.
And it wasn't just waddlingaway.
Nope.
It was dragging an empty dogshampoo bottle like it was a
prize.
Archie (17:11):
Now, what's a possum gonna do with an empty shampoo
bottle?
Shelly (17:15):
Beats me, but it startled the feathers off a
nugget.
Scared me too.
Honestly.
It looked like it hadintentions.
Archie (17:24):
Hmm.
A possum with intentions, itsounds like something I'd like
to stay clear of.
Shelly (17:27):
Nugget too.
I mean, she freaks screeches,stomps the wheel hard to the
left before I can break.
We slam straight into thedumpster, empty bottles and dog
grooming the detrituseverywhere.
I am in a cloud of lavender andregret.
Archie (17:44):
And the possum?
Shelly (17:45):
Gone.
Vanished.
Bottle and all.
Nugget climbs up onto the rollbar, puffs up and shouts Crash
like it was on purpose.
Archie (17:57):
And what about the dune buggy?
Shelly (17:59):
Uh, it was just one more dent to add to the many.
The dumpster didn't fare aswell though, but it was pretty
worse for the wear.
Archie (18:06):
I'd kind of wanna follow the possum home from a
distance.
No need to get too close now.
I, I just wanna see what it wasup to with the bottle.
Shelly (18:14):
It had that bottle like it meant something.
I swear it looked me dead inthe eyes and telepathically
conveyed, this is mine now.
Archie (18:23):
It could have been using it as a canteen.
A hydration's important.
Even.
Even for night goblins.
Shelly (18:29):
Oh, think of the aftertaste.
Archie (18:30):
Hey, don't folks put lavender and food things now to
be fancy?
Shelly (18:35):
True.
Or maybe it was building a spa.
Archie (18:39):
A spa for possums.
Shelly (18:40):
I mean, you don't know.
I bet possums get stressed too.
Archie (18:44):
Uh, I could go for that.
I mean, they do get a badreputation in general, and that
could cause some stress.
Shelly (18:50):
Definitely had that look about it like it was in the
middle of some weird little sidehustle.
That
Archie (18:56):
possum probably got a whole cachet under a deck
somewhere.
Shelly (19:00):
Imagine the tiny towels.
Archie (19:02):
The tiny towels, the tiny eucalyptus, the tiny
liability waivers,
Shelly (19:07):
and the huge shampoo bottles.
You know what?
Honestly, I hope it's out thereright now living its best
lavender scented life.
Archie (19:15):
Yeah.
Well, that's mighty kind toyou.
Yeah.
After the wreck it caused andall.
Shelly (19:18):
Oh, well, it wasn't that big of a wreck.
More like a bump.
Archie (19:21):
Oh.
Oh, so you exaggerated yourstorytelling.
Shelly (19:25):
The wreck isn't the point of the story, Archie.
It's the fact that I gotchicken nugget to drive a dune
buggy.
The possum and the wreck,they're just extras.
Archie (19:34):
Alright, I, I take your point.
Shelly (19:35):
So there you've got it.
Two tales.
One with a tornado, one with aparrot.
Both driven by a little toomuch confidence.
Archie (19:44):
Uh, I, I think this is the part of the episode where we
bring in our quotes, unless youhave more to say about the
tales.
Shelly (19:51):
I've got nothing more.
But should we explain?
Archie (19:55):
I think so.
Shelly (19:56):
Okay.
So folks, every week we're bothsharing a quote from one of our
favorite thinkers, somethingthat fits or is at least
adjacent to the theme and givesus a little something more to
chew on.
Archie (20:09):
Uh, just 'cause we're telling stories doesn't mean we
can't ponder while we're at it.
Shelly (20:14):
Some of my favorite memories are of listening to the
adult, on maw-maw's frontporch, chattering away.
I.
Archie (20:20):
They'd get so into the storytelling and philosophizing
hours would pass.
Before you knew it.
Shelly (20:26):
Maw-maw really did pass down a legacy, didn't she?
Archie (20:29):
I'd say so.
I mean, we wouldn't be doingthis if it wasn't for her.
Shelly (20:33):
If this gets a bit of that right, then we're doing her
proud.
Archie (20:37):
You wanna go first with your quote?
Shelly (20:40):
Sure.
All right.
Mine's from Socrates.
The only true wisdom is inknowing, you know nothing.
Archie (20:50):
Mm.
A classic.
Shelly (20:51):
Overconfidence is the opposite of that, right?
It's thinking you got it allfigured out when you're really
just winging it with a parrot atthe wheel.
Archie (20:59):
And sometimes with a saddle strapped to a
thundercloud.
Shelly (21:03):
Well, you just ended up with a bruised ego.
I ended up with a fine for it'sdenting the dumpster.
Archie (21:08):
Oh, and now you left that part out.
Shelly (21:10):
Oh, the whole thing was caught on security footage.
Ooh.
Very grainy.
But there aren't many folkslike me walking around.
Archie (21:19):
Well, we are a select group, that's for sure.
