This weeks pod gets off to a rough start when Marko discovers that his coffee from McDonalds has been made with the wrong milk. He is unhappy, and is considering going back and lining up the kid who made it. Ox remembers a story about a Mackas incident that happened to him which makes him think he is getting old.

Third Man doesn't believe that Marko going back to the Mackas to line up the kid who made the coffee, Ox and Marko both think he has no choice and the kid deserves to be pulled in line as this will lead to more bad behaviour. We then discuss issues with Red Rooster and their stock management.

Ox has some breaking news on the Bellarine Peninsula. The first involving Wayne 'Duck' Carey opening a new 'entertainment establishment' in Geelong....who'd have thought. Ox tells us about the time he went to one of these establishments on a bucks night and the entertainers were mostly pregnant, which he believes is poor rostering and it dampened the mood of the bucks night. His advice for Duck, pregnant women not the best rostering option. The discussion takes an awkward turn when Marko believes women in this line of work need to be taught about contraception....which is fundamentally ridiculous on so many levels, so Ox and Third Man are distancing themselves from his comment. Complaints should be addressed to Marko.

Ox moves onto his other breaking news from the Bellarine involving a high profile former politician who has bought a house in Barwon Heads, which could mean an issue for Ox's golf club. Marko finds it hilarious, Ox is concerned. On 13th Beach Golf, there has been a twist on the Duck Spring Roll issue, which has evolved to other food offerings. Marko reckons the club is not looking after its members. Ox raises another concern at 13th Beach Golf Club about the coffee machine and when service starts.

Ox the Statman is back with a cracking stat this week about pigs, and a second stat about elbows. And then he bangs out a third stat on crocodiles!

Third Man plays some audio that he heard during the week featuring the guys who must be the dumbest criminal in the world. Ox admits that he's done quite a few dumb things over the journey, he tells us about his dumb decisions involving multiple gym memberships. Very funny. But not financially responsible. Ox is about to have a few days in Bali with his young bloke, and when he gets back he intends to address the gym issue.

Have you done this? Ox wants to hear how you have wasted money, he doesn't want to be alone on this issue.

We chat about the legendary John Blackman's passing a couple of weeks ago. Ox and Marko knew him well.

Ox raises a song that he thinks everyone knows. They don't. Marko and Third Man have never heard of the song, or of the singer he's talking about. And we have a family member who has analysed Marko's Willy Wonka dream.

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In a riveting start to the podcast, Ox wants to have some weather chat. So we humour him and discuss the weather. We recommend you fast forward through this part. Takes about 6 minutes or so, so feel free to skip through. You're welcome.

But Ox does raise a reasonable point about what the 'feels like' thing means. As it turns out, Marko knows exactly why and explains it. Ox then discusses dam levels. Again, fast forward through.

We move onto car washing, which Ox and Marko feel is a lost art. They don't believe that anybody, aside from Marko's neighbour, washes their car on the street on the driveway anymore. Ox loves the car deodorisers at car washes - he is a fan of Black Ice.

Marko has a 'car wash subscription', which sounds ridiculous, but as he explains it actually sounds pretty good. Makes sense for Marko given he is a clean and neat freak. We discuss Marko's commitment to cleanliness and neatness, he admits that his superpower is ironing. He reckons he has the Ferrari of irons and he loves it.

Ox reckons there is good money in car washes. Which raises a business idea which we discuss and we feel we might become billionaires from this idea. We put Ox on the spot to come up with a killer slogan, and he doesn't disappoint, coming up with a ripper!

On the way to the pod today, Marko saw a misspelt sign which was amusing not only for the error, but the kind of business it was. Pic on socials, we'd love to see other examples, send them in, or post them on our socials.

Ox the statman is back as usual and he has a technology stat for us this week. Before the stat Ox decides that we need more geeks and nerds listening to the pod. Not sure how we do that, but this weeks stat is a good start.

Third Man raises a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario about his dog Archie. Ox and Marko have different advice. Marko's advice slightly offensive.

But, no time for chat about dogs....Marko has been swamped with feedback on Marko's Willy Wonka dreams from last weeks show. Which leads to TV shows that caused bad dreams when we were kids. Dr Who and Prisoner the main two. We try to remember the Prisoner theme song, which was a ripper, and sing it (badly and incorrectly). Which leads to a chat about misheard lyrics.

There's a heap of them. Ox says he is terrible at remembering song lyrics, but his kids are great....although he got one over his daughter last week with a John Farnham song. Marko recommends the John Farnham doco which he loved.

We have some feedback from a family member with two first names and we try to figure out what his first name is. And another family member lines up Ox's choice of radio station.

Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!

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A bonus pod today previewing each game this weekend, aside from Richmond v Adelaide which was last night, with Ox and Marko particularly keen on the Dees v Pies game on Monday given their respective allegiances.

If you're set for a big weekend of footy, have a listen to todays pod where we run through the games.

We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!

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