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• Alan Christopher • Season 1 • Episode 1

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Picture this: the octagon buzzing with energy, the crowd on the edge of their seats, and the anticipation of UFC 311 hanging thick in the air. As fight enthusiasts, Alan and Harley kick off the episode by dissecting the thrilling matchups lined up for the event. With Islam Makachev squaring off against Arman Tsarukyan, and Marab Dvalishvili taking on Umar Nurmagomedov, there's no shortage of action. We break down each fighter's strengths and unique strategies, combining Alan's in-depth analysis with Harley's humor and fresh perspective on MMA. From Benil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano to Kevin Holland vs. Reinier De Ridder, expect a rollercoaster of insights and laughs.

What makes Max "Blessed" Holloway a beloved figure in UFC? It's more than just his rank as the number two featherweight or his position as the number 12 pound-for-pound fighter. We walk through Holloway's career, reminiscing about his epic battles against titans like Alexander Volkanovski and Dustin Poirier. Dive into his striking prowess and how he bounces back from adversity, showcasing his evolution from a promising fighter to a formidable legend. Relive his unforgettable matches with top contenders like Justin Gaethje and Brian Ortega, and understand why his legacy is one of resilience and excellence.

But it's not all punches and kicks. We switch gears with spirited stories from the "Today I Fed Up" subreddit, including an Israeli man's edible fiasco during a missile attack that promises laughter and surprise. Plus, the heartwarming yet complex tale of Greg, a friend navigating toxic family dynamics, serves as a reminder of the importance of prioritizing one's well-being. As the episode winds down, we update you on our podcast schedule and express our gratitude for your unwavering support. Whether you're here for the MMA breakdowns or the captivating life stories, this episode of Peak Points is a cocktail of excitement, humor, and heartfelt moments.

Alan:

Welcome to Peak Points, a podcast made for the fans, by the fans, of MMA and life stories. I'm your host, alan, and across from me is my favorite sparring partner, harley. As a longtime fan of UFC and other combat sports, I can honestly say I've seen it all, from drama to rivalries to knockouts to everybody's favorite underdog stories that we all know and love. I will be enlightening Harley, as a newcomer to the sport, about all the history and highlights of the past and keeping him and you up to date about all the news within the sport, along with recent and future events. Harley, why don't you introduce yourself?

Harley:

Thank you, alan. Well, as should be obvious, my name is Harley, I am your resident jack of all trades and, as a newcomer to MMA, I will be asking Alan many questions along the way. I might even remember one or two of those things, along with commentary. I will be finding and sharing interesting and funny stories that pique our interest. And before we actually get started, if any of you are less interested in the MMA talk and just want to listen to the Reddit reacts, head on down the road about half an hour and that'll be about the time we start.

Alan:

All right, harley, let's get into the octagon.

Harley:

UFC 311. Alan, why do I want to watch this card?

Alan:

For one a f***ing banger, for two a f***ing banger bro.

Harley:

The main and the co-main.

Alan:

Main and co-main, islam Makachev, a f***ing monster in the division, bro.

Harley:

For sure.

Alan:

I mean, we just recently saw him fight Dustin Poirier.

Harley:

For sure.

Alan:

Amazing Arman Tsarukyan, a number one contender, coming for that belt. They fought 2019, approximately nine fights ago each.

Harley:

Okay.

Alan:

Co main Murab Divashvili, umar Namargemedov, khabib's cousin, Both of them on a f***ing tear too man, that's what we're going to go ahead and watch is a UFC 311 promo.

Harley:

Cage culture, yeah, cage culture.

Alan:

Let's give it a shot. Islam Makachev, I'm ready. Here is the undisputed UFC lightweight champion, islam Makachev.

Harley:

Oh the knock out of your favorite.

Alan:

I hate that, bro.

Alan:

I hate that they have to add that who approved this. Versus Oliveira choked him out.

Harley:

What's this guy's name again?

Alan:

Arman Tsarukyan.

Harley:

Okay.

Alan:

Back in 2019, when they first fought, it was a loss by decision. Islam won that by decision.

Harley:

Okay.

Alan:

And it was a very close one. I think he definitely gave him a run for his money in that one, and now they've only improved since then.

Harley:

I would hope so, good lord.

Alan:

there it is.

Harley:

april 2019.

Alan:

It was close, it was close. That's the main Right there man, Banger.

Harley:

It should be a major fight for sure,

Alan:

oh yeah absolutely.

Harley:

I don't really care either way, but it should be entertaining.

Harley:

I oh, you're not an islam fan? You're not a Dagestani fan?

Harley:

I've only seen him fight what once? So no, I haven't developed an affinity for him.

Alan:

No, he's definitely great man. You got Marab Divashvili.

Alan:

seen him fight twice now. Right yeah, he's a banger man. He's definitely had.

Harley:

He doesn't have the best of hands, doesn't have the best of hands, doesn't have the best Sandhagen knockouts, but he definitely takes control of you on the cage.

Alan:

Umar That's what's on his resume. No kidding. He just beat Corey Sanhagen, number two.

Harley:

Oh jury Jury Probably chopped all his hair off. Yes, sir.

