Christmas Mailbag 2023: Vol 2

[00:00:00] Hi, I'm Brian and I love mailbag episodes. I'm Brian. I like mailbag episodes I'm Dan and I've just spiced mailbag episodes and this is the Deck The Hallmark Podcast Hello everybody. Oh, hello. I don't even know really what to say after the slander That happened on this show

[00:00:41] Brain is here today. He came in You're here because you didn't have to write you didn't have to write a synopsis to be here That's true. That's true. I did not have to take the ear off there. I heard there were gifts

[00:00:53] I have written a synopsis. That's true. Yeah, that's true. Yeah Batten 333 33 that's right exactly one out of three. That's really good. Thank you. Yeah, it's really good This is a second mailbag episode

[00:01:13] Of the year and people might be wondering why why why do this? I think it's pretty clear Yeah, but Brian why don't you explain it buddy? I'd say we around the office

[00:01:25] We get a lot of mail and you can only legally contractually obligated. You can only open so much mail Episode yeah before so instead of all that mail equally we did virtually all of it the first time

[00:01:39] Then now we have six cards to open over the course of the next 20 to 40 minutes So wait no, but what happened some of these came in late Aaron is that my understanding? Yes

[00:01:47] And I'll come in after the first no back up and also our Aaron Aaron's gifts and my gifts all are also here I also like extending Christmas like And we're doing right Aaron's put her gifts like on the table here for all those are very nice bags

[00:02:02] Yeah, we want to go ahead and dig into those. I guess so is there any rhyme or reason or should we just go for it? Well, the thing is they're all like the same size

[00:02:14] Yeah, what would be your advice on how to tackle this are they for us in front of a Let's go Dan okay Hey, Dan I got you this All right, what is it? What is it? Wiley wallaby the best?

[00:02:36] Thank you so much fantastic are that trash room then oh You're gonna love this Aaron Shay I need you to open your gift right now. No need you open your gift right now Where is it?

[00:02:58] Get your gift. It's in the pink bag open it right now. Oh, this is unbelievable. You probably should yeah come over by Dan Yeah, I'm gonna be a calf. Yeah. Oh, this is great God's favorite game. I love it

[00:03:12] Yeah, open that one. Can you explain this shirt? This shirt is from a TV show that Aaron and I watch called righteous Jim stones Um, oh that's a that's a magnetic bookmark Yeah

[00:03:29] That's right. That's good. I'm so glad you paper books. That's right. You found used for the happy honey That's right. You got from a hallmark back in It's like you guys really know each other right we did it we both without talking about it got each other

[00:03:50] righteous Jimstone shirt, right? Fantastic, I love it. That's nicely done. I thought that was a different shirt. That's why I got so excited I thought she custom made you excited

[00:04:02] I was because how long before you realize that you just when when he actually got a look at it I thought it said something else. I thought it said Brink and drink I thought she had made a drink and drink shirt. No, and I thought

[00:04:18] Billy's Bible Bunker. Come on I'm a baby Billy's Bible Bunker shirt, but a shirt that says Jimstone Salvation Center. I thought is just like Enough to our people. Yeah, is that real or not? As you teach

[00:04:39] Nature was black so that there was a 50% chance you might grab a accident and wear it when he's not wearing his army shirt That's right my army shirt, which will make an appearance in the show. There's no doubt about and by a he's now by

[00:04:52] Brink or drink you mean Guys we we're launching a decompodcast it's gone through different iterations I think we finally landed on it. It's gonna be decomp descendant Come to send us is what it's gonna be. Yes, you can subscribe now. I will not change that name again

[00:05:08] No, we will not tea of it. Come to send us. That's right Launching next Friday next Friday. That's right. That's right. Yeah Friday this year Friday Friday in 2024 what if the bet is we just keep saying Decombe descendants all right. Oh look at this couple king size

[00:05:30] King size for a king Takes you back to my year old. That's right. I don't even like sleeping on What we got oh come on I Would love a whisk you a Merry Christmas apron

