The “Court” fiasco is hilarious but also really sweet because it shows how much everyone cares about respecting their identity. To the point of going all hands on deck over the random channel 😭
The fact that everyone’s first reaction is to basically go DEFCON 1 and make damn sure that everyone else is on board with calling Courtney “Court” is awesome. It just goes to show the level of respect everyone has for each other that they’re just immediately on board and not even questioning it; that’s what a coworker and friend of theirs wants, that’s what they get. That’s some wholesome workplace vibes there. And then in strolls Shayne who still keeps calling them “Courtney” 😂
They went DEFCON 1 because they're a high profile company and she's essentially filed herself as a member of the trans community. However it's nice they can all joke about it.
I'm on the spectrum and I legitimately was over 21 before I experienced the feeling of a crush before that I was picking based off of like who talked to me the most and who everyone else liked just to fit in.
It depends on the culture. In mine, people are not allowed to admit crushes growing up, it's super inappropriate. So even after growing up people never admit and I felt a freak to have had crushes so young!
I know anthony is like one of the busiest people ever but I miss him in videos so much. especially now that the main channel’s format has shifted. I hope to see him in more pit/games stuff soon 🥲
I've been missing the Courtney & Ian dynamic recently so this makes me so happy! Only very early on in watching but I love how intentional the people at their work were with calling them the right name. Even if it ended up not being the case, the fact that it was so obvious there says so much about the workplace.
@@bthereal They are clearly so important to each other. I always think of the hug he gave her when Defy went under and he said it would be ok. (I don't remember where I saw it... maybe a vlog?) They have been THROUGH it. The fact that they watched Smosh before working there (and Ian being her bias!) to friendship. I adore it!
Erin and Ian having a *MINDMELT* over the Webkinz Curio Dog serving "Twilight Dad" proved once more they are way more on a wavelenght than one might think.
It’s California and they said they’re really woke, so they are worried about that stuff and going to anything. While the real friends can respect it while also discussing or asking her about it instead of just freaking out.
@@jamerv86I respect your comment my blood. And I agree with you. It’s bad for business to offend the gays in any way. And the hive minds are pretty easily offended ❤
When I had a girlfriend over for the first time, we had been dating for a few months but where an out of state relationship, we were hanging out and ofc I had to fart. I’m not someone who minds farts, and I’d have been a little surprised if she were, but I wanted to be polite. So I got up and stuck my tuckus out the door and farted down the hall and shut the door. She started laughing, totally confused, and I explained, “I didnt want to be rude!” She laughed and still tells people the story. 7 years later we’re married and I’m not even the silliest one between us. 😊
There was someone standing behind the glass window beside Erin when the camera switched to her, and I thought it was someone standing behind me in the reflection of my monitor. I'm supposed to be alone in this office. Anonymous Smosh staffer, you almost gave me a heart attack!
lol ian was so offended when court said he doesn't listen to her info.............and yet in vids when they are asking info about the cast/crew of smosh ian almost always or always wins them
I LOVE that Ian genuinely seems to care about everyone he works with, despite his edgy and silly persona, there are times when you see him genuinely be concerned and its always Soo sweet. Stan Ian 🎉
@@melpomeno7355 they already addressed that they are not together and that they think it’s absurd that people would assume that and highly inappropriate considering the age gap and the fact that he’s her boss.
I'm pretty sure he was clarifying bc he also mentioned dating Pam around that time? but also yeah, I basically always assume they're all at least CASUALLY dating people
Ian letting Courtney explain her whole dream then saying "I just remembered how hearing other peoples dreams is literally the least interesting thing to me." Is fucking awesome
the hilarious thing about the dream convo is i literally had a dream of anthony last night and we were out eating pizza and i was complaining about my current crush and he was so nice and trying to offer advice 😭😅
I agree with Ian about dreams. They don’t necessarily hold any meaning, your brain is filling up the time with random info, not important or unimportant, just random. And whenever anyone has told me one of their dreams, all I can muster up is a “Oh wow, that’s crazy.”
scientists don't even exactly know what dreaming is yet. We THINK they might be the brain processing information and that could tell you something if you interpreted them correctly, but we don't know for sure even if everyone gives for granted that it's a realiable practice. It's very theoretical.