Alan:

UFC, let's see Jamal Hill, Former champ, don't forget, even though he doesn't have that champ demeanor yeah, this is a stacked card man.

Harley:

UFC 311.

Alan:

January 18, Los Angeles, California, Intuit Dome.

Harley:

Your hometown.

Alan:

Yes, sir YES SIR in Inglewood... I believe, Back when I used to work out there, they used to say Inglewood, up to no good.

Harley:

I'm so sorry,

Alan:

I don't know why.

Alan:

I don't know why Felt pretty good.

Harley:

So that's the two, that's the main and co-main. What are we? Who are we seeing besides them?

Alan:

So another lightweight bout after that is. So before that, beneil Dariush versus Renato Moicano. Renato is actually on a win streak right now. He just fought recently in France, I believe, international Fight Week.

Harley:

Oh, is guy who got banned from France?

Alan:

No, that was Brian Battle. Oh okay, the battle speech. I know Y'all didn't think I was going gonna lose in a fist fight to a french dude. Bro, everybody boo dude. He went full wwe there. Yeah, he kind of took the spotlight there. But let's not forget, renato moicano won that day, uh and he's gonna fight against beneil deriush, uh, who's definitely more seasoned.

Harley:

Okay.

Alan:

But he's been kind of on a slope right now getting knocked out here and there. Unfortunate Jiri is the one that they had on the card right there on that promo. Kevin Holland, reiner De Ridder. Reiner De Ridder is a champion from another division, from another fight promotion, actually One, if I'm not mistaken, kevin Holland's kind of on a losing streak, but every Kevin Holland fight is fun.

Harley:

Yeah, the last time well, the only time, I think I've seen him fight. He did lose, but he put up one heck of a fight,

Alan:

oh yeah, he won recently, though by armbar, I believe.

Alan:

Gotta double-check that. However, in the prelims Johnny Walker versus Bogdan Guskov.

Harley:

Johnny Walker. I've seen him get knocked out twice now, I think.

Alan:

That's like one of his favorite things to do, probably, besides knock other people out. He needs this one man. He needs this one bad. He needed the last one bad.

Harley:

If he continues to lose, it's going to be hard to keep him in any kind of contending for any part of the fight.

Alan:

Exactly, exactly, versus Bogdan Guskov, number 13. So number 10 versus number 13.

Harley:

That I don't know if I've ever seen him fight. I don't think we have, unless he was in one of the prelims and just didn't notice.

Alan:

Peyton Talbot versus Raoni Barcelos. Peyton Talbot's check this stat out minus 1,100 on the odds to win. That's crazy. Plus 700 for that barcelos guy, peyton talbot, and up and coming. I've seen a couple of his fights. Bangers man, uh, he, he. I've seen a clip of him also that he did that backflip to get out of a leg hold.

Harley:

Oh, I saw that insane dude.

Alan:

just watch that. Somebody clipped that peyton talbot Back flip to get out of a leg Hold Jelton Almeida versus Spivak and this is a heavyweight.

Harley:

Is this part of the main card?

Alan:

This is prelims this is all prelims, right here, these three fights that I'm trying to highlight right now before we move on.

Harley:

Right.

Alan:

So definitely a banger coming from Los Angeles. January 18, UFC 311, Islam Makachev trying to hold that belt Rematch versus Armin Tsarukyan. Let's see how that goes. First one was a close one. Let's see how this one goes.

Harley:

I'm excited to see how the losers fare too,

Alan:

oh yeah, absolutely.

Alan:

I mean nobody loses stock in these fights, no, I'm referring to Jiri versus. Jamal. Oh yeah, I mean Jiri's definitely got that. Samurai respect kind of thing, honor, whatever.

Harley:

Uh-huh.

Alan:

And Jamal Hill is just not about that. But then let's see also about Murab trying to hold his belt versus Umar. He's not just Khabib's cousin, he's got some skills too, man, and I can't wait to see him. He's undefeated right now, bro 18-0, I believe.

Harley:

I think I've seen him fight once.

Alan:

He fought recently versus cory Sandhagen and that was a great fight, man. That was a great fight, cory Sandhagen. He definitely put up a fight. Oh, he did, and that's something that a lot of people didn't really expect, specifically with umars wrestling game you know but he has has hands too, bro. He has hands too. People sleep on Umar's hands and I'm glad that he's getting the opportunity to get that belt. Oh for sure. Alright, harley. That pretty much wraps it for UFC 311.

Alan:

The big news we got for January. Now let's go ahead and do a spotlight on one of my favorite fighters. You may not have seen too much about him, but you've definitely seen a thing or two. The iconic point to the ground let's get it on Right in the middle. Don't move, the BMF. I know you've heard of him.

Harley:

I've seen a couple fights of his.

Alan:

Max Blessed Holloway for the uninitiated Number two featherweight right now. He's a 12 pound for pound and this guy knockouts, man. I've seen some great knockouts. I've seen some dogfights. I've seen him in some f***ing battles Him versus Volkanovski. Some battles, some losses there. But hey, man, he always comes back and when he comes back it ain't no joke.