[00:05:50] Thank you, I love it try to get this off of me tell you what You can't say try to get this off me and then not put it on right. Yeah You definitely worn that more than a snuggie I can tell you that right now The correct way

[00:06:19] Pocket pocket Exciting oh my gosh, what is this baby bottle pop candy? Oh That's a good gift. It's a good gift you see you dip it in the powder Wow, this is very exciting Brand candy ever okay, this baby bottle pop

[00:06:48] Look at that homework daddy and it's my face Look at that. Oh mark daddy. It looks just like a peanut Oh Thank you That's really cool My gift we'll go I did use the Hanukkah stuff as you also found out after getting you this

[00:07:17] You had already gotten two pairs of shoes this holiday season, which does make me a little bit disappointed never have too many The two feet

[00:07:27] What's this go ahead open that to that should that was just a tack on I was actually waiting for it to come in the mail and Heard that before oh great

[00:07:36] Yeah, I saw it. No, it's like a brand would wear that great cap. Yeah, will it fit? I think it will Look at that It's like a ship captain cat yeah, yeah, okay hold on hold on hold on Hold please go to the furthest That

[00:08:02] You look like a new man to drop an album Mix tape at least I'll be on the mic ha nope Yeah, so these shoes baby bottle pop baby bottle pop It's good. You want to these are a didis did a home alone to pigeon lady shoe?

[00:08:23] And that's what that's what those are words were it's so good to get and they're not overly That you could wear them all year long and it's a very subtle design But you will see some subtle nods to the pigeon lady on the shoe Look at the cap

[00:08:40] Tag yeah home alone to oh, yeah, they get the tag. This is so nice right very nice Yeah, it's look good. I really appreciate it. You're just holding that mic so close you are doing it I love these I love these a lot beautiful

[00:08:58] Thank you. No dude. I'm gonna put them on right now. Yeah, you wow dude. You're gonna be all new stuff I'm a new boy. I'm a new boy That's really nice doing it flat bill works for you man. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you so much yep

[00:09:13] There you go. All right, bro. Good gifts Which version Yeah It's a nice bag too, right is a real nice bag. This is a nice bag. Yeah, I may take that back from you

[00:09:30] We got this is heavy. This is always like a sweater. Oh get out of town. Oh That's be you is this a Bruins cardigan. It is a Boston Bruins Yeah, it's got pockets. Yeah. Yeah pockets did it for you, right? That's right

[00:09:46] I've never seen anything like this, right? Yeah, so I was like that's that's Brian. That is wonderful. Thank you so much Yeah, man, absolutely. I don't put it over my apron. Yeah Wow, that's phenomenal. Yeah, I'm ruins cardigan with pockets with pockets. That's right

[00:10:02] I'm gonna be buried in this thing I can't wait to wear this to the garden That's right. Why are you watching the bees? I mean, it's almost time for you to drive back to mass again. Yeah, it's always been about a few days

[00:10:18] So it's about time to hit the road again. Yeah Bruins Cardi boy there BCB he can drink his villa fribbles. That's right fribble Love that ASMR look at this guy. Wow Look at this guy. You keep fire. I keep finding stuff

[00:10:37] Very little like subtle how about a little chain there is hi a pal Yeah, I do the high up house on there But also they have like this other one. It's this they have one that says come on

[00:10:49] Run so I can you can change those out and they got different different laces I gotta decide which ones I want to go with yeah, maybe one of each. Yeah. Yeah, I think the graze pop The graze pop I sure do

[00:11:02] Did you find a Bruins cardigan it was from a cut like a comp fanatics that sells a ton of stuff and they took I Was supposed to get it in 10 days and it took 30 to get that worth the weight. I mean, right? Yeah Well

[00:11:18] And I was like this is it this is it this is the gift easiest gift purchase of all time Nicely stitched in there too just the craftsmanship. That's right. Oh, yeah You're informal wear with your little your little apron underneath Like the inside

