Welcome to Good Mythical More. Each state has a favorite cookie. Hey, what do you know? Let’s explore that. But first, let’s take a new selfie. This one is ordered a pizza but received a Frisbee with marinara on it. It happens. Of course, I sorta like Frisbee. Huh, how’s that? That was good? That was pretty good. That’s pretty good, yeah. I was like- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, a confused old man. Nothing worse than not gettin the delivery pizza that you wanted. You guys know about cookies. Yeah, and I don’t, you know what, I know about states. Now I can’t eat- I’ve been to almost all of ’em. Oh, well, have you? Yeah, there’s only a few in a certain area that I haven’t been to. I haven’t been to that area. I don’t think I’ve been to Montana. You haven’t. And North and South Dakota, like that. We gotta do that. The plains. What do you call that? We gotta do it. The Northern Plains. The Midwest. I’ve been to everywhere else. We gotta get up there. Well, unfortunately all my questions today are about specifically that area. Oh, I know all about that area. I just haven’t been there. I’ve been there in my mind. Okay, great, great, great, great. So you know how this works. I’m gonna start with the state and you’re gonna guess the cookie, and then we’re gonna switch it up and we’re gonna do the reverse. So what are your inklings about the state of Oregon? Oregon. Oregon is, you know, they’re kind of known for their experimental desserts, right? Are they? Home of like Voodoo Doughnuts, right? Isn’t that from Portland, originally came up with that whole deal? Uh, yeah, okay. So I think that you know- Well also, it’s rainy so you don’t want, you don’t want a cookie that gets soggy. Right. You want a cookie, you want a waterproof cookie. What’s a waterproof cookie? Probably one that’s been dipped in some sort of wax? Like a shellac-ed cookie. A waxed cookie. What’s a, I mean, even like a chocolate- A fudge covered Oreo. Yeah, that will work. It’s definitely gonna have- That will stay good for a while. To be chocolate covered. Like what’s the waxy chocolate? Well, any chocolate that’s used as a covering has wax added so it won’t melt in your hand. So I think a fudge covered Oreo is Oregon’s favorite cookie. I think we’ve used deductive reasoning and we are 100% right. Yep. So close, but your options are shortbread- No, that’s gets real soggy. Pumpkin spice, or ginger snaps. Ginger snaps get soggy too. Yeah, no. What is a pumpkin spice? Ooh, I love a ginger snap. A ginger snap can actually withhold more water and rain than you think. Have you guys tried the Trader Joe’s ginger snap cookies? Have you fell victim to this? I don’t like – I only eat ginger snaps- That type of cookie. When my mom has them, and that was when I was a child in her house. Okay, they sound mom-ish. I get that they sound mom-ish, but Trader Joe’s has this like, what I can only describe as a bucket full of ginger snap cookies, and I’m telling you. What do you mean mom-ish? Well, Rhett just said he had it- I just said I’ve only had it with my mom. Oh. It seems like moms like ginger snaps. Well, Stevie, this is probably a great time for you to share your news with everybody. Oh, it took me a second to even, yes, this is the announcement. I partnered with Trader Joe’s. Stevie’s gonna be a mom! No, this, this bucket of ginger, so you get like a, a nice tea. You know, a nice hot tea that you like, and you gingerly dip the ginger snaps in the tea. Into to tea? Yes, and you have to gauge the sogginess level ’cause you want it like, you know- Right. Right where you want it. And then you don’t stop. Then you eat the entire bucket of ginger snaps. Wow, okay. I highly recommend. It’s not just for moms. That does give me hope because I’m just not a crunchy cookie guy. I’m like, I’m a, a soft cookie guy. Yeah. Like I’m a cookie dough boy. So anything- I think the flavor profile determines it all. Like, you know those, is it Tate’s? Those cookies that come in the bag- Yeah. And they’re super crispy? They are incredible. They’ve got a really good taste, but I like to sog ’em first. Yeah, they make great dipping as well. I’m gonna go with ginger snaps. So I guess we’re doing ginger snaps. It’s pumpkin spice. Come on, Stevie. Man, all that. You’re doin’ that whole- I can’t get into pumpkin spice cookies, really. Misdirection. I don’t have a relationship with pumpkin spice cookies. Have you ever had a pumpkin spice cookie? Probably not. I don’t know what it is. Sometimes I’ll grab a handful of something at a table and I’m sure I got one. You know- Let’s go back to you- I’m like one of those things, one of those things is like cleaning up the ocean? No, I’m actually like just to put, you know, to make it visceral. What? I’m like a net that’s getting tuna and accidentally gets a dolphin every