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  • Bumperpodcast #459 – Season 3 – Zeitgeist

    Bumperpodcast #459 – Season 3 – Zeitgeist

    In this episode of the Bumperpodcast, Aloysius explains a phenomenal new idea for the podcast – you can’t wait to hear it!

    You should send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com. We’re here and we’re listening!


    About This Episode

    In this hilarious episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar, Aloysious J. Pig, Rufus T. Rufus, Doodle Poodle, and Producer spontaneously break into an improvised song that quickly devolves into comedic chaos. The crew discusses trying group therapy to reduce their on-air fighting, but the conversation takes an unexpected turn when Rufus reveals he's gotten caught up in a suspicious mobile game. After accidentally giving away his credit card information to a game about planetary princesses, Rufus has moved on to a communication-based social experiment game where he plays as "Kool Cat" (spelled K-U-L-K-A-T). The episode hilariously escalates as Rufus explains the game's bizarre mechanics—starting with just blinking and sighing, then graduating to simple emotional lines—and concludes with the shocking revelation that he believes he's fallen in love within this strange digital world.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I think it's okay to have fun and for it not to be perfect. And if it's a little silly, or if you make mistakes, because that's kind of how you learn, is by doing.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I gave up my sandwich for this? I could have stayed over in the kitchen, is what I'm saying.”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    “The big news here, everybody is in this game, this communication games. Well, I think that I have fallen in love.”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    Topics: #improvisedmusic #friendship #onlinegames #scams #therapy #communication #socialmedia #identity

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Aloysious J. Pig, Rufus T. Rufus, Doodle Poodle, Producer, Robot

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: oh no oh is it happening i'm not sure hey aloysius yeah get on over here what is this

    Aloysious J. Pig: it sounds like a song yeah i'm rolling rolling rolling everybody knows i'm rolling rolling i'm a ball i'm a ball i'm up on the hill and i'm rolling go hey paul are you a chicken i think

    Natty Bumpercar: that you're a chicken everybody knows that i love little chicken hey everybody slow everybody just

    Rufus T. Rufus: think this song could be great if you don't say stupid stuff um no you're in my head and i don't

    Doodle Poodle: know what to say i love the music and i love the beat but i don't know what to say i agree this was

    Natty Bumpercar: fun but then all of a sudden there's rules and stuff and i don't know what i'm supposed to do and i don't know what i'm supposed to say is this dumb i feel like this is dumb am i being dumb right now yeah

    Rufus T. Rufus: okay if you gotta ask then you're probably being dumb if you gotta ask this you know the song is done how about that producer shut it down now wow you know that was that was fun we haven't done a little song like that in a long time so i understand we're a little bit out of practice but honestly uh producer that the the the the the the beats the jams the rhythm it was all so much fun i was i was astounded by it great job yeah no i heard uh i was i was a little bit out of my mind I was over in the kitchen, right? I was going to make myself a little sound. And I heard a calamity over here, the ruckus, if you will, the music. And I said to myself, I'm going to hold off on this sandwich and go see what everybody's up to over in the studio. And I came over, and y'all looked so happy, smiling, and your head's bopping to the beat. And then I stopped listening to the words, what you're saying, and I said, I gave up my sandwich for this? This is what I can't, I could have stayed over in the kitchen, is what I'm saying. Yeah, well, again, I was having fun.

    Natty Bumpercar: I think it's okay to have fun and for it not to be perfect. And if it's a little silly, or if you make mistakes, because that's kind of how you learn, is by doing. And we haven't done a song in so long.

    Rufus T. Rufus: And then right when we came in, I heard the music, and I was like, this, let's, you know, I didn't expect it, and I didn't know it was going to happen, but was I excited? Yes, very. And was I ready? Not so much. I don't even have my rhyme book. You guys, if I'm to be honest, I don't even, I didn't bring it in today. You know, I brought these receipts. I brought, this seems to be a candy wrapper. This is a napkin. I just, I have garbage. I have garbage in my pocket here, but I don't have my rhymes. So, you know, I just kind of went with it, and I don't know. Now, Natty? This is, I hear you. This is all valid. I appreciate you.

    Producer: Um. Yeah, it's really, you guys are doing great with the therapy, right? We're doing group therapy, and so sometimes we all get together, and we talk, you know? And so we were trying to figure out how to not fight on the podcast as much, and we, so we, so now what we're going to do is we're going to bring in another person, a third party, and talk to them about it so that we could kind of, you know, stop, again, fighting on the podcast.