[00:11:37] Fabric inside is all like all Christmasy. Yeah sure is it's subtle though So you could wear it and people not think you're a weirdo, you know, and then they look close The bird lady stitch on the inside. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the detail. Yeah detail

[00:11:53] What's the M on the back? Oh That's Let's take a quick break sure let's go a quick one right here. We'll come back. I like it and we will read some cards here on Mark I Said hey player Let's open up some letters shall boys Lots to get

[00:12:40] The only proper way to starts is with a new letter This is exciting and this may not have anything to do with Christmas Linda rink yes is our listener that only Mail and she heard us talking on the podcast the way that kidnappers do really

[00:12:58] Has sent us something else and we learned a lot about Jonathan Bennett from the last And then and then and then sweetest sweetest been alive Which is a third one here been a staple on our show and read that you want to power through you go

[00:13:12] There yeah, lot of cursive Articles dear deck the wow this is a two page Becoming friends Dear deck the hallmark folks. What are you kidding me right now? I found another 25 things article and this one is on Lacey Shabare. Oh November 23rd will do number 23rd so number 23

[00:13:39] I thought Branded take a pass yeah number 23 will dismay brand well Let him read that one to answer your question of do you have to return the clippings? No keep and savor I would like to be

[00:13:57] Savoring so good. I think things but it might be considered stalking. Maybe you could deputize me no badge required What does that mean exactly? She's like allowed to do this without Linda you're the deputy of deck the hallmark We did it

[00:14:15] Deputy deputy Linda enjoy the article and made I'd be the first to wish you a merry Christmas And then she puts a little return address sticker right there on the letter We'll move that's a move from Linda. She loves that yes Linda card

[00:14:33] Yeah, there we deck the hallmark sent Linda a card and house So we've got Lacey Shabare's 25 things you didn't know about me and he and she said don't Let brand read number 23 number 23 is if I weren't an actor I would be an event planner

[00:14:49] So Lacey's just doing some method acting or not acting at all when she has to plan a party Basically is what we're saying. Yeah, um my favorite place to vacation is Hawaii My first job was a cough syrup commercial. Oh on Sundays

[00:15:04] You'd find me doing arts and crafts with my daughter lately. We've been making clothes for her dolls Just sounds like maybe she's actually as awesome as we think she is making that's a little frustrating

[00:15:16] My most starstruck moment was seeing Leonardo DiCaprio when I was 14 years old right after Titanic came Yeah, yeah, duh of course you guys want to find any other chest Oh her favorite

[00:15:29] This coming well, I need to I need to talk I need to talk about how to best do it because it has a strap and laces And I never know what to do. I can tell you how the kids would wear them

[00:15:39] How are the kids? Well, you would lace is how I wear my shoes without the kids wear Laces out there You all you flip the lace on the top and you tie it behind the tongue and then you put the velcro on top or

[00:15:52] You keep the laces untied and you Do the strap I see just like talk to you just like loosen it up so much to where it should they're barely sticking out And then you just strap it

[00:16:02] But if your shoes if your foot's gonna come out of the shoe then don't do that. Okay. Yeah Yeah, I'm gonna ball if you're gonna ball. Yeah. Yeah, you would not ball in those shoes

[00:16:11] You take you put on your ball and shoes. Don't let the hat fool you You know her favorite animal is an elephant So that should be taken off the list yeah, the reason why she took the Safari Safari movie did she take a Safari? Yeah, she did okay

[00:16:29] Safari a movie I've not seen and she'd her go to cocktail rose a glass of rose a glass of rose a Yeah, it's all come on. Hey anything there that you find my best friends crafting

[00:16:42] Purple as well because well our favorite animal the elephant. It's not my favorite animal, but it's up there. Okay, okay Who hates the elephant though who like looks at an elephant goes? Yeah, but who also is like favorite animal a lot of people really people love the elephant

[00:16:56] I know my wife's all about a baby elephant. She wants to snuggle a baby I feel like I think they're coming out on top. You think tiktok is in the pocket of big elephant. Oh, I think Maybe it's the other way around

