Interview · moment 3 of 17
Defending the Diner Blowup and Frozen Yogurt Sample Cups
from The Big Booth (with Devan Costa) · #141
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4 minGuest
Tim defends his outburst at Swingers by recounting his own history of being told he sucked at bad jobs, then tells a story about lecturing a frozen yogurt employee about not letting her job take her soul when she limited his sample cups.
- 5:40Tim walks into the diner and immediately complains the booth is too small for the three of them.
- 6:10Leo's mother supposedly told Tim she's proud her son is a role model like him.
- 6:48The diner host tells Tim he can't sit in that booth because it's reserved for parties of six or bigger.
- 7:10Tim tells the host "we're leaving" and orders Ben to get up from the booth.
- 7:21As they leave, Tim tells the host he'll be "working at a fucking diner when you're 40, you fucking loser."
- 7:44The confused diner host asks if Tim has Tourette's syndrome.
- 8:18Ben defends himself against listeners who might be angry or disappointed with how he handled the incident.
- 8:30Tim has had shitty jobs his whole life and people have regularly told him he's a fucking loser, so why should the diner staff expect better treatment.
- 9:05The diner was empty and Ben was going to spend a lot of money as a fat guy ordering for six people with good tips.