Episode Summary
Jay discovers a single mailbox built into the middle of a residential sidewalk which leads to criticism of the local government, tales of Yakuza corruption and a not so fond memory of Eric crushing a mailbox with a U-Haul. Eric is bestowed a secondary nickname of “Three Pickle E” when J & E try to find new ways to zen out when strangers freak in restaurants so they can feel comfortable returning as guests.
Episode Notes
J & E break down the possibilities of how and why a single mailbox could have been built into the middle of a residential sidewalk.
Conversation branches into criticism of local government and support of blue-collar workers forced to carry out their inefficient and likely corrupt decision making. This leads, of course, to a discussion of Japanese Yakuza gangs and their origins and strategies.
Eric tells a sordid tale of crushing a neighbors mailbox with a U-Haul and this situation is broken down and analyzed as J&E cry laugh through Eric’s humiliation.
Eric is bestowed a secondary nickname of “Three Pickle E” when J & E concoct new ways to zen out in lieu of freaking out during customer service calls and restaurant orders.