[00:17:12] Yeah, big pocket. It's a big pocket ginormous pockets. How do you eat that pocket? To hop one body to see what you did there nicely done when hosting this is the last one It's a beat like I mean

[00:17:29] Scott Calvin, I'll never do as good on a gift ever You can coast from here When hosting a holiday party Lacey likes to light a candle Her favorites are starlight and snowflakes Candles from glade just uses a blade

[00:17:51] Slaid just like us again. Lacey and I might be best friends to create a welcoming and Winchry vibe would you be an event planner though if you weren't doing this very very like Important like very big time prestigious job that you're doing currently at one point my life

[00:18:07] I did consider event planning, but you did like the job before this you were kind of playing So yeah, yeah, wow or are Lacey and I the same person?

[00:18:18] Yeah, could be could be could be um we got a lot more to get to brain. Yeah, we better power through I'm gonna start off with the one that was already open

[00:18:26] Long time double decker and bramblefest attendee. I think she has been at everyone Tia King got married this year And sent us a scratch card from her and her husband Raymond and Tia Horn they are a family bride don't ask that question

[00:18:43] Thank you for continuing to spread laughter and happiness to us all we will see you again at our annual trip to bramblefest Wow, Merry Christmas. Happy New Year to you and your families from Raymond and Tia Horn

[00:18:54] Thank you so much. What a lovely card. Love Raymond is a strong name Raymond Ray Ray Have you heard about Raymond? Everybody loves Everybody I haven't met one person who doesn't love my kids name is Ray and his name is not Raymond

[00:19:09] It's just Ray and but when my bad news for him when my wife when it comes to people loving him Yeah, not every a lot of people all right

[00:19:21] Chris and we know that for a fact 100% got a lot more cars to get to brah you want to go in? Yes, so this one it's this I wasn't in on this joke right this is from the twilight take it to the

[00:19:33] Classic yeah take the tape.com. Yeah, right. It's so very stinking Christmas From hope Timmerman Brian I hope you I'm sorry you literally have no skin in this game But here I am pulling you in anyways. Thank you

[00:19:48] It just felt wrong to leave you out on it out of the unhinged twilight chaos. Yeah Yeah, yeah, maybe this is just what you needed to kick off your twilight phase

[00:19:57] It could be it that this could be say you've never seen this while it's no, it's you're not missing anything Should we do an annual twilight No, no and no yes, it's not a bad idea though the end of this says thanks for talking on a podcast

[00:20:14] I listen to it does it. Thanks. We're talking great. I was a yep Welcome Feels like a slap in the face, but it does feel a little a little backhanded and that's what I think I love about it It is just a hope is great question of Yeah

[00:20:32] Is it This is also from hope is for me I got thank you for talking about a podcast you listen to homework daddy Whoa, that felt wrong even to write Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy the sticker of twilight daddy. Ew. I did

[00:20:53] Thank you for doing the podcast thing you do Hope to her See that was clearly. Thank you for doing yeah, you mine was barely talking about a podcast I think hope hates Brian and I think we should get that going right now like in her sense

[00:21:11] Yes, she gives me no validation or credit like hope so So are we starting now hope hates Brian's bit of the year? Hashtag hope hates Brian. Okay, it's Brian. I got what yeah, oh, it's Brian feels right Go ahead one more wants him to die hope hates Brian

[00:21:30] Hope it's Brian Hope it's Brian She wants him to die Hope hates Brian By number damn wire I Would say this card is offensive if it wasn't so gosh darn hilarious It is the nativity scene but instead of

[00:21:52] Jesus Mary and Joseph it is Edward Bella and Renee's may whatever they created together Dan do I know you well enough to send you a borderline blasphemous card with a sticker of Edward Cullen's The car the sticker I can't show you nor can I repeat what that says

[00:22:15] It's not as bad as you think but it's too bad to say here. That should tell you what it is Probably not did I do it anyway? Yeah anyways, Merry Christmas. Thanks for watching television You hate for our enjoyment see once again

