Episode 5 - The Mandela Effect

Gabe and Tom open with quick server-life bits (taking table photos, new “picture” one-liners) before diving into tipping culture: over-tipping, under-tipping, foreigners on vacation, and why “just pay workers more” isn’t that simple in restaurants. Then the Theme Pot hits the Mandela Effect hard — collective false memories vs timeline jumps — with classic examples like Darth Vader’s quote, Fruit of the Loom, Jif/Jiffy, and Berenstain/Berenstein. They drift into big-picture “collective consciousness” and why the post-COVID world feels like it’s shifting. The episode ends on side hustle talk (thrift/resale) plus a heavier tangent on prepping, currency, and “what happens if money stops making sense.”