Hmm, I don't know about that. I've def had dreams that made me view things differently in real life. Or dreams that felt like a message of hope when things got tough. Sometimes I wonder if people who are disinterested in dreams just have boring dreams.
@@samstarba4569 Scientists don't even know what dreaming even is. Dream interpretation is very unreliable. We haven't even confirmed if it's actually the brain going through already stored information to process it or not. Science isn't there yet, all we have is theories for now
some people are too rational to believe in anything that they believe is pseudo-science. psychologists can study and interpret dreams but even they are aware that there isn't enough evidence to think it is a failproof method. It's hard to say if they are a manifestation of your subconcious or the manifestation of neurological inputs. that's why I don't really find them as interesting as other people personally
Maybe it’s just me but it is kinda sad that sometimes as a kid you feel like you “have to have a crush”. I didn’t know how bad I was about that before I started figuring out I was aroace lol, like wow I faked a LOT of crushes and ended up in some awkward situations because I was doing what I “had to do”
this is so interesting to me as a bi person who only had crushes occasionally but never thought i "had to", it's like i *could* have a crush on anyone but i guess was just picky lmao
When erin was so confused that Ian didn't have a crush until highschool I also got sad. I've identified as aroace since like 15-16(didn't come out) and like at 17-18 I played truth or dare on a birthday party not because I wanted to(they always ask about crushes or dating) but my friend the birthday girl I think ask me who I had a crush on before and she didn't believe me when I said no one and kept pushing until when she said how about that guy everyone had a crush on in 5th grade and I just said sure. I was so dissapointed cause I thought she would believe me or at least drop it and not pressure me into naming names. She wasn't my bff but we were friends and our friendship did take a hit after that.
I once told a crush I had " I really like your eyes they are very beautiful." she smiled and got inches from my face. Opened her eyes Infront of mine and I saw our whole future, 5 kids, town home, 2 cars, 3 pets, and her smiling at me when I got home from work...I never talked to her after that. This was in Elementary school lol.
That's... such a cute response. She was like, "You like them? Here you go." I, too, would have been overwhelmed and unable to talk to her again lol. I do not miss the awkwardness of those years
Shayne likes hearing about Court’s dreams cause it’s like delving into her psyche. **Since he studied psychology and all. .. Anthony just said what I was typing, basically. lol 😂
The way Ian was blinking fast, that's about how I look when i get a bout of vertigo (I get vestibular migraines). When that happens, the room is actually spinning up and down for me. When it spins around, my eyes will move right to left, over and over, very quickly. Like if you really spin around 50 times fast. 😂 So the teacher asking if the kid is feeling okay, very real. Good on the author. 👏🏻
I never expected to find Ian so relatable. I've always appreciated his humor and personality, but his stories and feelings really resonated extra today.
With the first crush thing, I relate to Ian where I like. Didn’t have crushes. I thought I did once in 4th grade but that’s when I realized later on that friends exist and I just never had a close connection to anyone and someone told her that I found her cute and she didn’t like that, even though that wasn’t really how I felt. And then once again when I was older on an online friend group when I was 17 with my best friend and he just made me feel really safe but he was 1. Straight and 2. Again someone I was able to be close with. I wanted to spend my life with him not romantically or sexually but just as someone to have around me. I genuinely didn’t know how to process that back then either and I got in a really bad depression, and once again, friends thought I was attracted to him and removed me from all groups saying it was for everyone’s own good. But only said friend actually stayed with me. Everyone else just dropped me. The first time I had any attraction to anyone was vivid to me. It was when I was like 15. And it was from the game Hyrule Warriors with characters named Cia and Volga and then I was like… I’m bisexuals? But now I’m like I’m bisexuals and aromantic maybe? But I’ve never tried dating cause this suitcase puts Mary Poppins to shame with how much I need to unpack
52:25 I just organically did polyamory in middle school (I think I’m close in age to Erin, maybe a little older). I liked a boy and so did my friend so we decided we’d tell him at the same time and he was chill with “dating” both of us. Lasted about a week and he broke up with us at the same time
I love seeing Erin on this podcast. It’s really nice that she is on a platform to show her personality more to the audience. It’s nice to see her come out shell.