once in a while. Oh. You know, it’s sad, but it’s true. Talkin’ about the fish dolphin or the mammal dolphin? I’m talking about the one that we care about. The mammal, the one with a blow hole. Okay. The one that’s smarter than us. Yeah. Can we go back to Stevie being pregnant, though? No, let’s not. Yeah, yeah. Why don’t you? Why don’t you even like to talk about it? That’s so weird! That is so weird. Why don’t you like to talk about it. Let’s talk about it. Let’s instead go to Hawaii. Hypothetically. Let’s talk about hypothetically. You’d be so cute pregnant. Oh, yeah. Okay. And you, it just keeps getting worse. But how cute would I be in Hawaii? Well, quite a segue there. Hawaii. All right, so we’re not gonna start talking about Spam and cookies. I actually think I- We wouldn’t do this. I think I know this. I’ve been to Hawaii. You’ve been to Hawaii twice. Yes I have. I got another one on deck. Two different islands. I saw the volcano erupting, my friend. I know, I know, I’m jealous. Do you remember eating a cookie there? I did one right in the lava. I just can’t remember what you call it. If you got that close to dip something in lava, it would burn your face off. I got this close. I got literally like, it was like- I remember you telling me. Like that level, I don’t remember you being that close to like- No, no, you can get this close. Like, I mean, I was, I would say I’m probably three feet away, but like, whoa, that’s hot. Well, remember the time we left all that stuff on the edge of the volcano. Right, we did that too. Yeah, that was a problem. A couple of Aprils ago. Yeah, yeah. Early in the month. We got the scientist to do that, though. When you were that close to it, did it feel like campfire heat or did it feel like, what’s that next level of heat that like, you feel a little bit of danger? Like you might get some burn. It’s just like I’m drunk and I’m falling in the campfire heat. You remember when we blew glass? Yes. And the glass up, the glass oven thing? Yeah, yeah, that was intense. Opened up. It had that- Oh, wow. ‘Cause it’s like a constant non, like flickering heat. It’s just like, I’m hot! Constant hot. So what’s your answer for the cookie? I don’t know. What? You said you had an idea. It’s the one with jam in, it’s the one that has a little swirl of- A dollop of jam? A dollop of jam in the middle. That’s the one. I dunno what you call it. It’s a good cookie. I don’t have a guess. Sometimes I would try to find a way to just get the thing out of the middle. Okay, I’ll give you options. White chocolate chip macadamia nut. That’s a really good option. Macadamia. M&M cookies or snowball cookies. But are the people of Hawaii, like guys, we’re not gonna lean right into the macadamia nut thing. We’re too unpredictable. I am. I’m going with A, macadamia nut. White chocolate chip macadamia nut might be one of the best cookies, but you know what? That’s a good cookie. I think ironically, I think snowball cookies. There is some snow in Hawaii on some of the big, big peaks. So I’m gonna go with snowball. That’s an amazing thought. I like how you’re, you think that other people are playing this game somehow? And that Hawaii’s like gonna trick, gonna make the game harder by picking a different cookie. It’s a white chocolate chip macadamia nut. Oh okay, so it’s as expected. Yeah. So they’re called thumbprint cookies? I guess you put your thumb and then you like dollop the jam on top of it? Thumbprint cookies are great in like, everything up until the moment of actually consuming them. You know what I’m saying? They’re beautiful. They’re beautiful, they look fun, they’re interesting, and then you get into ’em you’re kinda like, okay. I was thinking this was gonna be better. It’s like a dolphin in your net. It’s the dolphin in your net. Has Lando, Lando still bakes, right? Or is he not, or Lily, or is anyone into baking? Lily was the one who baked and it was around his age that she got into that, like 12, 13, 14. She’s out of that. Oh. Well, I, you know what? I take that back. When she came home for spring break, she baked a cake. She’ll bake a cake at like midnight and then she’ll eat- That’s a good time. Some of it immediately and then never eat it again. And we end up like throwing most of it away because, well, I don’t eat cake and she doesn’t eat it anymore. It’s she likes the idea of making it but not eating it. Well, tell her to do this at my house. Because it will not get thrown away at the McLaughlin house. Give her a key. She’ll go over there and trust me, you’ll know she did it because everything that she used is still everywhere. Well, you know what? Just, just see, you know, I’m keeping my kids by myself this week. My wife’s out of town. Which means I’m not doing anything with ’em. I mean, they’re, I don’t know what’s happening. All I know is