Harley:

Yeah, I mean, I've seen some pretty amazing fights of his.

Alan:

Absolutely. I mean, and we'll go ahead and see some of his fights on this UFC video that we have. It's actually from the UFC site themselves. It's Blessed KO's, max Holloway's BMF resume.

Harley:

All right, let's get into it. I think he broke a record for most strikes landed in a fight in this one, which is amazing, but, to be fair, it's also amazing that the other guy stood up to it.

Alan:

Yeah, absolutely Punching bag. Yeah, that was nasty.

Harley:

He pulls his hand down, goes for the right cross. Oof man, there's so much blood everywhere on that guy.

Alan:

Yeah, calvin did. He put up a fight, you know, as far as taking the punches to the face, and that was the best defense there. I mean, he definitely landed a few him versus dustin poirier when he first went up, went into 155 which one poirier? Yeah, this is this is him versus dustin poirier? Well, which one went up to the 155 so this is when he went up to 155 to fight dustin poirier. Ah yeah, to show like hey man, I'm the man. I don't give a Look at his face, bro Banger, yeah.

Harley:

Poirier was wailing on him.

Alan:

Look at that. Meet me in the middle. This guy ate some shots too.

Harley:

Nothing like the Gaethje, but that was still.

Alan:

Absolutely, We'll get into that Gaethje man Crazy hits. Versus T-City.

Harley:

hes telling him how to block.

Alan:

hes teaching him how to block f***ing Legendary dude,

Harley:

oh wow.

Harley:

Just pistoled at him.

Alan:

Absolutely. He's vicious man.

Harley:

Some of my favorite fights with them, him versus the Korean zombie Him versus Fili Rare.

Alan:

Rare submission by Max Holloway On this one.

Harley:

Oh man.

Harley:

You know, he cranked it.

Alan:

Cranked it, pulling out the, the old tool bag.

Harley:

so this is just highlight reels.

Alan:

This is just highlight reels.

Harley:

Did he end up

Harley:

winning against Poirier?

Alan:

So he lost against Poirier, yeah, and that's when he tried again. You know that goes to show you don't give up, because then he tried again against Gaethje, as we know how that ended One of the greatest knockouts I've ever seen, right there, yeah, him versus Gaethje.

Harley:

Fight of the year.

Alan:

Fight of the year. That one right there, man. Knockout of the year. Everything should be. Yeah, these are just some of the fights that he's been in.

Harley:

Man, he's got like pistons for arms?

Alan:

Absolutely, they're quick, accurate.

Harley:

Man, he looks so young in this fight. What year was it? I didn't catch it.

Alan:

it was like 2014,. I believe he's been around for a long time.

Harley:

Man 2015. Here Another submission.

Alan:

Another submission Yep Showing the old tool bag here. Man Showing some submissions Besides the knockouts. there.. fights are always fun, man, they're always energetic, they're always high volume. Yeah, technical, look he fought Oliveira, that's a young Oliveira, young Oliveira, back in 2015. Before all the blonde he dislocated his shoulder there in that one. So it was a TKO. Ah, injury Popped out. He couldn't do anything with that arm. Oh, anthony Pettis, this was back in 2016. He was binking him Bink, bink, bink, bink, bink. He just jumps over the cage.

Alan:

Jumps over the cage man and they throw him back in there. Hey, get back in there Versus Jose Aldo. This was amazing, bro. Back in 2017 I was. This is when I really started becoming a Max Holloway fan, when I saw the Jose.

Harley:

Aldo fight.

Alan:

Mainly because Jose Aldo is such a beast bro, Okay. he's giving him a thumbs up to not stop the fight.

Harley:

but but he's not doing anything If he doesn't fight back.

Alan:

You know that's when he stops it.

Harley:

Understandable.

Alan:

And that's when he's like fighting it. You know, but he beat Jose Aldo. F***ing hall of famer right there.

Harley:

Another Aldo Aldo two.

Alan:

Yup, they fought that same year, later on, at the end of the year yeah, december 2nd. Yup man, he's, just he's eating them shots, man, and Jose Aldo's just trying his best.

Harley:

He's like I can't handle this, so he goes for a takedown. But that didn't really work too well.

Alan:

Nope, he gave up top position here and then got his back again. Same position as the first fight. Gave him the thumbs up again.

Harley:

But he's only got one arm's whale on him this time at least. Oof, oof.

Alan:

Now that's how he did try to do a roll out. At least he kind of rolled out at least Oof, but he ate that one.

Harley:

Oh man, he is so bloody.

Alan:

Yeah, give it up to Jose, Because he's a beast to be able to take up that kind of punishment and not give up. He jumps out of the cage. Again.

Harley:

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Alan:

Still Versus Ortega. You know, that's when he was teaching them how to do the defense.

Harley:

I wonder why they put him twice, Twice in the same highlight reel.

Alan:

The wfirst s eto that and then I think they're gonna show the finish there. Oh, during throw ithe towel. So technically a finish for Holloway him versus Korean zombie point to the ground baby.

Harley:

Bink Ooh, slapped him.

Alan:

Look at that knockout bro. Oh Korean Zombie, another one of my favorites there, man Bink Flush right to the temple.