Shelly (21:22):
I don't know how they could tell where I dented the
thing.
I mean, given all the otherdents in it, but they had me on
tape.
So not much to argue about.
Archie (21:31):
Well, now I've never known that to stop you.
Shelly (21:34):
Well, I did give it a go.
Archie (21:36):
Of course you did.
Shelly (21:38):
What about you?
What's your quote?
Archie (21:40):
Oh, uh, mine's from, uh, Epictetus.
"It is impossible for a man tolearn what he thinks he already
knows."
Shelly (21:50):
Hmm.
It's hard to know what you needto know if you think you know
it all.
Archie (21:54):
Now that one hits me square in the saddle.
You know, confidence got meairborne, but uh, it also made
me think I didn't need to doublecheck the landing plan.
Shelly (22:03):
Well, at least no one saw you dangling.
That would've beenembarrassing.
Archie (22:07):
Yeah, I guess that's one way of looking at it.
Sure did take a lot though tolet Bill take all the credit.
Shelly (22:14):
I don't know if I could have held my tongue.
I think that's where you may bea bigger frog than me.
Yeah,
Archie (22:20):
I'll take the compliment.
Shelly (22:22):
Good.
And I guess if I'm beinghonest, I didn't need to set up
the rig for Nugget.
I mean, I didn't need to lether steer, but I was sure we
could pull it off.
Archie (22:33):
Well, you almost did pull it off.
I mean, if it wasn't for thatpossum.
Shelly (22:37):
Mm.
Don't give me any ideas.
I'm sure there's another rescueparrot out there in need of a
home.
Archie (22:44):
Now.
Now what would Ralph thinkabout that?
I mean, he's pretty used tobeing in a one pet household
now.
Do you think he even remembersNugget?
Shelly (22:52):
I don't doubt it.
He was a puppy when Nugget flewon to the afterlife.
But those two, whew.
They had some interactions, butthat's tales for another time.
Archie (23:03):
Now we, we can't give away all the good stuff in the
first episode.
Shelly (23:07):
No, we've got to spread the stories out.
Archie (23:10):
So.
What we learned between today'sstories and the quotes?
Shelly (23:15):
That overconfidence makes for great stories, but
maybe not great decisions.
Archie (23:21):
Oh, and speaking of decisions, y'all out there get
to make one.
Shelly (23:25):
Oh oh, we're moving on.
Archie (23:27):
Oh, unless there's a reason to stay put.
Shelly (23:29):
I guess I'm not ready for the first episode to be
over.
Archie (23:32):
Well, it's, it's best to leave them wanting more than to
tire their ears out.
Shelly (23:38):
You could be in one of maw-maw's books with talk like
that.
Archie (23:42):
A second compliment.
Woo.
I'm racking them up.
Shelly (23:46):
Maybe I'm being too generous.
I don't want it all to go toyour head.
Archie (23:51):
Well, I'll do my best to not let it.
Shelly (23:53):
I'm sure you will, but enough about you.
Folks be on the lookout for theInstagram poll.
Our handle is not quite rightgoods.
You can also go to not quiteright, goods.com under the
podcast page to vote if you'renot on social media.
Archie (24:10):
And now we know that may be confusing to some since our
podcast is called Two FrogsTalking.
But think about it as aproduct.
See, the other products don'thave their own handles either.
And keep things fair.
The podcast gets a dedicatedspot on the website.
Along with all the otherofferings from not quite right
goods and it uses the samesocial handles.
Shelly (24:33):
So find us on the gram under not quite right goods or
the podcast page at not quiteright goods.com and vote for
whose story reigned supreme thisweek.
Was it my feathered fiasco?
Archie (24:46):
Or my legendary ride with a borrowed saddle and a
highly avoidable wedgie.
Shelly (24:52):
Ooh, that wedgie is one for the highlight reels.
Archie (24:55):
And one for my nightmares.
Shelly (24:57):
Oh, I can imagine.
Archie (24:58):
If you liked today's stories, you can snag a piece of
the nonsense at not quite rightgoods.
We've added the ride it how youwant it tee to the collection
in t-shirt and sticker form.
Shelly (25:11):
You can find it all at not quite right goods.com.
Archie (25:14):
It helps us keep telling tales and maybe just maybe
afford a roll bar for Shelly'snext experiment.
Shelly (25:21):
Or pay off a fine.
Archie (25:22):
And we'll be back next week with a new theme.
Two more tales, and probablyone more possum.
Shelly (25:28):
Better not be the same possum.
We're supposed to be ending.
Now
Archie (25:33):
we are.
Shelly (25:34):
Well, why didn't we write down how to end?
Archie (25:37):
I, I, I suppose we wanted to keep it natural.
Shelly (25:40):
Okay.
But all I can remember is, isthat I start
Archie (25:43):
Yeah, you say, thanks for joining us on the porch.
And then I say, we'll catch younext time.
And then we both said, bye.
Shelly (25:52):
Thanks for joining us.
Wait,
Archie (25:53):
wait.
I'm not ready.
Shelly (25:56):
You just told me what to say.
