On the Tuesday February 25 edition of The Armstrong & Getty One More Thing Podcast...
- A funny thing happened to Jack & this son while playing tennis...
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Episode Transcript
Wow, do I look at that bad? It's one more
thing more. I'm strong and getty one more.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
So. I had a funny thing happened at the country
club yesterday. So I live in a town that doesn't
believe rich people should have things that poor people don't have.
So they structure the housing in such a way that
you can live in the nicest neighborhood in the town
(00:31):
I live in, like with the most expensive you know, however,
many millions of dollars houses, but there is going to
be an apartment complex right over there because they don't
think it's fair that, you know, certain people have certain
And I guess some parts of the country think this
is a good idea.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Other parts of the country thing this is a ridiculous idea.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
I would be in the way. I certainly wouldn't live there.
I don't like four people anywhere.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Near me anyway. I think that explains how this happened.
So with this particular neighborhood that's got some really really
nice houses in it, everybody that lives in this neighborhood
gets a country club membership with you own the house
or you're in an apartment complex, and so everybody gets
to be a member of this country club. For whatever reason,
hardly anybody uses aunch country club. A friend of mine
(01:12):
is on the board and he said, of the two
thousand people or something that qualify, there's only like sixty people.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
That use it, which is fine with me.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Golf course and that sort of thing, or no, what
sort of amenities are you offering me.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
It's a lake where a lot of people paddle around,
canoes and stuff like that. Nice tennis courts lit at night,
basketball court, a gym to work out, couple of heated
pools where you can swim laps and stuff like that. Oh,
and then a big room you can put your name
on it if you want to have a family reunion
or a wedding or whatever. There's a lot of that
(01:45):
stuff going on all the time. Anyhow, my son and
I go over and we play tennis and then we
lift weight. So we're over there playing tennis, and I,
while I do spend a fair amount of time and
money on how I dress for just like my regular life,
I do not have like nice ath leisure wear at all.
(02:06):
And I got my big five old hoodie on and
some khaki pants and my kind of crappy tennis shoes
for playing tennis in and uh playing tennis and Kakaki.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Pants lost me at Khaki's.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
As opposed to what short warm up pants.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
You don't wear khakis to play tennis.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
You rule.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Anyway, My son and I are playing tennis and uh,
and there's four guys next to us playing tennis. And
at one point, Henry hits an errant shot and it
goes over to their court by accident, and guy hits
the ball over to me and and then I said thanks,
and I'm walking back over. And then he said, hey,
(02:51):
hold on a second, and he goes over to his
bag and he comes over and he gives me, he said,
these you used, but they still got a lot of
bounce left in him. He gives me a canister of
three used tennis ball. Ah. Yes, I'm thinking, oh my god.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
I mean, a man so poor he has to wear
khakis to play tennis. Yeah, were you wearing cowboy boots
as well?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Or did.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
It?
Speaker 3 (03:18):
And something with rubber souls?
Speaker 1 (03:20):
I just I was so perplexed there for a second.
It's like.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
And one it was There's a number of things going
on in my mind that this at this verious time,
I gotta admit my ego kick. I didn't say anything,
but my ego kicked in a little bit of dude,
I'm doing all right.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
I don't mean your old tennis balls.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
I can afford a can of tennis balls.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Thank you, the peasant and the khaki put them.
Speaker 5 (03:44):
Going to do my good charitable deed and give him
my old tennis exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
I also thought, on the other side of it, this
is something some of us may do and not realize
how condescending it is.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
I mean, because he just sawt he was helping.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Me out, and it's got a real I'm rich and
I don't need the ten balls here.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
You'll appreciate they've still got some bounce at them.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Man.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
I can picture me playing golf with my son and
somebody walking up and putting the arm around me and saying,
here's a sleeve of balls.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Brother.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
You know they're lightly used, but I can tell you
need that.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Well.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
I didn't say that last time. I think that's implied.
I think, oh, I absolutely implied.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Yes, Why why else would he give him to you?
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Yeah, I'm picturing this guy like he bounces the ball
five times and then after that he throws it away,
you know, and gets a new one.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
And bounces it by this guy doing a nice thing.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
In case this gets back to him, I don't think
he does anything bad about it at all.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Oh no, No, it was an act of kindness.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
And I think worse would have been if like he
had a child with him, and he had the child
come and give the tennis balls to you, teaching him
a nice deed.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Well, that's so.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
I told this story to a friend of mine who
thought this was hilarious and said, he's probably at a
home telling his wife. I did a nice deed today.
I helped a guy out. He looked like good like,
he looked like he was really down on his luck.
It's probably his one morning a week he gets to
be with his son, having recovered from his drug addiction.
And I gave him some tennis balls so that he
(05:07):
could enjoy his outing with his kid.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
That he's trying to write, write and do better than
he did.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
I came across a fellow today, Honey, I can only
guess he only has one pair of pants for work,
for play for leisure, just one pair of khakis, who's
actually playing tennis in his khakis with his son. And
I took pity I wish I'd had a granola bar,
a crust of bread.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Dolphin can only assume that he and his son are
stuff you should You should own this.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
He clearly got his workout gear at the halfway House
before he came for his visitation with his son.
Speaker 5 (05:44):
Just keep keep going more and more tattered, and then
see what kind of things you accumulate.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Put holes in those khakis, right.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
People give me food and my drink and an old car.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Drive the show of a dress shirt and say, son,
don't run me too much.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
I only own this shirt. See what the people are
saying to Oh my.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
God, And I did actually think I have I ever
done that where I think I'm like being helpful whatever,
But it's so condescending to someone to here's some old
tennis balls.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Huh. Yeah, you don't need to thank me. I'm happy
to do it.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
That's beautiful, I know, I know, well and again well intentioned,
completely intentioned. Seriously, yes, it's nice, just kind of funny.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
You know, here's five dollars to put in the tank
to get you and your son home or back to
the halfway house wherever you find yourself these days.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Do you think you'll run into him?
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Again, I don't know. I guess if you do, he
might be waiting for you with like old clothes.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
You know, I think these would fit you. I come
with some leftover castle roll here. My wife married this
last night.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
If the cardboard box, I'm guessing you live and never
gets threadbare. I play every Tuesday at four. Just come
and ask me for twenty dollars.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Here are some socks. They're not too worn.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Yeah, well, I guess that's it.
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