[00:22:26] She clearly said she was enjoying something that I was doing yeah whereas you yeah, thanks for talking I feel like This this this car was perfect Beller is alive alert. What does that say on the back? Is that a part of this? It's the seller

[00:22:52] Beller Beller is alive. Hope it's Brian. I know that Welcome back mailbag episode number deuce Brian take it away. Yeah, absolutely this one is the envelope is intimidating It's do not end whole hands damn so there's nothing else in it. I was very careful

[00:23:27] I have not seen a card well Demands written on the envelope like that. Yeah, very I love front of this is quite bad dad. Yeah, sure is This is from Sarah. Yeah, Yonah Coney, and I do want to let you know Sarah that they did

[00:23:44] Fought like they did they it looks like they followed your directions. Yeah, there's no bending I really came through on this one a hand stamp. I think we're really lovely On the front it's hard to make out all the stuff. We got jewels Merry Christmas. Okay

[00:23:58] Hello guys. I started a new job managing a grocery store I'm very behind on Christmas cards and watching a homework Christmas movies But least have reviews to listen to if I don't get to the movies

[00:24:11] Thank you for all the joy you bring to the world all year round heart Sarah Sarah Thank you. That card is wonderful and not been beautiful. I will say this brand I talked about this you are doing a

[00:24:22] She made this card. It's phenomenal the whole thing and made look at that. You can tell she handmade this card Oh my gosh board. She put she designed this whole thing herself. Wow. Yeah, that's so soft more than I know

[00:24:33] I will say this you've ever done managing a grocery store. She's doing an amazing job There is one employee and you know who I'm talking about Sarah and brand I was talking about this earlier

[00:24:41] Brain is gonna go ahead and fire that employee for you and you can just play this video for that employee brain going take it away Colletus you think there's I don't go ahead keep going the way That you spoke to old man John

[00:25:04] And his wife are you a mark twain novel? Last night was unacceptable For far too long we've ignored the way that you stock pop tarts willy-nilly The way that you confuse corn with carrots But what you did last night with old bed John and his wife Talk

[00:25:40] Dan's Edward sticker territory You're fired Kristen searing Kristen searing It's a happy holidays with a spooky happy holiday and whatever he does that bit where he chants that ever he claps Brand isn't class Things to do he's got an itinerary

[00:26:08] Anybody else does the good thing everybody joins in great brain won't only when he starts it Unbelievable so finish. I'm doing a thing this year. I just don't do stuff Don't do synopsis. Yeah, don't do collapse. Yeah. Yeah, don't come to work. Yeah, don't do works

[00:26:25] I try to stay home today. They said no I January how's that going for you? I'm not doing Put that right next title sleep on Queens we got our Point where you could show the sticker Yeah, we'll wait for a preview episode

[00:26:56] Happy holidays. It's a spooky happy holidays font with a bat at the top of the wreath, which I think is nice brand Dan Brian and Friends and friends Brand Dan Brian and friends. We have never said that about her. Can't spell Aaron without

[00:27:16] She meant me she didn't even name you can't spell Aaron without friends you can't go friends without He didn't listen to it we did that bit on the episode you weren't here A lie without a lot you can't call Davina without dead

[00:27:35] Depend on how you spell Davina anyway, you can't spell Christmas without a Episode I think you're gonna have a good time. It was a fun time brand Dan Brian and friends

[00:27:43] I'm so happy. I finally got to meet you guys at Christmas con Kansas City this year. That was a good time great vlog Truly was the highlight of my year. Oh Thank you for bringing me daily laughs and being part of my morning routine of getting ready

[00:28:00] Here's to another year of even more joy Kristen searing. Thank you Kristen Every morning, I believe our last card Do you have a card? I have to you have to This one then I guess you do two in a row I don't have a camera so I

[00:28:22] This is from the Volmers we love the Megan and John This is a family picture yeah with Victor Volmer who's the star of the show if you've not met Vic what a guy