How could you not be ready?
Archie (25:58):
Well, you caught me off guard.
I wasn't expecting such a quickturnaround.
Shelly (26:02):
Oh, oh my bad.
Here, here.
I'll give you a heads up thistime.
Archie (26:06):
Alright,
Shelly (26:07):
I'm starting.
Thanks for joining us on theporch.
Archie (26:12):
We'll catch you next time.
Shelly (26:15):
Bye bye.
Not as smooth as the beginning,but decent.
Archie (26:21):
I'd say so.
Joe (26:25):
This has been a Not Quite Right Goods production.
Starring Joe Laureiro as Archieand Holland Renton as Shelly.
Written, directed and edited byHolland Renton.
Music sourced via Descriptstock library.
Wait, when are we recording?
Archie (00:05):
Well, now I think.
Shelly (00:07):
Oh.
Oh.
We are recording now.
O Okay, well, hi there.
I'm Shelly.
Archie (00:15):
And I'm Archie, and you're on the front porch with
Shelly (00:19):
two, two
Archie (00:20):
frogs.
Shelly (00:21):
Frogs.
Talking.
Archie (00:22):
Talking.
Shelly (00:23):
One part telling and tales
Archie (00:25):
one part talking life.
All parts.
Shelly (00:27):
All parts.
A bit not, a bit not quiet.
Quite right,
Archie (00:30):
right?
Shelly (00:32):
Wait, did we just do that right on the first one?
Archie (00:36):
Beginner's luck.
It'll probably never happenagain.
Shelly (00:40):
What way to set us up for success.
Archie (00:43):
I do my best.
Shelly (00:44):
So this is new.
Archie (00:48):
It is.
We don't normally havemicrophones in our faces when
we're talking to each other.
Shelly (00:53):
Well, they do go with a podcasting territory.
Archie (00:55):
Yeah, we, we've done a lot of things together over the
years, but, uh, never a podcastbefore.
Shelly (01:01):
We're in unchartered waters.
Archie (01:03):
Luckily, many have gone before us, so there's a lot of
info on how to do this right.
Shelly (01:09):
But reading about something and doing it are two
different things.
Archie (01:14):
Right you are.
Shelly (01:15):
Folks, this is our way of saying we're putting our best
feet forward.
Archie (01:18):
And those feet have done a lot of tromping.
So by experience, we know thatwe'll have some learning to do
still on what makes a goodpodcast.
Shelly (01:27):
And we hope you'll give us some grace and look past the
unpolished parts until we canget them sorted out.
Archie (01:33):
I have every confidence in our listeners.
Plus watching a thing get allshiny is its own special thing.
Shelly (01:41):
There's a whole TikTok culture around that.
Archie (01:44):
Now, how do you know that?
Shelly (01:46):
Well, if there isn't, there should be.
I mean, pressure washing videosare pretty satisfying, right?
I mean, I bet polishing wouldbe too.
So somebody should get on it ifthere's not.
Archie (01:54):
Speaking of getting on it, should we get on with it and
tell the folks what they're infor?
Shelly (02:00):
Well this all started because we figured if we
couldn't make it to our yearlyvisit yet again, we should find
a meaningful way to spend timetogether.
Archie (02:09):
Yeah.
We got to brainstorming and uh,we landed on the idea that we
could recreate the jab sessionsour elders held on Ma maw-maw's
front porch.
Shelly (02:18):
Our family has always told stories, big ones, weird
ones.
The kind where you're not surewhat's true, but somehow it all
feels like there's a touch ofhonesty in there somewhere.
Archie (02:31):
And nobody told them better than our grandmother,
maw-maw.
She passed not long ago at 109full of grace, grit, and more
tales than a library mouse.
Shelly (02:43):
So.
This podcast is our way ofkeeping that tradition going.
A little storytelling, a littlesoul searching, and a whole lot
of love for where we come from.
Archie (02:54):
Shelly's a full on Southern Californian, but she
likes to fancy herself aSoutherner.
Shelly (02:58):
My roots are southern and so is half my heart.
I mean, I spent two weeks everysummer visiting.
Archie (03:05):
Except for the few times we came out to y'all.
Shelly (03:07):
Mm-hmm.
Mom and dad may havetransplanted to Huntington Beach
when I was one, but they keptone foot in the south.
I was raised steeped in theculture.
Archie (03:17):
Yeah.
You even have a little bit ofsouthern twang.
Shelly (03:20):
It does come out from time to time.
Archie (03:23):
Like right then.
Shelly (03:24):
I swear it happens more when I'm around someone speaking
Southern
Archie (03:29):
over.
The accent is catching
Shelly (03:31):
just like a cold.
Archie (03:33):
Oh, well, come on
Shelly (03:35):
I am only kidding.
You know?
I love it.
Archie (03:37):
Of course you do.
But enough about accents.
I think we were explainingabout the show.
Shelly (03:43):
Right?
Archie (03:44):
The podcast gives us a way to hang out from across the
country to swap stories like weused to on the porch swing or in
the backseat of Aunt Dottie'sstation wagon.