Harley:

He was still throwing punches even though he was out.

Alan:

Yeah, I likekorean o k , but he comes on another knocked out, clip him versus yair Your your f**k rodriguez yair while, uh, korean zombies coming up to him, he hits him with the back elbow, bro. It was insane, like a random elbow, that yeah even in slow-mo.

Alan:

You're like what the how did he get that off? Zombie just falls like a sack of taters bro. Just crazy as f**k. Just a couple stats that I wanted to share about Max Holloway. Okay, before we move on from him, I mean obviously his resume, from what you've seen so far, is crazy. Some of the knockouts he's had is crazy. Some of the finishes he's had are crazy. Right, let's see some of his record stats here and some of the ones that he's number one in, and then I'll go ahead and tell you what are the other ones that he's in on other lists. Alright, number one right now and probably nobody else is going to catch up to him, from what I can tell so far. Total strikes landed for max halloway number one 3706 strikes landed in his ufc career number one right now. Number two just look at this number only has 2603 compared to his 3706 dang, that's over a thousand, over a thousand.

Harley:

The next closest.

Alan:

And third is George St Pierre, another great, but he's retired so he's definitely not catching up.

Harley:

Definitely not.

Alan:

Yeah, I mean Kamaru Usman. He's on the list and Nate Diaz too. Nate Diaz is a volume puncher, volume fighter. He's got that cardio, that gas tank.

Harley:

But Nate Diaz is no longer fighting.

Alan:

No longer in the UFC at this time of this recording, so he's definitely not coming back to beat that record anytime soon.

Harley:

So it's going to be a minute before someone can even approach his record on that one.

Alan:

Another one of the lists that he's on. Number one for Max Holloway is Significant Strikes Landed and he's number one at 3,457.

Harley:

Only 300 less.

Alan:

Only 300 less. It's insane, bro with the statistics show Good lord. Just the numbers in and of itself.

Harley:

That's an immense amount of accuracy.

Alan:

Exactly, yeah. And then you got the second. Right behind him is Sean Strickland. He's fighting in February actually Versus Dricusdu plasis u flittle tidbit there. He's second, but with only 2,069. So he's got to hit what? 1,400 almost significant strikes, just to catch up to Max Holloway, who's still active, mind you.

Harley:

I was about to say yeah, because who moved up in weight to 155. Holloway's only's still active. Mind you, I was about to say yeah, because who moved up in weight to 155. Holloway's only going to continue. Well, I shouldn't say only going to continue, but he's definitely still continuing. For the foreseeable future, there's been no talk of his retirement right.

Alan:

Not yet.

Alan:

I mean he still has the BMF, so he's still got a belt with him. So we'll see. And he's in the lightweight division now with a 155 155ers. There's talks about him fighting maybe michael chandler, maybe dustin poirier again, maybe a send-off to dp, you know, you never know. Another one of the lists that max holloway is on he's not number one but he's definitely on that list is win streaks. So he's actually on that win streak list. Obviously he lost recently to Tuporia and that ended that possibility, but he's on that list tied for fourth, with 13 wins on a win streak.

Harley:

That's I mean regardless. That's an impressive number of wins in a row.

Alan:

I mean, first on that list, anderson Silva with 16. Anderson the Spider Silva he's one of my all-time favorite fighters right there, dude, just his fight style is, you know, you can't copy that shit.

Harley:

Wait, so John Jones isn't on that list with that. Yeah, John.

Alan:

Jones is actually number four, also tied for fourth with 13.

Harley:

Oh, because of the technical disqualification. Yeah, exactly.

Alan:

I mean he would have been the leader on this list. But you know, obviously things happen and you've got also tied for fourth, george st Pierre, one of the greatest.

Harley:

Third, is Islam Makachev fighting this January on this card.

Alan:

And he's with 14. And then you got Kamaru Usman, who had 15 at one point. Dang yeah, one of the greatest welterweights of all time. Right there is Kamaru Usman. A couple other lists that Max Holloway is on. Currently is the finishes list and he's actually in number 9, tied for 9 with 13 finishes, and he's still going. I mean, the top is 20, though Charles Olvera.

Harley:

And he's still going as well, and he's still going as well.

Alan:

So we'll see he's still a contender for that belt against Islam. Everybody wants to see that fight again. And also, Max Holloway's also on the list for KO and TKO wins and he's tied for third with 11.

Harley:

Okay.

Alan:

Only to be taught by Derek Lewis my balls is hot.

Harley:

Oh yeah, yeah, that was like the first fight I ever came to watch with you.

Alan:

Yeah, and he took off his shorts and I was like yeah, he does that.

Harley:

Yeah, that was actually my first ever UFC. Like watching of UFC.

Alan:

Anderson Silva, third at 11. Max Holloway could definitely come back, but Dustin Poirier, funnily enough, is also on this list.

Harley:

Oh yeah.

