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The Charismatic Dad Who Gets Dark

from Donald Trump & Cracker Barrel | The Tim Dillon Show #394 · #394

2 min

Tim shares his own experience of being led into trouble by charismatic friends' parents, including his own "Bud Monster" boating-accident stories, and applies the "fun dad turns dark" theory to explain how the kids ended up following Malanga into a coup attempt.

In this bit6 moments
  • Tim recounts swiping a parked car while driving drunk with friends' parents in the back, who told him to keep going.
  • A charismatic parent can convince kids to do things they don't fully understand, like getting drunk and hatching wild plans.
  • Tim describes the moment when the fun dad gets dark—the switch that flips and makes everything go bad.
  • The charismatic dad suddenly turns serious, looks at his son and friends, and starts talking about overthrowing the government.
  • This guy was deadly serious about the coup attempt and got shot in front of everybody, leaving the kids relieved.
  • Now the kids are in jail, and Tim doesn't know what happens to them next.
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