Shelly (03:54):
Oh, the station wagon.
That brings back memories.
Actually, do you remember thattrip to Yellowstone?
Archie (04:02):
How could I forget?
Shelly (04:03):
We were driving in that two car caravan.
Your mom in the minivan, us andthe lead with the station
wagon.
And somehow we left you at agas station.
Archie (04:13):
Every frog's worst nightmare.
Shelly (04:15):
I thought you were mad at me or something 'cause you
weren't in the wagon.
I pestered mom for five solidminutes until she pulled over so
I could make things right.
But when the van pulled upbehind us.
It turned out you weren't in iteither.
Archie (04:29):
I would've paid money to see the reaction when they
realized I was missing.
Shelly (04:32):
Oh, it was pretty massive.
I didn't know the station wagoncould reach those speeds.
Not to mention the minivan.
Everyone was in a panic.
Your dad wheels the minivaninto the gas station, and I
swear he hadn't even parked whenyour mom flew out of it.
Archie (04:49):
She came barreling in like a freight train at top
speed, all frantic and what?
And there I was making friendswith a bobblehead bear in one of
the souvenir aisles.
Shelly (05:00):
You hadn't even noticed we were gone.
Archie (05:03):
Man.
I was always getting in troublefor wandering way by myself and
not paying attention to mysurroundings?
Shelly (05:09):
Well, I don't recall you getting in too much trouble for
that one.
Archie (05:12):
Oh, no.
No, I didn't.
I think my parents were toorelieved and ashamed to bother
getting mad at me.
Thank goodness.
Shelly (05:19):
Hmm.
So yeah, there you have it,folks.
That's basically the showstorytelling mixed in with a
little truth and maybe somewisdom.
Archie (05:28):
Each week we pick a theme.
We each tell a tall tale andy'all decide who told it best.
Oh, no.
We're gonna keep track on aleaderboard.
And the winner gets a
Shelly (05:38):
bragging rights.
Archie (05:40):
Oh, that's a little dull.
How about we throw it to thelisteners to suggest ideas?
Shelly (05:46):
Oh, that could get sketchy.
Archie (05:47):
All right.
We'll have Miley, our producer,pick from the suggestions and
do a reveal.
Shelly (05:53):
I can't believe I'm considering agreeing with this.
Archie (05:57):
I thought you were the adventurous one.
Shelly (05:59):
Oh, I see.
You're going to taunt me intoagreeing.
Archie (06:02):
Usually works.
Shelly (06:03):
He knows me too well, folks.
Okay, fine.
But we'll have to figure out asystem.
Archie (06:09):
Miley's.
Brilliant.
And we're, well, we arepassable between the three of
us, we'll, we'll figuresomething out.
Shelly (06:17):
Okay, so we'll keep track of who tells the better
tale and let the audience decidethe winner's prize.
Archie (06:23):
Sounds about right.
Shelly (06:24):
Shouldn't we put some parameters in place?
Archie (06:27):
Maybe?
Let's have a think on it.
Shelly (06:30):
Okay.
We'll save that for nextepisode, if we remember.
Archie (06:35):
That's why we have Miley.
I bet she's making a note of itright now.
Shelly (06:39):
That's one of the things we learned from our research.
A competent producer is worthevery penny and then some.
Archie (06:45):
What's that?
I.
Yeah.
You know, I'll tell her.
She says we should stopbuttering her up and get on with
the show.
Shelly (06:53):
Well then, should we tell everyone the theme for
today?
Archie (06:57):
Sure.
Yeah.
Today's theme isoverconfidence, otherwise known
as the magic sauce that turns amildly bad idea into an
emergency canoe rescue.
Shelly (07:09):
Or as the reason most of our best stories exist.
Archie (07:12):
We don't know what story the other's gonna tell.
Only Miley knows.
She gives the go ahead so wedon't step on each other's
boots.
Shelly (07:20):
Which is good 'cause I like my toes un smushed.
Archie (07:23):
Now, if there's one thing our family knows better
than grits and gossip, it'sbiting off more than we can
chew.
Shelly (07:30):
Maybe that's true for you, but I can always chew my
food.
Archie (07:34):
One thing you'll learn is that Shelly likes to talk a
big game.
Shelly (07:39):
As if you don't either.
Archie (07:40):
Oh.
The difference is I follow upon my talk.
Oh,
Shelly (07:44):
okay.
Go on, cousin.
With that kind of talk.
Why don't you spin your talefirst?
Archie (07:50):
Well, all right.
Let me tell y'all about thetime I helped Pecos Bill ride a
tornado.
Shelly (07:56):
Oh, starting off big, huh?
Archie (07:59):
Go big or go home.
Shelly (08:00):
Is that so?
Archie (08:02):
It is.
Now.
This all happened during, uh,summer in my mid twenties when I
took a break from fixing thingsfor everybody else, and I hit
the road for a couple months.
Just me, my old Bronco, and oneof those weird travel guides
full of the roadside attraction.
