Conan Brothers Q&A

 

PoliticalMonkey asks "Will Republicans get it together after ousting Kevin McCarthy from the Speaker of the House position?

Dave: I'm sure their contempt for the American people will eventually surpass their urge to cause chaos and dysfunction.

Arnold: I'm not so sure. You've got at least eight or so House members who literally want to burn the place down. Mat Gaetz is a performance artist, a professional shit-slinger, not a legislator. Their only real goal is to establish Trump as a dictator.

Dave: Jim fucking Jordan as Speaker would undoubtedly be worse than Kevin.

Arnold: McCarthy barely had the votes, does Jordan? Whoever eventually obtains the position is more or less king of the idiots. In the land of the blind, a one-eyed man is king.

Dave: It's hard to see with shit in your eye.

Arnold: If there were any real moderates in the Republican Party, then they'd work with Democrats to nominate Hakim Jeffries so that legislation could actually pass through the House. But we all know that the worst thing a Republican can do is work with Democrats.

Dave: It would be helpful if the media pointed out Republican hypocrisy more often.

Arnold: They made a lot of money when Trump was president. Politics as entertainment is more profitable than boring old Biden.

Dave: Are you talking about the liberal media, Arnold?

Arnold: There really is no such thing.

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BigGym asks "Is PRing every day really feasible?"

Dave: Not every day, but maybe every week, if you use variations.

Arnold: We've been PRing weekly on the Bench Press and Deadlift for about four months using about three variations per exercise. We keep track of our rep maxes all the way up to fifteen.

Dave: Squat is a different story.

Arnold: I hate the squat so much right now that I'm doing bottom position low bar squats without a belt, along with front squats. Because what doesn't kill you just might make you stronger.

Dave: Frequency combined with a moderate amount of volume is the answer to long term progress when you're nearing middle age.

Arnold: I can't kill myself like I could when I was younger. But I can bench press three times a week.

Dave: Do your main variation, go for a PR, then fill the rest of the session with bodybuilding work.

Arnold: Sounds like a good plan.

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GamingLarry asks "Is Baldur's Gate 3 the RPG of the decade?"

Dave: How the fuck would I know? It's only 2023.

Arnold: It's certainly the best RPG I've played in a long time.

Dave: Divinity: Original Sin 2 was a damn-good game that I didn't finish, but Larian was perfecting their approach with that title, and now Baldur's Gate 3 is their masterpiece.

Arnold: It helps that 5e is so popular now, and Baldur's Gate 3 is basically a 5e DnD simulator.

Dave: Having your dice rolls appear onscreen along with your modifiers really helps sell the illusion that you're playing tabletop.

Arnold: Not to mention the campaign is top-notch, with interesting environments (The Underdark; the Shadowlands) and cool characters (Karlach, Astarion, Shadowheart).

Dave: It really makes me feel like I'm playing a Bioware title from the golden era.

Arnold: RIP, Bioware. At least your legacy is alive.