Alan:

Tied for third with 11. Oh, come back. But dustin poirier, funnily enough, is also on this list. Oh yeah, tied for third with 11. Oh, and he's kind of out. But kind of not. Yeah and exactly, and one of a knockout that was Clean. Last couple seconds Points to the ground. Iconic dude Put that shit on a t-shirt, as they say. You know, yeah, that was one that really shocked the world. In my opinion, was just that knockout in general, seeing that at that moment, at that time.

Harley:

Right.

Alan:

Oh, it was just perfect. And a lot of people had Gaethje up. You know, a lot of people had gaethje up on that one. They had him as a favorite. He's heavier, he's bigger right max holloway put on the right weight, you know, and that's kind of the right things that he did in that fight. Besides, that point to the ground knockout you know yeah was.

Alan:

. But Dustin Poirier came out with it at the end because I kind of partially think that Max Holloway didn't put up the weight correctly at that time. Oh yeah, with this Gaethje fight he looked different, he fought differently, he won every single round and he still took that chance for that moment point to the ground moment against a very dangerous opponent in Justin Gaethje.

Harley:

against a very dangerous opponent in Justin Gaethje. Yeah, I mean Gaethje. I mean obviously Gaethje lost in that round but or not round that match. However, I mean Gaethje, just he was a dog, he just kept going straight through it? What was it?

Alan:

three eye pokes or two eye pokes and a nose issue. And then he did the spinning kick to his nose and I think it broke his nose. It was insane, dude. And then he was already compromised and then he still, you know, give it to Gaethje too. He still it takes two to tango, it takes two for this dance, and he definitely did that. When he pointed to the ground he came up too, like, said I, like he did, said I'm gonna throw hands too. He accepted the challenge. Knockouts aside, submissions aside, all his tool bag aside, max holloway max blessed. Holloway is one of the most enigmatic fighters that you can see in the ufc, the most well-liked, the most uh, you know exciting. And those are some of the things that I really appreciate about him as a fighter and those are some of the things that I love about him as a fighter. And, you know, we'll definitely see where his career goes now that he's up in weight class from 145 to 155.

Harley:

Yeah, that'll definitely be an interesting road for him.

Alan:

Yeah, it's a game changer, especially, you know, at this time, yeah, after his knockout changer, especially, you know, at this time After his knockout. Yeah, after his knockout loss to Toporia.

Harley:

Oh, yeah, his first ever knockout First ever knocked out.

Alan:

I mean, you know, in that case, give it to Toporia, give him all his flowers, because that was a great performance, you know.

Harley:

It was, it definitely was yeah absolutely.

Alan:

You can't take it

Alan:

away. But, losses aside, you know it doesn't make the man. You know his personality. In this

Alan:

case he's just a great fighter, one of the greats of all time, and he'll go down as one of the greatest of all time, and nobody can touch those kind of things. You know it's when you make a mark in history, and he definitely left his mark in the UFC, this UFC talk. Harley is giving me a freaking hankering, bro. Mm-hmm, you want to know for what?

Alan:

I guess, yes, some Reddit reacts. Oh okay, a guess, yes, some Reddit reacts oh okay, I'm hankering for.

Harley:

Some Reddit reacts, alright, well, that's part of why I'm here, so let's get right into it. The first one I will read. It is Today I F***ed Up, and it is by big wanker one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, anyway, big wanker. Big wanker one to seven. Uh, today I f***ed up by falling for the old. These edibles ain't shit. During a war background I, 25 male, used to smoke weed but stopped a few years ago after a really bad experience. Weed is technically illegal but decriminalized and very easy to get a hold of. I got a hold of some edibles, a cupcake and had the house to myself. I planned to have a nice relaxing evening and hopefully be fine in the morning. I ate the edible at about 10 pm. Now, just as an aside away from the story, as someone who only imbibes marijuana through edible, 10 pm is a very late time to start To start.

Alan:

Yeah, very late time.

Harley:

Yes, he's going to be in a very late time to start Start yeah, very late time.

Alan:

Yes, he's going to be in bed by the time he hits.

Harley:

Anyway. So getting back to the story, I know that edibles take around 30 to 60 minutes to take effect, but after two hours I still didn't feel anything, so I decided to go to sleep. As I was falling asleep around 1am, I started feeling that weird feeling in my throat that weed gives me. I thought to myself too bad, I'm gonna miss it. Maybe it was too weak, it will pass before I wake up and fell asleep. What I didn't mention is that I am Israeli and even though I live in a very safe part of the country and at this point rocket attacks are much less common, with my luck, that night the Yemeni Houthis I think I said that right decides to launch a ballistic missile and wake up half the country at 3 am.

Harley:

Oh, 3 am, so right in the middle of his high when he was sleeping through.

Harley:

So I wake up to sirens and extremely high, confused and dizzy. At that point I didn't even realize what was happening. It felt like a scene from a movie. I tried to get up and immediately fell back onto my bed. I was way too dizzy to run down to the shelter so I decided to gamble on my life and went back to sleep. After I heard the explosion, I knew I was probably safe. I woke up in the morning completely fine, as if nothing happened. I am never gonna touch weed again.

Alan:

Talk about PTSD, literally and figuratively. Oh my word.

Harley:

Yeah, the TLDR Edible took four hours to take effect and I was too high to take shelter from a missile attack.