You know, world's largestpistachio with a gravity hills,
(08:23):
that kind of thing.
Shelly (08:24):
I was so jealous of your trip.
I wasn't 18 yet.
Mom and dad actually agreed onsomething.
They didn't want me taggingalong, even for the West Coast
portion.
Archie (08:34):
It was probably a good judgment call.
I mean, I did find myself insome.
Questionable situations,
Shelly (08:41):
one of which we're about to hear.
Archie (08:43):
Exactly.
So anyways, I kept my tools inthe back of Betsy.
Shelly (08:48):
Betsy is his Bronco in case anyone is wondering.
Archie (08:52):
Mm-hmm.
Good old Betsy.
Still running strong after allthese years.
Shelly (08:55):
Archie loves that Bronco.
Mm-hmm.
I think it's the closest thingto a pet he has.
Archie (09:01):
Uh, you don't have to clean up after a vehicle unlike
pets.
Shelly (09:05):
Well, can't argue with you there.
So why did you keep your toolsin the back of Betsy on your
road trip?
Archie (09:12):
Never knew when inspiration might hit or
something might fall off.
Shelly (09:17):
Better safe than, sorry.
Archie (09:19):
Not a motto I lived by in those days.
Shelly (09:22):
Is this story a case in point?
Archie (09:24):
It is.
I was somewhere out west, notfar from Tornado Gulch, and I
spot this fella (09:29):
cowboy hat, windblown mustache, and he's
yelling at the sky.
Shelly (09:35):
Is this the man, the myth, the legend himself?
Archie (09:38):
Right you are the one and only Pecos Bell and he's
trying to buy, wait, wait,
Shelly (09:44):
hold up.
For folks who didn't grow up ontall tales and state fair
trivia, maybe give a quickrundown on who Pecos Bill is.
Archie (09:51):
Oh, right, right.
Pecos Bill's a legendary cowboyfrom American folklore.
Stronger than a grizzly, fasterthan a locomotive.
Capable of about any feat heput his mind to.
Now he's the kind of guy who'duse a rattlesnake as a lasso or,
and once he dug up the realgrande 'cause he was thirsty.
Shelly (10:11):
Cool.
Just wanted to let the folksknow this is premium grade
folklore nonsense.
Archie (10:18):
Only the best.
Anyway, there he is trying toride a tornado with a regular
saddle and a rope.
I mean, he didn't stand achance, so naturally I offered
to help.
Shelly (10:31):
Well, you've never been one to sit idly by.
Archie (10:34):
No ma'am, I am not.
I ask him, I says, Bill, let meborrow your saddle.
I made some tweaks.
Trampoline springs.
Storms stabilizers, a snackstrap.
Shelly (10:47):
Oh, you've also never been known to go long without a
snack.
So that tracks.
Archie (10:51):
Well, a good snack is everything.
And so was a good lasso and atricked out saddle.
Now, I sized up the twister onelast time.
Got a good rhythm going withthe lasso in one hand,
straddling the saddle, and Itook hold of the horn with the
other hand.
Before I could think too hardabout it I let that lasso go
(11:12):
flying in the direction oftornado.
I was yanked into the air sohard my boots almost came flying
off, but I had sure enough,lassoed that tornado.
And my saddle stayed true.
Shelly (11:25):
How does a saddle stay true?
Archie (11:27):
How does a saddle stay true?
It stayed between my legs likeit was meant to, and I settled
on top of the thunder cloud andjust the right way.
I rode that thing clean acrossthe county line and back to
where I started.
Shelly (11:40):
That must have been a sight.
Archie (11:42):
But here's the thing.
A caravan of three touristbuses.
Pulls up right after I land.
They don't see me riding.
Oh, that's a good thing.
'cause I ate it when I landed.
I'm not proud to admit it, butmy dismount was a disaster.
What they did see?
Oh,
Shelly (12:02):
oh, oh, oh, oh.
Hold on a minute.
I want to hear more about thisdismount.
Archie (12:08):
Oh, do you now?
Shelly (12:10):
Of course I do.
You didn't think I'd let youjust slide by with a mention?
Archie (12:14):
Well, I was gonna try, but
Shelly (12:16):
go on, explain the dismount.
Archie (12:19):
Alright, well there's not all that much to explain.
It happened in the blink of aneye, I mean, one minute.
I was figuring, well, I shouldprobably get off this tornado
and the next thing I know, I'mhanging by my belt off a sign
post with no sign.
Feet swinging free of theground.
100% stuck and my jeans gettingpulled up to my shoulders.
(12:42):
It was, uh.
Uncomfortable.
Shelly (12:45):
Oh no.
Archie (12:46):
Mm-hmm.
And to make matters worse, herecomes old Bill coming over to
rescue me.
And he was none too excited'cause he wanted his turn with
the tornado, but it didn't takebut a second to rescue me strong
as he is.
He lifted me right off like Iwas a rag doll.
Shelly (13:01):
Well, that was decent of him.