[00:28:33] But also they have a brand new little one there. So what a picture the back has more pictures with the fam It says brand Dan and friends. Oh Wow Brian Alonzo Aaron Jacks Ryan Panda trace rig, etc. Patrick Benny the strawberries

[00:28:49] This is looks like it's the stray berries and they made the stray berries a W It looks like stray berries, which is a band I saw a lot. Thanks so much That's what it's like when you try to do anything

[00:29:00] Thanks so much for all of the laughs you brought for our growing family this year We hope more Volmers will be able to see you all at Bramble Fest 24 We hope so too John was alone and we still love having John there

[00:29:13] But the whole family is always welcome. Thanks Volmers. You're wonderful. This card is also one No, there's not a Vic associated with this podcast that is not the greatest dude Great Vic Volmer

[00:29:26] In Kansas City, yes, and he looks like a little bit like Gavin looks which is like he's like I'm only a toddler But I'm a businessman Things to do I've seen some things and stuff

[00:29:39] You you don't know what I would I know and I'm gonna tell you all about a lot to the table Yes, I love it. I've got a lot of wisdom to share fantastic good stuff. Good stuff. All right And friends and friends go ahead Yeah, yeah Absolutely

[00:30:07] Go ahead All right, so by the way phylo.tv slash DTH Honestly can't thank them enough For their continued support. I just feel like yeah, go ahead. They're so good to us

[00:30:25] They really are so patient and so kind and they have never once said you can't do a second And that is maybe they should have that is exactly one way to see Brian and his cardigan

[00:30:38] It is the best the best platform the best people phylo. That's views as DTH We saved the best gifts for last of course So this is also from Aaron and my gifts. Those are the best gifts. That's what we're trying to say go ahead

[00:30:49] Dan and I are the best yes. Yes. It says hold on tight spider monkey. It's time for Christmas. Oh, it's cute And I can't read you what it says What oh my gosh Why can you not oh boy

[00:31:11] Hope yeah, you really you really can't you can't read that that's true I've always said that Aaron's the perf but Hashtag hope hates Brian she did put that in there at the bottom. There's a lot of other words there

[00:31:24] Um, and she sent me I'm not gonna go closer on these because they're cursed some Renez my earing Um, nobody needs to see except for my eyes apparently. Thank you. They are honestly

[00:31:38] One of the more terrifying they looks like it's scarier than like the Chuck E doll like it's so Terrifying earring. Yeah, it is. Yes, and I have hung out with hope in person. I know that she likes me

[00:31:51] If she sent these to Brian, I wouldn't be sure that's right. That's right. It's great Yeah, I'm on hopes good side hope it's Brian. Yeah, hope it's Brian And then I also got a homemade card Sarah it says Mary Swift miss

[00:32:08] Very nice bunch of pictures of Taylor Swift Happy New Year meant to send this to you sooner. I'm very behind this Christmas season. I love Taylor too Mary Swift miss What's on the back there? There's like a little

[00:32:22] Well something I didn't know if it was like an extra like you peel it and it's like a gift certificate of Can we make 24 the year of including a coupon on the back of those miss coupon a coupon a coupon

[00:32:37] Coupon. Yeah, I've never said coupon. I've always said coupon a coupon Yeah, I think this is just like a nice thing like I was I was I found this coupon And I thought of you and I wanted to include it like a black a buy one get one

[00:32:49] Yeah, yeah or anything or any coupon that we find any coupon like the smoothie coupons would have come in clutches So because that's the thing we're doing anyway, just something to throw out there the next year save all your

[00:33:02] Subway we do not need everyone mailing us a coupon. I just mean like it's like not even just for us I think in general so really solid. Please Great hey Unbelievable I Didn't see it coming eight cards six gifts the time of your life hope hates Brian

[00:33:38] We're back tomorrow With a very special a very we can't even talk about it. Don't say anything. I'll say is it is it? Is it this is it that? Yes over is it under time for this? Hello everybody

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