Born in the Eighties 533: Made of Goo Instead of Belt

We start of 2026 with many predictions, who will win? Who will lose?  Will anyone care? Grab your goo belt and pull up your big boy pants, it is 2026 baybeeee!

Girls can be gross right?  Yeah.

Well, here we are again, this time to watch the 2006 Christmas Dud "Deck the Halls", could a movie with a title this generic written by the guy who wrote "Big Momma's House 2" and directed by the guy who directed "Big Momma's House 2" be all that bad?   Yes.

Patties down, buns up, that is the way we like to... make Culvers Curdiracle rice. *Note, Born in the Eighties and its subsidiaries will not be held accountable to any intestinal distress by the consumption of Curdiracle Rice.    

The gang tries out some fast food delicacies, and five below beverage finds.  Jon then tells the tales of his recent trip to Orlando.     Episode Photo by Jonathan Cooper: https://www.pexels.com/photo/big-container-on-pavement-8811446/  

When you are thirsty, reach for the White Power-ade.  Don't think too long about what those words together mean, or how it sounded when you said it.  It is white cherry flavored!  What exactly is a white cherry anyway? Anyhoo, glug glug!  

Sometimes the best way to protect yourself from the rain is a black sith cloak.  

In this special episode we are joined by the author, Kaila Yu, talking about her new book "Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty".  Topics range from the import modeling scene and the very troubling depictions of asians in media in the early 2000's, to completely important questions by a returning "Quizbot".  Check out this episode, and check out Kaila's book, available now wherever you usually buy books!  

Does Jon really need that gene sequencer?  What home is not complete without a gene sequencer?  Matt becomes Dr. Matt, Cat MD, and Spanky is really interested in Palmer Luckey's new gaming device.

It isn't the size, it is how you use it.  Jon buys way too many laptops, and Spanky plans his trip to the tech mecca that is Microcenter.  TJ shares a "snake" story, and we chat about the Switch 2, Mario Kart World, and Donkey Kong Bananza.