Archie (13:03):
It was, he could have left me dangling there for those
tourists to see, and insteadthey saw Bill riding that
twister.
And guess who ends up on thesouvenir magnet?
Shelly (13:14):
Let me guess.
It isn't the frog with thesaddle modifications and the
wedgie?
Archie (13:19):
Nope.
Not even a sticker.
Shelly (13:21):
Mm.
But you got some stickers ofyour own now.
Just not the same notoriety.
Archie (13:27):
There's still time.
Shelly (13:28):
Well, you're not getting any younger.
Archie (13:30):
Well, I'm stepping into the second part of my life.
Shelly (13:34):
I think you stepped into it a while back.
Archie (13:36):
Well, it's, it's in the up and running phase now.
Shelly (13:40):
Oh, is that what we're calling middle age now?
Archie (13:43):
Yeah, it sounds about right to me.
Shelly (13:44):
Well, I guess if it makes you feel better.
Archie (13:47):
Oh, we can call it middle age if you like.
That just sounds so blah and,and it seems to me the
connotation is off.
Shelly (13:54):
How do you mean?
I.
Archie (13:56):
Well, You see, it takes a long time to figure yourself
out and get going straight, andI like the idea of life phases.
So this is the up and runningphase of my life.
Shelly (14:08):
Well, what came before this phase?
Archie (14:11):
The trying to figure things out and minimize the
damage phase.
Shelly (14:16):
You sat in that phase for a while, right?
Archie (14:20):
You are right.
You are.
And I have the scars to proveit
Shelly (14:24):
that you do.
Okay.
All right then.
It's my turn, I guess now.
And my story also involves highspeeds and questionable
decisions.
Archie (14:36):
Yeah.
Sounds like a regular Tuesdayfor you.
Shelly (14:39):
Well, this wasn't a Tuesday, it was a Saturday and
more than a few years back.
I had this rescue parrot namedChicken Nugget, nugget for
short.
She had a lot of opinions.
None of them were helpful.
Archie (14:52):
I remember Nugget who, boy, that bird wasn't original.
Shelly (14:56):
She lived for chaos and peanut butter crackers.
Archie (14:59):
Not a bad way to live.
Shelly (15:00):
I mean, that bird could pack away some crackers.
Anyway, on this Saturdayevening, I was out back behind
the Play'N, stay working on mydune buggy and nugget's, perched
on the roll bar, watching melike I owe her money.
Archie (15:16):
Well, did you?
Shelly (15:18):
Possibly it was back in the days when I was always
broke.
I had just opened up the place.
Archie (15:24):
Yet you still found money for your dune buggy.
Shelly (15:27):
That thing was a beater if I ever saw one.
It spent more time out ofcommission than it did
operational, and I absolutelyloved it.
Yeah.
Anyway, I joke, wanna drive andnugget squawks flops once and
lands on the steering wheel.
Now if that wasn't a clearsignal for yes, I don't know
(15:50):
what is.
Archie (15:51):
Mm-hmm.
Shelly (15:52):
And I probably should have just had a laugh and let it
be the end of it.
Archie (15:56):
But you didn't.
Shelly (15:57):
Nope.
Because you know me, I getinspired.
Archie (16:01):
I am well familiar.
Shelly (16:03):
So instead.
I rig up a system for nugget tosteer and we're well,
Archie (16:09):
hang.
Hang on though.
When you say system, what arewe talking about here?
Shelly (16:14):
You want me to give away trade secrets?
Archie (16:17):
Well, that just enough that we get the gist of it.
Shelly (16:19):
Let's just say it involved a rod fixed to the
steering wheel so she could tother left and right to control
it, and she was surprisinglygood at it.
Huh?
Archie (16:31):
And how did she reach the pedals?
Shelly (16:34):
Oh, that was me.
I operated the gas and thebrake from the passenger side.
I mean, what could go wrong?
Archie (16:39):
Everything.
Shelly (16:40):
So we're looping the back lot, feeling like
champions.
Nugget's steering.
I'm working the pedals.
Total harmony, right?
Archie (16:49):
Mm-hmm.
Shelly (16:49):
And then it happens.
Archie (16:53):
What?
Shelly (16:54):
A possum launches out from the dumpster.
Archie (16:58):
Wow.
That's enough to send someoneinto a fright.
Shelly (17:01):
And this thing, it's massive.
And it wasn't just waddlingaway.
Nope.
It was dragging an empty dogshampoo bottle like it was a
prize.
Archie (17:11):
Now, what's a possum gonna do with an empty shampoo
bottle?
Shelly (17:15):
Beats me, but it startled the feathers off a
nugget.
Scared me too.
Honestly.
It looked like it hadintentions.
Archie (17:24):
Hmm.
A possum with intentions, itsounds like something I'd like
to stay clear of.
Shelly (17:27):
Nugget too.
I mean, she freaks screeches,stomps the wheel hard to the
left before I can break.
We slam straight into thedumpster, empty bottles and dog
grooming the detrituseverywhere.
I am in a cloud of lavender andregret.
Archie (17:44):
And the possum?
