How exactly are adults supposed to greet each other anymore? The Rizzuto Show dives into the surprisingly complicated world of handshakes, hugs, waves, kisses on the cheek and the absolutely unhinged 1% of people who apparently greet somebody new with a kiss directly on the lips.
The crew breaks down their personal greeting rules, including Moon’s policy of always standing up for a handshake, when it’s acceptable to hug somebody you’re meeting for the first time and why you should probably avoid embracing the HR rep during a job interview. Lern also reveals there are people in her life who greet both her AND her husband with a kiss on the lips, which sends this comedy show into exactly the mature discussion you’d expect.
Then it’s time for Simpleton Trivia — the game designed to prove there’s no such thing as a simple question once a 45-second timer starts ticking.
Listeners can either take on ten supposedly easy questions themselves for two pairs of tickets or hand the pressure over to Moon, Lern or King Scott and bet on whether they’ll survive. With Metallica, Breaking Benjamin, Turnstile and Rafe Williams tickets on the line, suddenly remembering basic multiplication becomes a life-or-death situation.
And the math absolutely destroys everybody.
One contestant makes it all the way to the final question before running out of time on 8×7. Moon cruises through ocean tides, planets, penguins and gravity before 9×6 sends his brain directly into the ditch. Another caller dominates until 12×8 arrives. King Scott makes it to question ten before confidently deciding 63 divided by 7 is seven.
The pressure is undefeated.
Lern finally gets her shot after a caller trusts her with his Metallica dreams, only for 75 minus 30 to briefly become 44 before she corrects herself to 45 — approximately one second too late. She demands another round for redemption and immediately answers 13×2 with 36.
At that point, this comedy show might as well apologize to every elementary-school teacher in St. Louis.
There are also spectacular non-math failures, including one contestant being asked which Toy Story cowboy says “there’s a snake in my boot” and confidently answering Buzz Lightyear. Close, if by close you mean an entirely different character whose whole thing is being a spaceman.
By the end, only one winner emerges, former teachers are catching strays and everyone has learned a valuable lesson: you can know the answer your entire life, but the second someone starts a timer and offers you Metallica tickets, 9×6 becomes advanced calculus.
Awkward hugs, lip kisses, failed multiplication and Simpleton Trivia humiliating everyone equally — another highly educational comedy show from The Rizzuto Show.
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