HTDE: Sheets and Blankets
4/1/202626 min
This week: Ian and Mike help a couple figure out who exactly is responsible for stealing the covers at night.
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First 90 secondsCarlo Catonio· Guest0:00
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Ian Chillag· Host0:20
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Mike Danforth· Host0:47
Hey there, Kevin and Rebecca. What can we help you with?
Kevin0:50
This, this is an issue that's been going on for a long time, but- Mm-hmm ... um, we have this thing where we go to bed at night and we, w- and we have, like, lined up our sheets and blankets in a way that works for both of us. Then- We make the bed.
Rebecca1:09
I mean, the bed is made.
Kevin1:10
We make the bed, right.
Mike Danforth· Host1:11
Okay.
Rebecca1:11
The bed is made.
Kevin1:12
The bed is made.
Ian Chillag· Host1:12
Okay.
Rebecca1:12
And, yeah.
Kevin1:13
And it's been reset and everyone is, like, happy.
Mike Danforth· Host1:15
Sure.
Kevin1:16
And then when we wake up the following morning, a- almost without fail, like I would say 90% of the time, the sheet is pulled towards Rebecca- Uh-huh ... and the blanket has been pulled