Shelly (17:45):
Gone.
Vanished.
Bottle and all.
Nugget climbs up onto the rollbar, puffs up and shouts Crash
like it was on purpose.
Archie (17:57):
And what about the dune buggy?
Shelly (17:59):
Uh, it was just one more dent to add to the many.
The dumpster didn't fare aswell though, but it was pretty
worse for the wear.
Archie (18:06):
I'd kind of wanna follow the possum home from a
distance.
No need to get too close now.
I, I just wanna see what it wasup to with the bottle.
Shelly (18:14):
It had that bottle like it meant something.
I swear it looked me dead inthe eyes and telepathically
conveyed, this is mine now.
Archie (18:23):
It could have been using it as a canteen.
A hydration's important.
Even.
Even for night goblins.
Shelly (18:29):
Oh, think of the aftertaste.
Archie (18:30):
Hey, don't folks put lavender and food things now to
be fancy?
Shelly (18:35):
True.
Or maybe it was building a spa.
Archie (18:39):
A spa for possums.
Shelly (18:40):
I mean, you don't know.
I bet possums get stressed too.
Archie (18:44):
Uh, I could go for that.
I mean, they do get a badreputation in general, and that
could cause some stress.
Shelly (18:50):
Definitely had that look about it like it was in the
middle of some weird little sidehustle.
That
Archie (18:56):
possum probably got a whole cachet under a deck
somewhere.
Shelly (19:00):
Imagine the tiny towels.
Archie (19:02):
The tiny towels, the tiny eucalyptus, the tiny
liability waivers,
Shelly (19:07):
and the huge shampoo bottles.
You know what?
Honestly, I hope it's out thereright now living its best
lavender scented life.
Archie (19:15):
Yeah.
Well, that's mighty kind toyou.
Yeah.
After the wreck it caused andall.
Shelly (19:18):
Oh, well, it wasn't that big of a wreck.
More like a bump.
Archie (19:21):
Oh.
Oh, so you exaggerated yourstorytelling.
Shelly (19:25):
The wreck isn't the point of the story, Archie.
It's the fact that I gotchicken nugget to drive a dune
buggy.
The possum and the wreck,they're just extras.
Archie (19:34):
Alright, I, I take your point.
Shelly (19:35):
So there you've got it.
Two tales.
One with a tornado, one with aparrot.
Both driven by a little toomuch confidence.
Archie (19:44):
Uh, I, I think this is the part of the episode where we
bring in our quotes, unless youhave more to say about the
tales.
Shelly (19:51):
I've got nothing more.
But should we explain?
Archie (19:55):
I think so.
Shelly (19:56):
Okay.
So folks, every week we're bothsharing a quote from one of our
favorite thinkers, somethingthat fits or is at least
adjacent to the theme and givesus a little something more to
chew on.
Archie (20:09):
Uh, just 'cause we're telling stories doesn't mean we
can't ponder while we're at it.
Shelly (20:14):
Some of my favorite memories are of listening to the
adult, on maw-maw's frontporch, chattering away.
I.
Archie (20:20):
They'd get so into the storytelling and philosophizing
hours would pass.
Before you knew it.
Shelly (20:26):
Maw-maw really did pass down a legacy, didn't she?
Archie (20:29):
I'd say so.
I mean, we wouldn't be doingthis if it wasn't for her.
Shelly (20:33):
If this gets a bit of that right, then we're doing her
proud.
Archie (20:37):
You wanna go first with your quote?
Shelly (20:40):
Sure.
All right.
Mine's from Socrates.
The only true wisdom is inknowing, you know nothing.
Archie (20:50):
Mm.
A classic.
Shelly (20:51):
Overconfidence is the opposite of that, right?
It's thinking you got it allfigured out when you're really
just winging it with a parrot atthe wheel.
Archie (20:59):
And sometimes with a saddle strapped to a
thundercloud.
Shelly (21:03):
Well, you just ended up with a bruised ego.
I ended up with a fine for it'sdenting the dumpster.
Archie (21:08):
Oh, and now you left that part out.
Shelly (21:10):
Oh, the whole thing was caught on security footage.
Ooh.
Very grainy.
But there aren't many folkslike me walking around.
Archie (21:19):
Well, we are a select group, that's for sure.
Shelly (21:22):
I don't know how they could tell where I dented the
thing.
I mean, given all the otherdents in it, but they had me on
tape.
So not much to argue about.
Archie (21:31):
Well, now I've never known that to stop you.
Shelly (21:34):
Well, I did give it a go.
Archie (21:36):
Of course you did.
Shelly (21:38):
What about you?
What's your quote?
Archie (21:40):
Oh, uh, mine's from, uh, Epictetus.
"It is impossible for a man tolearn what he thinks he already
knows."
Shelly (21:50):
Hmm.
It's hard to know what you needto know if you think you know
it all.
Archie (21:54):
Now that one hits me square in the saddle.
You know, confidence got meairborne, but uh, it also made
me think I didn't need to doublecheck the landing plan.