Alan:

shelter. h h h h h h h h h h h h tundefined t tundefined shelter

Harley:

Oh, my God, oh man, that would be alternately horrifying and hilarious, oh yeah.

Alan:

I don't blame him for not taking weed anymore, Because now he's going to smoke a joint and he's going to be a little faded. "You hear a missile coming. Yeah, he's going to be so paranoid oh my God, bro Faded, oh my God, oh my God faded.

Harley:

Oh my god, it sounds like he was. He was less freaked out by it, more just annoyed, went back to sleep that's crazy he's like, uh, I can't handle this, so I'm just, I'm just going to sleep, just pretend didn't happen I've never been that high, so I don't, I can't really trying to think of scenarios where I've been super high. Of course I.

Alan:

My edibles are more for the cbd effect than anything else so than the actual high effect yeah you don't want to be tripping out taking missiles and shit.

Harley:

Lord, no, I can't even imagine.

Alan:

Wow, just an unfortunate scenario. I mean they ask him why are you so paranoid? Why can't you smoke weed? I'm like bro, what's wrong with you? And

Harley:

that's how I do it.

Alan:

I almost ate a missile when I was faded and I was too high to take shelter.

Harley:

I do want to mention that 30 to 60 minutes can, especially if it's not something you regularly imbibe and therefore your body's y n primedandreadytohandleit rfair primed certainly 30 minutes and, uh, definitely 60 minutes is more like in the middle. So I mean, obviously it's a little late for him to learn his lesson, given the fact that he's never going to do it again yeah, lesson learned yeah, his lesson has done, been learned yeah um, but yeah, takeaway for others would be, to most people at least, wait an hour and a half, so a lot.

Harley:

hours, that because that's os the mistake is made that they're like ah, I'm not feeling it, it's been an hour, and then they just take that whole dose again and then they're in for a very wild ride.

Alan:

Not as wild as him, I'm sure, though I mean damn bro, it's like. What can they say? He's like oh no, I get paranoid why.

Harley:

What have you ever been through? Why, huh? I once took a missile on an edible? Oh man, that would be crazy so I got a today.

Alan:

o too. Blacking out at my work Christmas party it's the time of year for that. Oh no, it's the time of year for that, oh no, it's the time of year for everybody to have them show out moments and show some true colors. It's time for Jan from HR to put her hair down you know, oh man, this one starts off obligatory.

Alan:

it actually happened on Saturday. So my wife has an annual Christmas party at a fairly fancy place. Could be a resort, could be a spa. We're all provided a hotel room for the night, great banquet with good food and drinks. Semi-open bar style I get along with all her coworkers and have gotten to know them over the years. My open bar style I get along with all her co-workers and have gotten to know them over the years. It is usually a pretty chill occasion and always ends up with one or two drinking a little too much Typically holiday party stuff, you know. And this time it was me, oh boy. Throughout the night I was told and reminded to not smoke any weed. Weed plus alcohol are a very bad combo for me.

Harley:

Oh no.

Alan:

It seems to start that way, huh.

Harley:

Oh no.

Alan:

I even promised I wouldn't. Things were going fine, dinner was delicious and drink tickets just kept appearing in front of me.

Harley:

I had a hefty buzz on. I've had that experience before.

Alan:

Well, after dinner and too many drinks, I stepped out and took a few puffs. That's where things went sideways. Or black, I should say. Oh no, he had a black Christmas. I only actually remember a few little

Alan:

memories, but I guess I was being loud and a total knob, made a fool of myself, said dumb stuff, etc.

Alan:

The beans got spilled, that so s smyself m a A a a myself mysel a c m oh yeah,i w wouldimgaginw wouldii magine i would think a illegal i to lie about it right then and there, but obviously after that she went to i i stayed up and kept drinking for a little while. I woke up to her cussing me out, pissed and angry. It's been four days and she still won't to me. Claims she doesn't want to fix things and she doesn't want to live here anymore. Guys, I f***ed up .

Alan:

y

Alan:

at work and don't know how to proceed. One thing that I do know is that I have a problem with drinking. I'm fine with having one or two if that's all there is, but

Alan:

if presented with an unlimited amount of drinks, I won't stop until I wake up the next day. I would gladly give it up to make everything better with my beloved Aww. Really upset her, though, and maybe past the point of fixing I know this isn't advice, so I could use some TLDR Drank too much Smoked weed. After promising I wouldn't Embarrassed myself and wife in the process, I ruined Christmas and she won't talk to me now I mean, I understand the the drink part, I totally understand.

Harley:

but if talking to t not going to smoke, that's not really okay to go ahead and do it anyway, especially if the reason you were asked not to do it was incredibly valid and you agreed with it to start with.

Alan:

The edit and this is actually their edit under their TLDR. I didn't bring any weed, mind you. We live in an illegal state and probably 25% of the people there smoke and were smoking. I just ended up joining up in a group. Her work doesn't care, as long as people make an effort to hide it. Also, everyone smokes those stupidly potent dab pens or the penjamjamins, as the kids like to say these days.

Alan:

Wife has done it in the past parties. She has one to get wasted and end up running around in her underwear oh no she got.

