Welcome to Good Mythical More. We’re both dads. It’s time for a dad-off. We’re gonna take dad tropes and see who applies to more of them, who more of them applies to. But, first. Who’s the bigger dad? Dad Dance. It’s over, man. No more sprinkler. Sprinkler is a dad dance. I certainly think so. Am I right? These are tropes, right? Yeah. Like, things that really fit into the Dad-agory? Yeah. Well, without me like giving you any, between the two of you, you know, who do you two feel is more Dad-ly? Well, me. It really depends on what you mean by dad. I have a third more children than him. Right? Dad trope wise. You have 50% more children than me. That, hmm. You have two and I have three. So 50%, 50% of you than me is So 50% of you. But you have two thirds. The kids that I have. That’s a really good question. Oh gosh. I feel like you do more dad grunty type things and but I feel like I might I think I might do more quintessential dad things. Like I definitely cook a lot more stuff on the grill than you do, you know. That’s true. I watch a lot more sports with my kids than you do. Yeah. Do you put one of your hands inside of your like waist band? Yeah. From time to time. You want me to do it right now? Like when you’re like watching sports you just put your hand in your pants, kinda. Like, I never have done that. I mean, I do it unless I’m fishing for something I do it when I’m like trying to be like Al Bundy from back in the day. So I don’t know. I think it’s about like even, I don’t know what Smoking your tobacco in a pipe while watch while reading the newspaper. That feels granddad, you know? I think there’s gonna be some that are it just depends on the category here. Okay. It’s gonna be a tight race. Yeah, I think it’s be tight race. So everything that I say that you do you are gonna get a point. Okay. Okay. So the dad with the most points at the end is the dad-liest. Taking grilling super seriously? I mean, I got I take it seriously. I’m just not good at it. You take it more seriously than me. So can only one of us get the point? No You can take the point, but I mean, I- I’ll take- You have to really believe in it though. I’m like, but I’m like known for my grilling, man. I’m like, I’m known for it. I mean, I have big parties where it’s like, “What is he gonna put on the grill? What is he gonna do to make us happy today?” I mean, I feel like, I just feel like I get more of a point there. I take it seriously. I have a charcoal grill that is- and I never use a gas grill. So I do take it seriously. I’m gonna take one point but you know what? I’ll give him two points Is that the same as me not getting any points? I deserve that. I think I deserve that man. Think that’s fine. I think that’s fair. I go really hard on that, really hard on the grill. Really hard. Controlling the thermostat/interrogating anyone who messes with it. See, he’s gonna win that every day. Me definitely. I don’t do that at all. I never look at it. I recently read that the cause of, I don’t know who who to credit this to, but the cause of a lot of like husband and wife specifically, fights is about lights being turned on and off. Yeah. I gave up that fight a long time ago. How can that be? I gave up the fight and just started turning all the lights off behind people and fixing thermostat. And I got thermostats where I can change it from my phone, even if I’m not at home. Sometimes I’ll just go on my phone and look to see, Just make it hot inside Like they’re at home wanting to be cooler and I’m not even there and I’m changing the thermostat back to what I want it. What are the- so do I get two points for that? Well, no, I don’t get a point. So you get a, I think this is the rule. If it applies to us both but there’s clearly somebody who’s more extreme, they get two points. I don’t get this a point at all. You get the full point. What’s your, what is the proper temperature according to you, and what do your kids want it to be? They always want it to be more inefficient than you might want. Sure, but like, what are we, what numbers are we talking? Like, if they wanna put it down below 70, I’m like you can’t put it below 72. And I think 72, I feel bad for that. And when it gets hot. What about at night? 