Love your shirt, Erin. I won a sweepstake from Kum & Go. $2,500 in gift cards. Since there wasn't a local store I had to drive to Tulsa to shop. Took my grand daughter and told her to go wild. We had beef jerky and other snacks for months, new coffee cups, sunglasses, etc. I wish I had gotten several tshirts.
I totally get the *Court* thing ❤ I was Jessy all my life, until my now husband started calling me Jess and I was like "OMG I love this! Everyone call me Jess now, please" 😂❤❤
I'm so with Ian on the dreams lol, like it can be interesting sometimes but pls make it short I cannot handle listening to 10 mins of insane story line that didn't even happen 😭
I feel so seen at the beginning cause my name change literally went the same way 2 years ago. Like “hey guys, can you just call me Court?” And they’re like “oh yeah of course!” And then EVERYTHING WAS CHANGED. My bio at work, my emails, my desk name but like they were super super chill about it. It was awesome and the serotonin is SO HIGH. Us Courts are so loved 😍❤️ P.S. my name IS actually Courtney. This ain’t a bit and I shortened my name 2 years ago. LOVE YOU COURT ❤️❤️
This is mad parasocial, so ignore my headass, but my brain won’t let go of it 😭 Ian gives “being on the spectrum” vibes. I’m diagnosed with autism and adhd, and my god I relate way too damn much. The eye contact thing, how brutally honest he seems, and the way he just gets suuuuper into specific shit and infodumps on everyone. Also the way Court said “legos? You wanna do legos, bud?” Just killed meeeeee 😂 I love that he’s notorious around the office as the guy who knows *way too much* about horrific events and disasters. I’ve 100% been that person in my friend groups 💀 That’s just my dumb little parasocial take, and obviously if he’s not diagnosed, I’m not gonna try to. I’m not a professional, I just think it would be neat if he is, because I relate a lot to him and it would be cool representation! :3❤ Not a damn thing wrong with having a bit of the tism 😎👌🏻
He said in a past episode that he tried to get diagnosed with adhd once but he took a short test and it showed he didn't have it but people in the comments thought it wasn't a real/good test so who knows
Court and Erin asking details about Ian's homecoming reminds me of talking to my boyfriend or my male friends for DETAILS because they never give us all the information haha. We MUST KNOW.
Do you guys ever wonder about people who may have had a crush on you that you just completely missed the signals? Or there were no signals, you just never knew? Like Ian’s barista story. Just being the barista and never knowing but thinking “I have this really cute regular who could never possibly like little ol me!”
I can 1 million percent confirm Olive Garden mints are Andes mints even if they look a little different. Worked there for 4 years and they came in boxes with the Andes branding on the side
Courtney: yeah Court is just a nickname nothing serious
Ian: i have fired 10 people over this
The “Court” fiasco is hilarious but also really sweet because it shows how much everyone cares about respecting their identity. To the point of going all hands on deck over the random channel 😭
Genuinely such a sweet story. I think it's really lovely they took it as serious as they did just to make them feel valid.
They were like, “it gives me serotonin” and everyone made it their mission to give Court as much serotonin as possible. So wholesome ❤
The fact that everyone’s first reaction is to basically go DEFCON 1 and make damn sure that everyone else is on board with calling Courtney “Court” is awesome. It just goes to show the level of respect everyone has for each other that they’re just immediately on board and not even questioning it; that’s what a coworker and friend of theirs wants, that’s what they get. That’s some wholesome workplace vibes there.
And then in strolls Shayne who still keeps calling them “Courtney” 😂
They went DEFCON 1 because they're a high profile company and she's essentially filed herself as a member of the trans community. However it's nice they can all joke about it.
I love how supportive they are of queer identities its so cute and even as a viewer i feel so safe in this community
Shayne must be a lawyer, because he lives in the Court House lol
*golf clap*
*slow clap ensues*
Slow clap with grin of approval
I just imagine him in the back corner of the court room as Bystander 🤣
needs a standing ovation
Court actually eating throughout the episode is the mood I was looking for. It's called 'Lunchtime'.