Shelly (22:03):
Well, at least no one saw you dangling.
That would've beenembarrassing.
Archie (22:07):
Yeah, I guess that's one way of looking at it.
Sure did take a lot though tolet Bill take all the credit.
Shelly (22:14):
I don't know if I could have held my tongue.
I think that's where you may bea bigger frog than me.
Yeah,
Archie (22:20):
I'll take the compliment.
Shelly (22:22):
Good.
And I guess if I'm beinghonest, I didn't need to set up
the rig for Nugget.
I mean, I didn't need to lether steer, but I was sure we
could pull it off.
Archie (22:33):
Well, you almost did pull it off.
I mean, if it wasn't for thatpossum.
Shelly (22:37):
Mm.
Don't give me any ideas.
I'm sure there's another rescueparrot out there in need of a
home.
Archie (22:44):
Now.
Now what would Ralph thinkabout that?
I mean, he's pretty used tobeing in a one pet household
now.
Do you think he even remembersNugget?
Shelly (22:52):
I don't doubt it.
He was a puppy when Nugget flewon to the afterlife.
But those two, whew.
They had some interactions, butthat's tales for another time.
Archie (23:03):
Now we, we can't give away all the good stuff in the
first episode.
Shelly (23:07):
No, we've got to spread the stories out.
Archie (23:10):
So.
What we learned between today'sstories and the quotes?
Shelly (23:15):
That overconfidence makes for great stories, but
maybe not great decisions.
Archie (23:21):
Oh, and speaking of decisions, y'all out there get
to make one.
Shelly (23:25):
Oh oh, we're moving on.
Archie (23:27):
Oh, unless there's a reason to stay put.
Shelly (23:29):
I guess I'm not ready for the first episode to be
over.
Archie (23:32):
Well, it's, it's best to leave them wanting more than to
tire their ears out.
Shelly (23:38):
You could be in one of maw-maw's books with talk like
that.
Archie (23:42):
A second compliment.
Woo.
I'm racking them up.
Shelly (23:46):
Maybe I'm being too generous.
I don't want it all to go toyour head.
Archie (23:51):
Well, I'll do my best to not let it.
Shelly (23:53):
I'm sure you will, but enough about you.
Folks be on the lookout for theInstagram poll.
Our handle is not quite rightgoods.
You can also go to not quiteright, goods.com under the
podcast page to vote if you'renot on social media.
Archie (24:10):
And now we know that may be confusing to some since our
podcast is called Two FrogsTalking.
But think about it as aproduct.
See, the other products don'thave their own handles either.
And keep things fair.
The podcast gets a dedicatedspot on the website.
Along with all the otherofferings from not quite right
goods and it uses the samesocial handles.
Shelly (24:33):
So find us on the gram under not quite right goods or
the podcast page at not quiteright goods.com and vote for
whose story reigned supreme thisweek.
Was it my feathered fiasco?
Archie (24:46):
Or my legendary ride with a borrowed saddle and a
highly avoidable wedgie.
Shelly (24:52):
Ooh, that wedgie is one for the highlight reels.
Archie (24:55):
And one for my nightmares.
Shelly (24:57):
Oh, I can imagine.
Archie (24:58):
If you liked today's stories, you can snag a piece of
the nonsense at not quite rightgoods.
We've added the ride it how youwant it tee to the collection
in t-shirt and sticker form.
Shelly (25:11):
You can find it all at not quite right goods.com.
Archie (25:14):
It helps us keep telling tales and maybe just maybe
afford a roll bar for Shelly'snext experiment.
Shelly (25:21):
Or pay off a fine.
Archie (25:22):
And we'll be back next week with a new theme.
Two more tales, and probablyone more possum.
Shelly (25:28):
Better not be the same possum.
We're supposed to be ending.
Now
Archie (25:33):
we are.
Shelly (25:34):
Well, why didn't we write down how to end?
Archie (25:37):
I, I, I suppose we wanted to keep it natural.
Shelly (25:40):
Okay.
But all I can remember is, isthat I start
Archie (25:43):
Yeah, you say, thanks for joining us on the porch.
And then I say, we'll catch younext time.
And then we both said, bye.
Shelly (25:52):
Thanks for joining us.
Wait,
Archie (25:53):
wait.
I'm not ready.
Shelly (25:56):
You just told me what to say.
How could you not be ready?
Archie (25:58):
Well, you caught me off guard.
I wasn't expecting such a quickturnaround.
Shelly (26:02):
Oh, oh my bad.
Here, here.
I'll give you a heads up thistime.
Archie (26:06):
Alright,
Shelly (26:07):
I'm starting.
Thanks for joining us on theporch.
Archie (26:12):
We'll catch you next time.
Shelly (26:15):
Bye bye.
Not as smooth as the beginning,but decent.
Archie (26:21):
I'd say so.
Joe (26:25):
This has been a Not Quite Right Goods production.
Starring Joe Laureiro as Archieand Holland Renton as Shelly.
Written, directed and edited byHolland Renton.
Music sourced via Descriptstock library.
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