I got a text from Shepherd and he was like, “Dad, me and my friends are gonna bake a cake. Is that cool?” I’m like, yes? It’s like- It’s a fun idea. Where were you? In the living room? I was here, where we work. Okay. And then I get home- He’s in the kitchen, you’re in the living room. I get home and exactly everything, all the, everything that he used to make the cake and all the mess that he made is still out, which he then, I made him clean it up, but- That’s good. I was like, “Where’s the cake?” He’s like, “The oven’s broken.” So like they went through every step, got it all ready, and it was just like the oven, sometimes that happens. Is that user error, though? Florida. Florida. This is disgusting, by the way. The cookie that they’ve chosen, I’m never, this is not a cookie that is acceptable. Bath salt pretzel cookie. Close. Oh, you’re gonna have to give us the, you’re gonna have to give us the multiple choice. Okay, all the options are unacceptable- Gator bites. So it works. Orange cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, or butter pecan cookies? Butter pecan cookies. Hold on, you think these are all unacceptable? No. There’s one that’s the most unacceptable. Orange cookies. Well, you know, Florida is the Sunshine State. They grow a lot of oranges. Maybe they’re putting ’em in their cookies. I don’t know what an orange cookie is. We’re talkin’ about the older demographic here, Rhett. Well- Butter pecan cookies. Take your knowledge from what I said about Hawaii and apply it here. Okay, orange, A. Yeah. What is that? Old people like orange cookies. We’re looking ’em up right now. Italian chocolate orange cookies. That’s not it. Orange cookies with sweet orange glaze. Soft, buttery orange cookies are made from, flavored with orange zest and orange juice, and iced with a sweet orange glaze. The old fashioned flavor will remind you of your grandma’s kitchen. I think it might be good. So this is, this is grandma down in Florida. I like that, like a orange glaze, man. Yeah, I like a citrusy thing. Would you like a, I like a lemon bar. Yeah. You know, a lemon cookie? I think it’s just like, if you’re presented with, if that’s the only thing that’s there, you might consume it. But if you’re like, how about this or literally anything else, probably not. You know? And that’s how I feel about oatmeal raisin cookies and I know that there’s, Chase is rolling his eyes, and listen, like I’m not so they’re bad. I’m just saying if you’re gonna have a cookie- I’ve never when given the choice between chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin, have I chosen oatmeal raisin. Yeah. I will say that. Exact opposite. Stevie. Oh, Chase firmly disagrees with that opinion. Wow. Well, you’re wrong, Chase. I’ve never, I’ve never wanted to eat a chocolate chip if I’ve got an oatmeal raisin available. Why? I don’t, I like the chocolate chunk cookies, but something about like the chips, I don’t like that ratio. You want more chocolate. Almost, it’s kinda similar to Link when you- You’re the opposite of me. It’s like you with the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. I just don’t like the chocolate chips in it. I don’t think that that is good or adds anything to it. And you like raisins. And I do like raisins and I do like, like oatmeal. Well, ’cause that’s why you like oatmeal raisin cookies. Okay, all right. Butter pecan cookies are probably delicious. I don’t even know what that is. Well, I would assume it’s like a butter pecan. Yeah. And it’s in a cookie. You’d probably be right. Orange cookie it is. Stevie, there are plenty of ways to make a baby. Right. I mean, let’s separate the two. You knew you were going back to it. Separate making the baby from having, like being pregnant. I wasn’t even thinking about that! That’s not, I wasn’t even thinking about that. Rhode Island. Well, I think- It’s a wonderful thing. ‘Cause I think there’s like a, there’s like a turkey baster situation. I could never do it. Right? You could do something that we could never do. She’s just, she’s gone silent. She doesn’t wanna talk about it. I’m just gonna let you, I’m gonna let you figure out where to go next. Even hypothetically. She’s gone silent. Doesn’t even wanna- Maybe we should talk about this at a different time. Is it loaded? I don’t understand. Is the baster loaded? I don’t think so. No. Not yet. Is there- We got an audible, Twinkle was like, I just, I can’t go, oh. He’s like hands off of, he’s not even control, anything can happen. Here’s the point. Stop controlling things. Oh! Here’s the point in Good Mythical More where I suggest that you watch something different. Yeah, right. I’m gonna suggest that you watch the Mythical Kitchen channel. They’re always cookin’ up some stuff that doesn’t, doesn’t get this cringey, you know? Yeah, right. Every Tuesday