It's called lunchtime so you can eat. It's not called we eat all hour 😂
Ian eating only mints for lunch is the more pressing matter here
It's kinda hilarious how it's called lunchtime, but they barely actually eat any food and are almost disgusted at the idea of eating the food 😂
Ngl watching her eat the noodles made me SO f-ing hungry for ramen LOL Almost like tubby custard vibes with Teletubbies 😂
I appreciate Ian's honesty in not having preteen crushes. I did, but not everyone does. People put too much expectation on that stuff from kids
100%
Yeah, I was like Ian.
I'm on the spectrum and I legitimately was over 21 before I experienced the feeling of a crush before that I was picking based off of like who talked to me the most and who everyone else liked just to fit in.
It depends on the culture. In mine, people are not allowed to admit crushes growing up, it's super inappropriate. So even after growing up people never admit and I felt a freak to have had crushes so young!
It’s nice to know I wasn’t crazy.
“Ian Hecox respects you” always plays in my head when Ian and Court are in a video together
"Ian Hecox respects you"
Ian: "Listening to your dream gave me the ick."
I love how "that ex try guy" now becomes an insult.
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I love how... Shut the frick up 😡💢😡💢!!!
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Courtney's crushes carried the pit Chanel back in the day 😂
Right? It was a deep well of content!
true! thank you for your thirst, Courtney 😆
Johnny will live on in infamy
chanel 💜
I know anthony is like one of the busiest people ever but I miss him in videos so much. especially now that the main channel’s format has shifted. I hope to see him in more pit/games stuff soon 🥲
Me too, Ian and Anthony are still my main guys!
right doesn’t he know we have abandonment issues 😞 /j
@@kidkro so true
@@kidkroAnthony was great in the last Bit City lol
Factsss
I love how viscerally offended Ian was at Court even just joking about him not caring about what they have to say
poor anthony didn’t have much to say this episode because he knows he pulls girls 😭
the man has literally never been rejected it's unfair
Maybe not in his earliest but yeah 😭
like a millionaire trying to empathize with the average joe 😂 dude is drowning in puss
"A crush is a lack of information" is incredible. Erin, that one's sticking with me!
I've been missing the Courtney & Ian dynamic recently so this makes me so happy!
Only very early on in watching but I love how intentional the people at their work were with calling them the right name. Even if it ended up not being the case, the fact that it was so obvious there says so much about the workplace.
this is so real i forgot how much i loved ian & courtney interacting, they’re legit like family and they’ve been through so much together🥺 love them
@@bthereal They are clearly so important to each other. I always think of the hug he gave her when Defy went under and he said it would be ok. (I don't remember where I saw it... maybe a vlog?) They have been THROUGH it. The fact that they watched Smosh before working there (and Ian being her bias!) to friendship. I adore it!
@@hernameispekka_Rebecca It was in Olivia's vlog. :)
Erin says she doesn’t look midwestern but has the most midwestern pants on atm lmao
And wearing that Kum & Go shirt
She looks very midwestern to me lol
I feel like it's very midwestern of her to think she doesn't look midwestern (i grew up in Appalachia and now live in Ohio lol)
I’m so glad someone else said it because I wanted to but then I felt bad
idk bout that cus i live in california and camo pants are literally everywhere
Erin: I don’t look that midwestern
Also Erin: wears a Kum & Go shirt and camp pants
Obsessed with Ian talking about his experience in a video game like it actually happened like it was tea hahaha
he's just like me fr
I zoned out and zoned into "yeah she stripped me and tied me to the bed and left me there"
@@uncomfysapphic8415same I'm so confused 😂
I thought Erin was gonna pull an Angela: “Which came first, the Andes mints or the Andes mountains?”
Andeez nutz
@@riro7170Nice
@@riro7170nice
justice for Ian, many people are like him and don't care about crushes
Erin and Ian having a *MINDMELT* over the Webkinz Curio Dog serving "Twilight Dad" proved once more they are way more on a wavelenght than one might think.
it’s so sweet that the office took courtneys message so seriously 😭
It’s California and they said they’re really woke, so they are worried about that stuff and going to anything. While the real friends can respect it while also discussing or asking her about it instead of just freaking out.