72 Yeah. I mean- I think it used to be 76. I’ve gotten more loose with it. It’s not necessarily environmentally responsible but I like to get it into the sixties at night, man. But I got solar panels in my house, so I’m giving a bunch of power back to the grid during the day. I do too. So I feel like I gained a little bit of right to do that. I got solar panels. Does solar panels, is that a category? No, that is not one. I hooked them up myself. Make everyone arrive to the airport super early. That’s him I am the worst, they hate me. This is an anxiety. They send me so many TikTok of that that are making fun of dads wanting to get to the airport like the day before. I’m the opposite. I’m mad if I have to sit down and wait. And Stevie, I know you’re with Rhett on this cause when we traveled together Super early Like if I have to sit down and like, I wanna show up, go through security and like struggle through everything and then walk straight onto the plane, like I feel like I’ve failed if I sit down. I am anxious until we get to the gate and I’m there. Like plane taking off, walking the jet bridge I’m anxious until I sit down on the plane. Like I’m not scared of all of any of that stuff but something, and I’ve been trying to get better about this but I cannot, I cannot. Have you ever been left? Have you ever missed a flight? Yeah. And then what happened? Did like a relative die and you weren’t there? It just, I don’t know, it just make it really it complicates your day a lot. I mean, I got left in fricking Atlanta for four days one time. Because you were late. Not because you were late though. I was like Macaulay Culkin, Home Alone 4: Atlanta. But that was not because you were late. It was, yeah, it was because our connection flight was late. Right. So that’s not a reason to be there so friggin early I get stuck in Atlanta for four days, where my family had to buy underwear from Target. You get the point. Hey, Target has great underwear. Yeah, it was pretty nice. My mom was always the one and is always the one with the airport. Like, getting there way too early. My parents are worse than me. I hate it, I hate sitting in the airport. I don’t wanna do it. What about the lounge? I’ve gotten better. The lounge? Oh, have you been to the new Delta lounge at LAX? Pretty nice. Overrated, man. I had Have you ever been to my house? I had breakfast tacos there the other day. It’s better than a lounge. It was very nice. Snoring super loudly. That’s not me in my relationship. I breathe really loudly. Your wife does complain about your breathing, but not your snoring. And she she complains about my breathing when I’m awake. Give us an example of what you do that she complains about and why are you doing that? Just to try to relax. So you’re doing it as a calming, it’s a self soothing. Like while you’re awake? Yeah, when I’m like getting a drink from the fridge or like having a conversation or getting in the car. I’m sorry. Getting out of the car. That’s very specific. You do it when getting in the car? While you’re at the fridge getting a drink? You think to yourself breathe in and breathe out with pursed lips loudly right now. Yeah. Yeah, yeah Are you getting like It’s called straw breathing Are you getting a message on your phone that says “Breathe now”? Like what, I mean, I believe in No. All of those things that I, that I do are I’ve made trigger points for taking a deep breath. Are you serious right now? Yeah. Like getting water from the thing. I have to wait, I fill up my water flask, you know it’s like 48 ounces or something. I love relationships, man. So I have to sit there and wait for it to fill all the way up. I’m like, this is a good opportunity to breathe deeply. Yeah. And listen, when you’ve been married to somebody for 20 years, that kind of crap is annoying. And there’s nothing wrong with it being annoying. It’s just how it is. I’m just sitting there I’m sitting there staring at the fridge. Like I don’t think you have to be married. No, or if you’ve been in a relationship. No, no, no. I just mean I too am annoyed that Link does that. No, but I’m just saying it’s the kind of thing’s It’s healthy when you’re getting to know somebody and like you’re beginning to date them. It’s like, “Oh, he breathes deeply at the fridge, it’s so cute.” But then like, you know, six months in, you’re like, “What is he doing with the breathing at the fridge.” Right. Okay. So are we giving snoring? No, I don’t think so. Oh, okay. Because technically we don’t, neither of us snore. We got pop sockets for sale. I just wanna go ahead and point that out. This is a good way to, It’s very Dad. It’s like a fidget toy. It makes you, it’s like deep breathing, if you’re a child and we also have phone cases, including this “Hi Daddies” one, go to amazon.com/mythical to see all of the cool accessories that we have. I’m gonna have to change mine out for that. You’re winning now Rhett, three to two. Okay. Do you introduce yourself when someone uses an adjective to describe themselves? “Hi