Alan:

She got to talking to uh, but now she is the one of the higher ups, so her job really is in jeopardy. Um, there were two or three others that got shitty as well. It happens every year Still doesn't justify it. We don't even keep beer alcohol at home, not because it doesn't last, because we really don't drink that often, unless we're having a birthday or occasional summer barbecue. So it looks like a piece of advice. You know, know your limits.

Harley:

Know your limits.

Alan:

piece of advice you know is know your limits again is if you make a promise to your girl, you know, try not to get caught up, because then you can't blame her for putting you in the doghouse, you know.

Harley:

Yeah, yeah, I mean well that, and it's just respect for yourself too, if you give your word live by it.

Alan:

like you should work on getting help with your alcohol abuse.

Harley:

And what contributed to his edit Talking about how they don't drink that often. But just because you don't drink often doesn't mean it's not abuse.

Alan:

Yeah, I mean, especially if you take it that far, to where you're embarrassing your significant other in a public function. Maybe it's time to consider other means. Or maybe just smoke weed. Just smoke the weed, don't drink. There is that too.

Harley:

And then he would maybe just smoke weed. Just smoke the weed.

Alan:

Don't drink. There is that too. And then he would have just been chilling, you know? Yeah, because usually with these blackouts it's like both weed and drink.

Harley:

Or both drink and weed. You feel me it's fairly common, yeah.

Alan:

What about you, harley? You got any other ones, any juicy ones for us? I?

Harley:

got another one and this one is under Petty Revenge and the poster is Too Early to Think. The title is Testing. The Family Helps Family in parentheses Quotes. Rather, the family helps family in parentheses quotes rather a fun petty revenge story. I think everyone would like seeing a lot of golden child stories on reddit lately. Lately here is one from a childhood friend I know very well. I left a lot out because I like the revenge part, but it was a rough childhood. It starts pretty much the same as a lot of other stories.

Harley:

Greg was the firstborn to young parents not really sure about their ages, but early 20s at the oldest, who at the start of his life didn't have much time for him. He was consistently at his grandparents' house and that's how we met as we lived close to them and we would hang out all the time. When he was about seven his parents had a girl named Jane and right off the bat they told everyone this was their makeup child, the kid who they were going to raise. Right as they grew up, greg was a solid student, had a great friend group, played sports. Growing up we became good friends because we hung out in school and was always on my teams. I later found out in life that it was because my parents, being the good people they are, actually paid for Greg to play some sports and he was on my teams because he was the only way he could get to games. Or that was the only way he started working at 16, saved up everything and went to games. Or that was the only way he started working at 16, saved up everything and went to college. Then, after completing college, transferred to university where he majored in software engineering and met his girlfriend. Sarah graduated in chemical engineering After school. They ended up getting good jobs and buying a condo.

Harley:

Jane, on the other hand this is the sister reminder has been the typical spoiled child. She was barely passing high school when she needed to transfer after making false allegations that a teacher asked her on a date and she rejected him and that's why he failed her. She has gotten into multiple car accidents, completely riding off three cars, still lives at home. At the time of this story and in parentheses she would have been 22. Their parents have paid for everything for her, from new computers to cars, to fast food and vacations.

Harley:

What led up to this is, for a couple years, after Greg and Sarah had moved in together. Greg's parents would consistently ask him for loans. Being a bit of a pushover that he is, he would often give them a few hundred here and there, when a couple times it would be as much as a few grand. It was a constant fight between him and Sarah. The cycle would be his parents would ask, he would give and not tell Sarah, and Sarah would find out and yell at him and then he would try to stand up to his parents. His parents would give him. The family helps family when times are tough or blood is thicker than water lines, even though himself and Sarah knew that it was because they were giving so much to his sister.

Harley:

Then something happened Greg and Sarah found out that they were expecting their first child. This is where something must have clicked for Greg and he realized that he now has a family he has to worry about. We were at the bar when this seemed to finally click in for him, and it was fun to watch. He had already thought about cutting off his parents, and this kind of made the decision for him, knowing he didn't want people like that in his kid's life. So, with Sarah's approval, he decided to test their family-should-always-help-out family line in a pretty fun way. Well, in my opinion, he also wanted to see if he could get back at least some of the money he had given them. The two of them started looking for a house once they found out she was expecting, found a place they liked and their offer was accepted.

Harley:

Damn , he called his parents. He told his dude had lost his job and was on the verge of being homeless. He needed to come up with $5,000 or he would lose his condo and him and Sarah would be homeless. Of course, the excuses started to come out as to why they couldn't help him. If he's man enough to play house, he should be able to stand on his own two feet. I saw some of the messages and it was like a sports interview with all the greatest hits. Greg expected all of this and he took it all well, to be honest, if his parents had given him the money, it probably would have been a far more interesting story.

Harley:

Sure enough, the closing day approached. He tried a couple more times, reaching out to his parents, dropping the number he needed all the way down to a couple hundred, and still no help. Wow, on the closing day to a couple hundred and still no help. Wow, on the closing day a bunch of us helped him move. His parents knew the date. He had told them he needed the money by such a date multiple times or he was going to lose the condo. And no one showed up to check on him, not even a phone call.