@@jamerv86 Aww, did you enjoy going on that little rant?
@@jamerv86 I don’t think it’s that serious
@@jamerv86 its... not that deep bro. it's basic respect
@@jamerv86I respect your comment my blood. And I agree with you. It’s bad for business to offend the gays in any way. And the hive minds are pretty easily offended ❤
they were gonna change courtney’s email to court 😭 im gonna cry that whole fiasco was so sweet
Love to see these two dads being so supportive of their work children
children* !! im not sure if courtney identifies as nonbinary or just uses they/she but just in case!!!
Oh thank you so much for letting me know @sage5530!! I'll be more careful next time I mention them 😊
When I had a girlfriend over for the first time, we had been dating for a few months but where an out of state relationship, we were hanging out and ofc I had to fart. I’m not someone who minds farts, and I’d have been a little surprised if she were, but I wanted to be polite. So I got up and stuck my tuckus out the door and farted down the hall and shut the door. She started laughing, totally confused, and I explained, “I didnt want to be rude!” She laughed and still tells people the story. 7 years later we’re married and I’m not even the silliest one between us. 😊
lmao that's so sweet
There was someone standing behind the glass window beside Erin when the camera switched to her, and I thought it was someone standing behind me in the reflection of my monitor. I'm supposed to be alone in this office. Anonymous Smosh staffer, you almost gave me a heart attack!
That's just a Bystander.
Same thing happened to me!
lol ian was so offended when court said he doesn't listen to her info.............and yet in vids when they are asking info about the cast/crew of smosh ian almost always or always wins them
I LOVE that Ian genuinely seems to care about everyone he works with, despite his edgy and silly persona, there are times when you see him genuinely be concerned and its always Soo sweet.
Stan Ian 🎉
I'm amused that I've heard most of Courtneys stories already... in the "why we're bad at dating" series they did with SHAYNE...
Her!
@@enchantedgoldrush Courtney goes by both her and their.
Chilling with your employee's dads is somehow the most Ian thing ever.
58:46 Ian says “when I was single” so he’s taken now? oop-
😢
yeah, with Erin
@@melpomeno7355 they already addressed that they are not together and that they think it’s absurd that people would assume that and highly inappropriate considering the age gap and the fact that he’s her boss.
I'm pretty sure he was clarifying bc he also mentioned dating Pam around that time? but also yeah, I basically always assume they're all at least CASUALLY dating people
“shayne LIKES hearing my dreams 😒”
Ian letting Courtney explain her whole dream then saying "I just remembered how hearing other peoples dreams is literally the least interesting thing to me." Is fucking awesome
my first crush was in 7th grade and we bonded over smosh. we would sing the assassins creed rap and dixon cider together 😭
the hilarious thing about the dream convo is i literally had a dream of anthony last night and we were out eating pizza and i was complaining about my current crush and he was so nice and trying to offer advice 😭😅
That sounds like something Anthony would do lmao
I wish I had dreams like that
That ex try guy joke was insane 😂😂
But very topically important.
I agree with Ian about dreams. They don’t necessarily hold any meaning, your brain is filling up the time with random info, not important or unimportant, just random. And whenever anyone has told me one of their dreams, all I can muster up is a “Oh wow, that’s crazy.”
scientists don't even exactly know what dreaming is yet. We THINK they might be the brain processing information and that could tell you something if you interpreted them correctly, but we don't know for sure even if everyone gives for granted that it's a realiable practice. It's very theoretical.
Hmm, I don't know about that. I've def had dreams that made me view things differently in real life. Or dreams that felt like a message of hope when things got tough.
Sometimes I wonder if people who are disinterested in dreams just have boring dreams.
@@samstarba4569 Scientists don't even know what dreaming even is. Dream interpretation is very unreliable. We haven't even confirmed if it's actually the brain going through already stored information to process it or not. Science isn't there yet, all we have is theories for now
some people are too rational to believe in anything that they believe is pseudo-science. psychologists can study and interpret dreams but even they are aware that there isn't enough evidence to think it is a failproof method. It's hard to say if they are a manifestation of your subconcious or the manifestation of neurological inputs. that's why I don't really find them as interesting as other people personally
Yeah I have to agree. Dreams are boring.