and Thursday on their YouTube channel, Mythical Kitchen. Check it out. That was, that was great. That was great. You know, also, wanna talk about this little area back here. Oh yeah. We need an update here. We have not filled the place for the bass. But today is the last day that you can suggest somethin’. How do they do that? On the, there’s a, we’ll put a link in the description or you can look at our Twitter feed. There’s tweet where we say, hey, suggest somethin’, post your photo and your pitch for, you know, if it’s got a good story, it doesn’t have to be a bass. I mean, but if you are the bassist for Alabama, we’re still listening. Yeah. And we’ll put whatever it is right there. You know, we wanna involve, we wanna put some Mythical Beast something over here. So let us know. Today’s the last day to do that, though. So get on it. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. I read it right there. I knew that’s where you were going. I recently visited Rhode Island. It was one of the states on my list of having not visited. I was there for an evening. Did you eat any cookies? I don’t believe I had any cookies. But I figure they are the smallest cookies that you can find. What if it’s just chocolate chip? But okay, mini? Just chips. Oh. What if it’s just chips? Just chocolate chips. And they call it cookies. Okay. What’s the smallest cookie that’s still a cookie? What’s the smallest cookie that’s not a mini version of another cookie? You’re kind of almost in the right territory, I would say. Oh wow. Because the state’s small, is that what did that to you? Yeah, ’cause I mean there’s only so much room. There’s only so much land. This is an understated cookie, but it is a good cookie, and it’s a cookie that you might have when you’re flying on Delta. Oh, Biscoff! Yeah, like a biscotti, yeah. Biscotti? Yeah. That adds up. Yeah, yeah, it doesn’t take up much room. You can get a lot of ’em on the island. So you just gave us the answer. And the only way to get on and off the island is to fly. ‘Cause the gaps between, they don’t have any bridges to it. This is not true. Rhode Island is not an island. I didn’t know that until this year. But there is an island- What a shame. Off of the coast of Rhode Island called Rhode Island. That’s not, and they call it, they all call it something else. But it actually is called Rhode Island, but it also has another name and it is the island. Interesting. And there is a bridge to it. Interesting. I’m interested. Okay, speaking of chocolate chip cookies, we’re gonna it switch it around briefly. In which state are chocolate chip cookies the most popular? Man, who really, who’s owning chocolate chips? Or not choosing anything else over it? I would think this is the primary cookie choice in most states, as in this would be the cookie choice of America itself. So I have to go with Washington DC. That’s a good guess. No taxation without representation. I’m just going in the middle, I’m going with Kansas. California, Michigan, or Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania, ’cause they got Hershey’s there. Michigan. It’s Michigan. Yes! Really? This is a weird one. Apple cinnamon cookies. Apple cinnamon cookies? So this is a- Never had that. This is a little, this is a boring place. Never had that. Let’s see which state I can turn against me today. What state is the most boring state? Oklahoma? Like of all 50 states. Well, we’ve targeted Ohio before. Let’s do that again. Okay, so you gotta have a state that doesn’t have access to a beach. You gotta have a state that- Ohio. Has no mountains. Ohio? Ohio has one whole side of it is a Great Lake. Yeah, I think Ohio is cool. Yeah, I think Ohio- I know, but it’s- I think we’re in the, I think we’re in Wyoming. I think Wyoming. I, well, I don’t wanna piss off any states. Wyoming has a lot of mountains. But I also think Wyoming is really cool. Wyoming has a bunch of mountains? Oh, on that one side ’cause it gets into Yellowstone. Okay, Kansas. Is Kansas more boring than Wyoming? I think so. Wyoming’s got some- Yeah. I thought you were gonna go in the Dakotas. I think Dakotas got some really amazing natural things that happen. We’re going, we got nothing but love for Dakotas. Okay, so you guys are saying- I mean, I love Kansas. Kansas? I’m just saying it’s boring. Yep. Incorrect. Okay. Your choices are Washington, Colorado, or Georgia. Apple cinnamon, Washington. Because Washington cut down a apple tree, right? Somehow correct. Yes! Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut. There’s a lot of apple farms in Washington. All right, see you tomorrow. Push! Push! Don’t eat that paper part. We don’t eat the paper part, he remembered. I do remember that. Okay, we need a scallot. He called it a scallot, but it’s a shallot. Did he just palm heel strike the whole thing?