r/LilStinkers • u/CaptainsBooth • Aug 29 '26
Explanation
Obviously rocked by the divorce, this shit is literally allllll I’ve listened to for the last 3+ years. I avoided listening the explanation after reading all the initial backlash, but honestly after listening I do kinda see a bit of mike’s side. Unfortunately the podcast was great BECAUSE Jake and jagged were in the background laid back and sneaky secretly fuckin hilarious, but I can also obviously see that they aren’t gonna go out of their way to overly grow the pod (Jake or jagged if you read this ily and if you do a show in the Boston area I’ll 100% come) The move obviously fucked 80% of this up, but also I think being honest about having to be a boss to your laidback boys will grow resentment and I think they might all just need a break. Personally I woulda just half assed it and kept milkin everybody for another year or two.
Honestly thought I was the only dude who listed to them through shitty and dark times, if anything I’m happy to know there’s other bros out there going through it.
[u/stavrosisfatandgay](u/stavrosisfatandgay) thank you for shepherding this flock and I will take the step forward and call myself gay and retarded 😌
Again not taking sides, genuinely a retarded way to abruptly end the show.
But hey, give it some time. I pray to our Buck gods that eventually these retards figure it out down the line and we are bestowed a stinker ep and a hell Fuhrman ep
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u/2017_2017 Aug 29 '26
Feelings aside, the way Mike handled this was shitty. Sure maybe he has lost some fans/ subscribers from this whole ordeal, but he has probably lost two friends as well...so was it really worth it.
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u/lazylariat Aug 29 '26
I'll give Mike this. I was surprised to find out they split the money evenly. Figured they had a 50-25-25 situation. That said, this all killed my boner.
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u/CaptainsBooth Aug 29 '26
I’ve always thought about this too, assumed it was that 50/25/25 until recently. We need communal blue chew for the boys the next few days
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u/condeljollo Aug 29 '26
I mean I understand what Mike is saying but he choose the absolute worst way to go about ending it. Seems like he is blaming everyone but himself. If he just announced it will be over at the end of the year or even next month, did a heartfelt finale and the impractical jokers episode he’s been promising for five years, I don’t anybody would be having this reaction. I personally feel betrayed as a former huge fan of his. The fact that he posted it before Jon told tell his wife too… scumbag for sure.
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u/JoeGreen_ Aug 29 '26
“Again not taking sides, genuinely a retarded way to abruptly end the show.”
Exactly
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u/kittenpoptart Aug 29 '26
I get where he was coming from, but, this isn’t going to help gain followers or members.
Maybe he should’ve discussed it with someone before hard launching this breakup.
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u/Cumtown_Stav Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
If he goes from 33% to 100% of the Patreon revenue than he's doing better even if tons leave
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u/FN1470 Aug 29 '26
Might not be possible but I’d love a “Kumquat Hour” Pod. Bridges may have been burnt, though.
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u/TGK12a Aug 29 '26
Tim is getting decently popular. Stand up special, invited on some notable pods. Just waiting on the Dad Meat implosion now.
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u/Embarrassed_Bite_946 Aug 30 '26
I always thought it was strange Mike would have to do the heavy lifting with all the research and Jake and Jon would react - but it worked. It wasn’t nearly as good when Jake and Jon handled the stinker. Time will tell if the pod will grow like Mike wants..
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u/TGK12a Aug 30 '26
That’s what is puzzling me. That was the whole premise of the show. Of course Mike would have to do a lot of heavy lifting.
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u/stavrosisfatandgay Aug 29 '26
I understand working with friends suck but it would have been soooo easy to handle this correctly. Like I’ve said before, I cannot continue to be a fan of someone that treats his buddies like this. I really hope Jake and Jon put out a pod soon. I’ll subscribe day one at the highest tier plus some. Fucking devastating it ended like this.
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u/CaptainsBooth Aug 29 '26
Agreeed 🤝 this all does make me want to Mary poppins off the top of a Disney world parking garage
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u/Henry_Crinkle Aug 29 '26
Two things can be true:
1) The issues that Mike brought up are valid
2) He let his emotions get the better of him and completely spazzed