13:45 my aromantic ass explaining not having crushes to an all romantic person. this f*cking reaction every time 😅
Maybe it’s just me but it is kinda sad that sometimes as a kid you feel like you “have to have a crush”. I didn’t know how bad I was about that before I started figuring out I was aroace lol, like wow I faked a LOT of crushes and ended up in some awkward situations because I was doing what I “had to do”
Jaidenanimations made a video about being aroarace and having to fake crushes!
@@ohimaia8496 Yeah I saw it! I think I was even more delusional than her lol I ended up in some bad situations
this is so interesting to me as a bi person who only had crushes occasionally but never thought i "had to", it's like i *could* have a crush on anyone but i guess was just picky lmao
When erin was so confused that Ian didn't have a crush until highschool I also got sad. I've identified as aroace since like 15-16(didn't come out) and like at 17-18 I played truth or dare on a birthday party not because I wanted to(they always ask about crushes or dating) but my friend the birthday girl I think ask me who I had a crush on before and she didn't believe me when I said no one and kept pushing until when she said how about that guy everyone had a crush on in 5th grade and I just said sure. I was so dissapointed cause I thought she would believe me or at least drop it and not pressure me into naming names. She wasn't my bff but we were friends and our friendship did take a hit after that.
@@ohimaia8496 that video is what made me realize I'm aro lol
I once told a crush I had " I really like your eyes they are very beautiful." she smiled and got inches from my face. Opened her eyes Infront of mine and I saw our whole future, 5 kids, town home, 2 cars, 3 pets, and her smiling at me when I got home from work...I never talked to her after that. This was in Elementary school lol.
And people will say you're the one who fumbled.
That's... such a cute response. She was like, "You like them? Here you go." I, too, would have been overwhelmed and unable to talk to her again lol. I do not miss the awkwardness of those years
I think she cast a silence spell on you.
you thought about having children in elementary school? 💀
What a sweet story! 😊
Ian reminds me soooooo much of Paul Rudd recently
He would love this
He iiiiis
Ian is handsome as heeell I hope he knows people think so
Ian is much cuter than Paul Rudd imo
Yess
COURT ...
...
KNEE
hey i don't want erin coming for ian's shoelace rant. i took that information to HEART and it's how i tie my shoes now. everyone say thank u ian
Thank u ian
Thank u Ian
as an ace person i love when people talk about attraction
It's soo interesting. Also I love how many ace or aro people are in the comment section of a video about crushes😂
Same
Right? I'm AroAce, just sittin' here being like "Man, y'all are goin' THROUGH it, huh? 😂"
Man novels must be a trip
As a fellow ace I agree it's funny and very fascinating
Erin saying that she doesn't look midwestern, yet is wearing camo pants and a kum and go shirt.
Honestly you could learn a lot from someone just by asking whether they found Ian’s history lesson or Courtney’s abstract dream more interesting.
I found both very interesting 😭
Shayne likes hearing about Court’s dreams cause it’s like delving into her psyche. **Since he studied psychology and all. ..
Anthony just said what I was typing, basically. lol 😂
ERIN IS REAL FOR THE CURIO SHOP DOG COMMENT
LMAO YOU ARE SEEN SISTER
- 2001 gen zer
Arte Fact stans unite!!!!!!!!!
Anthony and Court have some of the best chemistry in Smosh. Excited for this one.
Dont tell shane😂
@@MzJenAtailia Oh good, we can still tell Shayne.