Harley:

After the move he stopped messaging his parents altogether. In a phone call After the move he stopped messaging his parents altogether. He didn't block them because he was curious how long before anyone said anything. It took about two months. In that time he had also gotten engaged. When he got a confused message from his dad saying they tried to drop by his condo, probably needing something, and there was someone else living in his place, he simply replied. Thank you for showing me how much family helps family when times are tough. I hope Jane shows you the same support you show me when the time comes From Greg, sarah, my fiance and soon-to-be daughter.

Alan:

Then he blocked them and hasn't reached out since. Damn dude, I guess you know they're saying blood is thicker than water, but yeah, obviously they didn't care about what scenario he was in nope, blood is thicker than water.

Harley:

When they need something, when they need something.

Alan:

Yeah, and that's unfortunate part is, uh, you know, toxicity comes in a lot of different forms, oh for sure. And it could be, uh, your loved ones that sometimes you know, lead you askew, and and then you're like, hey, man, you know, can I get some help? And obviously, you know they're not there for you.

Harley:

No, they're only there to be a leech on you.

Alan:

Exactly, exactly. It's just a sad scenario that he's in in particular.

Harley:

Yeah, I mean it's sad he can't have a better connection with his family, but uh, in reverse, it's to me it's not sad that he had the emotional maturity and fortitude to step back and separate himself from that, because in the end that can do no favors for yourself.

Alan:

Right to be involved in a situation like that and I hope he grows as a person from this and doesn't look at it as a negative. I hope he looks at it as uh, you know, gaining it, that independence, that hey for sure.

Harley:

Obviously I don't need them and uh, when they do need me, uh, maybe he will be a bigger person and help them still, but it sounds like he's trying to cut uh contact with them uh, but uh, this just uh fuels him and makes him stronger, in my opinion oh yeah, I from from a little bit of context there, it definitely sounds like they're satisfied with that decision and, uh, like they're satisfied with that decision and theoretically living a much happier life without having that constant tension between them.

Alan:

And life goes on. The world doesn't stop spinning for anybody from personal experience, and that's something that I bet we could all relate to. Another thing that we could all relate to, harley, is mistakes that we made at work.

Alan:

Oh no, you know, everybody's made mistakes at work, whether big or small. Uh, you know, it's just inevitable. I like to down t it. Nobody's perfect. And uh, you know, there's one of the comments here that I like to read right here. Uh, that I did read and uh, it's a mistake that this gentleman uh tog tog tog made in his workplace. He said I used to work in a place where we worked with rats oh no I had to go over to the building where the rats were kept and collect them.

Alan:

they lived in a big plastic box, uh, with a wire lid, with five rats in each box. We used five boxes of rats At first. I would walk over to the rat building five times the rat building.

Harley:

That's so funny. The rat building, oh no.

Alan:

Once for each box. However, I soon worked out that I could stack two boxes on top of one another, which cut my journey down from three trips two with two stacked boxes and once with a single box. One day I decided that stacking three boxes would be a good idea. I stacked them up, walked back over to my building with the 15 rats and everything went fine, until someone rushed through a swing door without really looking, banging the door straight into me and my three boxes of rats Full of rats.

Alan:

The boxes all flew up in the air, the wire lids all flew off and 15 rats came raining down through the air before scurrying off to hide behind the radiators, the photocopier, the coffee machine, etc. We had a time of it, catching them and sorting them all back out, I can tell you, and a few screaming staff running away and that isn't the worst thing that I've ever done either. Damn, Wow. You know they like to call Theo Vaughn the Rat King, but I think this is my rat king Dude, pulling into your building with the letting the 15 rats loose. I'm just trying to get more context on the rat building and where that is.

Harley:

I'm betting it's like a lab sort of situation, since they had to sort them out to be in the proper box.

Alan:

Yeah, I know One of the persons commented. I love this. I would find it so amusing to be in that meeting. Out of the blue, blue, a rat shows up on a person awesome awesome if you're not the person, because you have a random ass rat on you, bro, on your shoulder, nibbling in your ear. What are?

Harley:

you gonna do. I mean to be fair. Some genuinely do like rats some people do, but yeah, it would be. That would be a crazy situation well, you asked what?

Alan:

what like a research lab for rats? Someone commented animal testing question mark and they commented saying no, it's dairy research. Rats are mammals too. Mm-hmm, I don't know if that means they're milking rats.

Harley:

Probably.

Alan:

The little teats no, no.

Harley:

That's it.

Alan:

Why are you throwing up?

Alan:

Thank you for listening to Peak Points. If you like this content, go ahead and like and subscribe. We sincerely appreciate that, Harley. What's our rough schedule looking like at the moment?

Harley:

Well, for now our schedule is going to be every two weeks, at least twice a month, and we'll see where it evolves from there, but for now that seems like a reasonable goal.

Alan:

So I hope to catch you all next time and, as always keep those gloves up exactly bob, and weave, don't get knocked out don't be max holland please just move back a couple steps, maybe a jab here and there. You know, keep it cross up, god damn it.

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