hungry, I’m Rhett” is the example. Oh, like that classic dad thing when somebody’s like “I’m hungry.” “Hi, hungry. I’m dad.” No, never. I don’t, no, I’ve never done that. Not that, not that form of dad joke. Yeah. I’ve never heard you do that. I haven’t done that. Maybe once in my life, but like only to make fun of the fact that I don’t do it. So no, no point. You did it ironically. No point. Have a poker team. Have a poker team? I definitely have played a lot more poker than you. And I was a part of a poker night for a certain period of my life. Yeah. I think you should get that point But I’m not anymore. A poker team? Not quite. But like have a poker night? That like have a group of guys that you play poker with? Yeah. I mean there was like a 10 year period in North Carolina when I did that. I hate poker. That’s substantial. Fall asleep in, I’m gonna alter this one slightly, fall asleep in a chair. Yes, me. Just Okay. He falls asleep everywhere All the time. What? Fall asleep in a chair, what? Well, this says immediately after Thanksgiving dinner. But I was gonna take the Thanksgiving part out and just say after dinner Anytime. It doesn’t matter. Leave him alone for a few minutes. He breathes deeply a couple of times. Then he falls asleep. But he doesn’t snore. Yeah But you don’t, Rhett? No, I can’t, I can’t fall asleep anywhere except my bed right now. I don’t know. I’ve tried. Yeah, it is sad. This one’s in the same arena. Nod off to sleep while watching TV, but then refuse to admit you were sleeping if someone calls you out. This is my dad. I don’t see you. I don’t see you denying that you would, that you’re falling asleep. Yeah, I don’t do that. Your dad does this Stevie? Oh my god. No, I’m good, I’m good. Yeah, I saw him. Yeah, he’s the killer. Every time. Christy does this, Christy does this. Christy nods off and then pretends like she didn’t? Yeah. Yeah. Well come, I mean She sits that we sit down to watch something and she’ll like, get this blanket and like, then she’ll be the blanket will be all up here. And like, I mean it’s the opening credits and she’s like Well come to think of it. And then at the end she’s like I knew he was gonna get voted off. Come to think of it, my wife does call me out on a semi-regular basis when we watch TV together. “Are you falling asleep?” And I’m like, “No.” Well, that’s it. But I don’t ever, I’ll take the point. I’ll take the point, if you wanna gimme the point. I’m just trying to be as technical as possible here. I don’t really fall asleep because it’s not in my bed. He’s denying it now. I close my eyes and lose interest but because I have the inability to fall asleep I’m just listen, I’ll take the point. I kind of wanna win. So you’re refusing to admit it now too. Yes. That’s what I’m saying. Yeah. I know who’s the killer. Give him a point, yeah. Watch the news, standing up in front of the TV with your arms behind your back. That’s funny. I do not watch the news. Yeah. I’m in a, thankfully I’m in a not watch the news phase right now but I do go through deep news watching phases Standing with your hands behind your back though? I don’t think with my hands behind my back I think I sit down. So I don’t think this applies. Okay. No points. No. This one is… yeah. Grunt when you sit down. Link You grunt, too. You grunt more than me man. I feel that this We both Dad grunt. this is a one, two situation. Okay, give Link two points. I’ll take one Rub and pat your belly after a big meal. I mean, yes. Do you do that? You rub and pat it. Yeah. What do you say? I’m like, “Dang,” I say that like…yeah I mean I would’ve never thought that I did that. But when you start talking about it, I’m like, “Dang, Jessie, you did it again.” You know? “You filled me up and made me rub it.” Yeah, man, especially the first 10 years of of being married when I was just I was eating with reckless abandon. You did it again I’m a little better about that now, but yeah, I’ll take that point. Wait, so you consciously make an effort not to rub your stomach? I make an effort not to eat until I’m like- He’s gotta rub it down. Debilitated. Well, these are our final results. So Rhett turns out to be Dad-lier Two more points of a dad than me. Yeah, despite the kid differential we discussed at the top. I mean, maybe with your extra kid, you add up. I think I’m more of a kid than you are and you’re more of a dad than I am. Okay, son. But kids can have kids as we’ve proven Kids having kids, man. Yep. Babies making babies. Need mythical merchant in a hurry? Go to amazon.com/mythical for grooming, logo wear and reissued designs delivered with Prime Shipping.