So happy for the Court lore drop. I was super curious about the change but also knew we weren't owed an explanation or anything
Every baby Court story is so precious
Wow, can't believe Shayne would use Court's dead name 😆
Shayne was the only one who wasn't informed lol
“Do you Shayne take Courtney-“
Daddy Ian: Um it’s Court.
crushes ruin my life because im neurodivergent and dont know how to like things a normal amount i fear
same
Right?!? I have to do my slapping my legs stim if I think about how much I love my fiance for too long 😂
The way Ian was blinking fast, that's about how I look when i get a bout of vertigo (I get vestibular migraines). When that happens, the room is actually spinning up and down for me. When it spins around, my eyes will move right to left, over and over, very quickly. Like if you really spin around 50 times fast. 😂
So the teacher asking if the kid is feeling okay, very real. Good on the author. 👏🏻
I never expected to find Ian so relatable. I've always appreciated his humor and personality, but his stories and feelings really resonated extra today.
when erin asked 'what were you thinking about!?' I said 'pokemon' right before Ian did and it fucking killed me XD
i really like this setting because it looks like they're in a zoo and the employees outside are just walking by, looking and working
Guys…I’m eating lunch while watching this. I feel like this is how it was meant to be.
Smosh pit theater of casts remembered dreams.
this is genius
Yes pleAse
I love the supportive dads with courts nickname
With the first crush thing, I relate to Ian where I like. Didn’t have crushes. I thought I did once in 4th grade but that’s when I realized later on that friends exist and I just never had a close connection to anyone and someone told her that I found her cute and she didn’t like that, even though that wasn’t really how I felt.
And then once again when I was older on an online friend group when I was 17 with my best friend and he just made me feel really safe but he was 1. Straight and 2. Again someone I was able to be close with. I wanted to spend my life with him not romantically or sexually but just as someone to have around me. I genuinely didn’t know how to process that back then either and I got in a really bad depression, and once again, friends thought I was attracted to him and removed me from all groups saying it was for everyone’s own good. But only said friend actually stayed with me. Everyone else just dropped me.
The first time I had any attraction to anyone was vivid to me. It was when I was like 15. And it was from the game Hyrule Warriors with characters named Cia and Volga and then I was like… I’m bisexuals? But now I’m like I’m bisexuals and aromantic maybe? But I’ve never tried dating cause this suitcase puts Mary Poppins to shame with how much I need to unpack
You might be demiromantic?
I like how the actual friend stuck around. That's nice 😊
“It’s middle school they’re not doing anything so it’s fine to explore” yeahhhh we went to different types of middle schools I think😭😭
52:25 I just organically did polyamory in middle school (I think I’m close in age to Erin, maybe a little older). I liked a boy and so did my friend so we decided we’d tell him at the same time and he was chill with “dating” both of us. Lasted about a week and he broke up with us at the same time
the only time Ian keeps eye contact with his crush is when he stands in the corner of a room ripping a massive fart.
he's asserting dominance
I love seeing Erin on this podcast. It’s really nice that she is on a platform to show her personality more to the audience. It’s nice to see her come out shell.
not the ex try guy comment -- got his ass
The healthiest workplace environment to ever environment period 💛 The Shourtney secret
Anyone else who thought Ian not having a crush til high school was not as weird as the others made it seem?
Its not weird, but just maybe just unimaginable to people who DID have crushes because it was a huge part of some of our childhoods
Love your shirt, Erin. I won a sweepstake from Kum & Go. $2,500 in gift cards. Since there wasn't a local store I had to drive to Tulsa to shop. Took my grand daughter and told her to go wild. We had beef jerky and other snacks for months, new coffee cups, sunglasses, etc. I wish I had gotten several tshirts.
I live in SD and instantly clocked her shirt 😂
"I don't look like I'm from the midwest" Erin, I thought you were from northern Wisconsin, because of how Midwestern you look 😂
I'm with Ian on this. I'd much rather hear about the exchange of goods than dreams.
