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Helix Mattress and the 9/11 Orphans Living in a Tent
from Bombing Beirut, Back To Butler & Melania’s Mission | The Tim Dillon Show #491 · #491
7 min
SponsorHelix Sleep
An extended, absurd Helix mattress ad in which Tim tells a wild fictional story of a friend and his wife, both orphaned on 9/11, who become homeless and live in a tent behind a strip mall, insisting throughout that their mattress remains the most comfortable thing they own.
- Tim shares a story about a friend and his wife who fell on hard times after losing their jobs.
- Both the friend and his wife lost their families in 9/11 and met each other on a first date where they discovered this shared tragedy.
- The evicted family moved a Helix mattress into the back of a strip mall next to a dumpster on Long Island.
- They lived in a tent and survived primarily on garlic knots given to them by the pizzeria owner during the day.
- When Tim confronted his friend about the homelessness, the friend insisted the Helix mattress was the most comfortable thing he'd ever owned.
- The friend says he feels like the luckiest man in the world sleeping on the Helix mattress despite being homeless, unemployed, and having lost both parents in 9/11.
- As Tim tries to express concern about the friend's dire situation, the friend keeps pivoting to recite Helix mattress marketing copy and promotional codes.
- Tim argues the child should be in school, but the friend dismisses the concern by asking what kids learn in school anyway with AI.
- The friend claims he's never been happier living in the tent with his wife and Helix mattress.
- People from their friend group now give them money and food, causing them to gain significant weight from eating pizza and garlic knots all day in the tent.
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