Wow I feel like I learned SO much about Ian's psychology in this episode
2nd podcast I watch to have “welcome to the curio shop, hope you find what yer lookin for” quoted
I totally get the *Court* thing ❤ I was Jessy all my life, until my now husband started calling me Jess and I was like "OMG I love this! Everyone call me Jess now, please" 😂❤❤
I'm so with Ian on the dreams lol, like it can be interesting sometimes but pls make it short I cannot handle listening to 10 mins of insane story line that didn't even happen 😭
Court always makes me smile in everything! Always fun video
Now we need a series of Ian hanging out with all of the cast/crew's parents
WAIT HI THAT FARTING STORY IS ME!!! also he flunked out so justice was served!!!!
also he tried to trick me into friends with benefits so ian may be on the right track 🫡
also i was in a loft bed so leaving wasn’t a choice 😭
it was so cute when court was saying shayne likes hearing about their dreams
the best part is watching all the other members walk by. every time one of them does my attention just switches over to them 😭
I feel so seen at the beginning cause my name change literally went the same way 2 years ago. Like “hey guys, can you just call me Court?” And they’re like “oh yeah of course!” And then EVERYTHING WAS CHANGED. My bio at work, my emails, my desk name but like they were super super chill about it. It was awesome and the serotonin is SO HIGH. Us Courts are so loved 😍❤️
P.S. my name IS actually Courtney. This ain’t a bit and I shortened my name 2 years ago. LOVE YOU COURT ❤️❤️
I worked at a Kum & Go when i was younger. We didn't sell many shirts but people constantly stopped to take a picture of the sign.
i was thinking the exact same Try Guy thing when i heard that theory about erin and ian
saaaame
This is mad parasocial, so ignore my headass, but my brain won’t let go of it 😭
Ian gives “being on the spectrum” vibes. I’m diagnosed with autism and adhd, and my god I relate way too damn much. The eye contact thing, how brutally honest he seems, and the way he just gets suuuuper into specific shit and infodumps on everyone.
Also the way Court said “legos? You wanna do legos, bud?” Just killed meeeeee 😂
I love that he’s notorious around the office as the guy who knows *way too much* about horrific events and disasters. I’ve 100% been that person in my friend groups 💀
That’s just my dumb little parasocial take, and obviously if he’s not diagnosed, I’m not gonna try to. I’m not a professional, I just think it would be neat if he is, because I relate a lot to him and it would be cool representation! :3❤
Not a damn thing wrong with having a bit of the tism 😎👌🏻
He said in a past episode that he tried to get diagnosed with adhd once but he took a short test and it showed he didn't have it but people in the comments thought it wasn't a real/good test so who knows
I’ve never found Ian more relatable than in this episode
This is the best Lunchtime pod so far. Court lights up a room 🥰
This episode feels like they’re in a coffee shop with everyone walking behind them through the glass 😭
first bite reference was so cute! especially since only anthony laughed because he remembers ;-;
Bro the Kum & Go shirt, in combination with the camo pants is crazy work. Erin Dougal is a queen.
Court and Erin asking details about Ian's homecoming reminds me of talking to my boyfriend or my male friends for DETAILS because they never give us all the information haha. We MUST KNOW.
Do you guys ever wonder about people who may have had a crush on you that you just completely missed the signals? Or there were no signals, you just never knew? Like Ian’s barista story. Just being the barista and never knowing but thinking “I have this really cute regular who could never possibly like little ol me!”
I can 1 million percent confirm Olive Garden mints are Andes mints even if they look a little different. Worked there for 4 years and they came in boxes with the Andes branding on the side
Ian never disappoints! LOL!!😂🤣 Love Ya Man!!😎💛
1:18:30 the way my phone lit up after Ian said "Hey Siri" scared the SHIT OUTTA ME
i fully visualized courts dream in my head as it was being told and i was having a great time ian is a hater omggg
Exactly!
Ian’s funny let him cook
1:12:50 Shayne likes Courtney's dreams because psychology comfirmed
Im just happy i lived long enough to see the return of lunchtime with smosh
Not Ian setting off Siri on my phone at the beginning of this video… 😂
interviewer: What's one thing your mom doesn't know about you?
45:14 Ian: *eats microphone*
I didnt realise until now how often the smoshcast must dream about each other everynight
5:20 Ian & Erin are both correct; Andes _does_ make Olive Garden's mints, but it _is_ also a different flavor from the version they sell in stores.
57:28 that’s just shayne so she did marry her crush in a way
Why do you have Shane and Courtney’s wedding photo as your pfp 😭 it’s kind creepy ngl
@@GabagoobMeggie im going to change it, it’s only temporary
I literally just came to comment that