    Rufus T. Rufus: Wait, you guys actually did that? I thought that was a joke. I thought, I saw, I saw, I saw, I saw the message come across, you know, but what happens with me is, on my devices, you know, I'll be there playing the games with the, you know, it's like a, I don't know, some sort of word game, but there's like little animals, and there's like, you have to do, it's a fun game. They say it tests your mind. It brings elasticity to your brain, and so I was sitting there playing, and bloop, there goes a message, right? And it said, uh, uh, uh, schedule group, uh, group therapy bumper podcast. And I, and I said, oh, well, now this is interesting. And I went to click on it, and it had already disappeared. And what happens, I clicked an, an, an advertisement, and, uh, I guess the game, uh, is, you've got these little ads, so you don't got to pay for it necessarily. And, and then all of a sudden, I'm in this space game, and it's like, you got to save the, the princess, the planet, the princess of planets or something, planets of princesses. And I said, oh, my word, you know, and I got into it, because I, I, you know, you throw me into a situation like that, and I'm going to step up, because that's what I do. And, and I, you know, I said, all right, let's go. And then, uh, honestly, uh, it was an ad that you couldn't even, I felt like I was playing, but I, nothing, I wasn't controlling nothing. But what I did was I went in, I played the game, I gave them my credit card information, and, uh, they, they took it very willingly, I'll say. And, uh, now the game has turned into, uh, me, uh, working with my bank and trying to, to, well, they took, they took everything, the, the, the, the princess planets. They took all my, all my money. And, uh. Rufus? What were we talking about? Okay, Rufus, okay. We're going to, we're going to put a pin in that, because we're going to, we have, obviously got to come back to, um, hmm, you giving out your credit card information and now losing all of the, your money. Um, oh, pig, I thought we were supposed to, like, cut him off from the, um, the outside stuff. I thought it was just, you know, the games are fine, but as long as they just are on the phone and they're not, you know, whatever, going around into the world, you're not, you're not, like, talking to anybody on these games, are you? Well, I mean, it's not so much as a, as a, as a talk. Uh, I'm happy to say I didn't cross that line. But what it is, is they make you a, a, a, an avatar. You know, I, you see you sit there and you can design it. And I put, uh, look at me. I'm like a, a, a kitten is what my, I made it. It's orange, got some stripes, you know. I put some fun of glasses on them, fun of hat. And, uh, I named them. Now, hold on. It's Kool Cat, but with all, with all, it's K-U-L-K-A-T. Yeah, Kool, Kool. It looks like it says Kull Cat, but, uh, the regular Kool Cat was taken, and Kool Cat, uh, all the way up to 49 was taken. Kool Cat 1, Kool Cat 2, all the way. And so I said, all right, let's, let's mix this up a little bit. And so what I did was, uh, K-O-O-L Cat, uh, and that was also taken way up into the numbers. And I said, all right, let's kind of mix this up a little bit. And then I figured out, uh, U can sound, if you do it right, if you look at it, you know, kind of to the side, that U, it's going to sound like the, the, uh, ooh, right? So Kool, Kool Cat was my name. Okay, stop, stop. So I think we've, we've, again, we've lost the thread here a little bit. So are you speaking to, are the people, are you talking to people online? Is, is this something where you're communicating with your, uh, Kool Cat? Well, no, so I didn't, I did not, uh, pay for this, this part of it. So I, I did not speak necessarily because you gotta, you know, I gotta, I think you gotta be a level 1700 or whatever it is to unlock the microphone, you know? And that's when I think the communication really starts. But what they allow you to do early on in the game so that you can build a communication, is you take your avatar, again, I'm Kool Cat, and you can type in and you can say like, well, okay, you actually can't even type in at the, at the state, I'm looking forward. Now, what I can do is I can just choose little, little word like bubbles, you understand? And so I can click it and it goes like, yee-haw, right? Yee-haw, like that. And, uh, and you can do one and it just goes, wah-wah. Like a sad thing, right? So right now I'm at, I'm at kind of the base of communication. Yeah. But that's why I know that this is real. Well, so I don't, okay. There's a lot to unpack here. Um, so you are communicating, but it's just through, uh, basic phrases. How many, how many phrases do you have unlocked? Do you unlock more phrases as you go? Yeah, yeah. The higher the levels, or the more you pay, the, the, the more you can communicate. Yeah. This is actually, this whole thing, this game, they built it. It's around, uh, communicating with people all around the world. I have, I have friends. I have a friend in, uh, Bengalidoo. I have a friend in, uh, uh, Washon, I think it is. Uh, uh, there's places just all around. I don't even know if these places are real, but that's just what it says under the name, you understand? So I don't even know if I'm talking to actual people or not. Uh, just, just a quick search. I looked up, uh, Bengalidoo, not a place. There is a place called Washon, but that's as, it's as like a series of restaurants. There's like Washon 1, Washon 17, the real Washon, the original Washon. So I, that, I don't know if it's an actual place, but it is, it is, uh, there are things that come up if I search for that. Uh, so, um, back, is this the person that took your, your, your credit card information and your money and everything? Oh, good job, Pig. Let's, yeah, good. Get him back on track. Uh, so Rufus, um, is, is, is this the game that you put your information in or, or is this a different game? Well, again, this, this one here is not really a game so much as a, as a social experiment is what they say. They say we're going to take communication back to its root, right? You know, cause when you first start, you don't even have these phrases. You just, it's like, uh, there's, there's some lines, right? There's like one that's like bent down and that looks like a sad face. Just, just, just a bent down line. And so you can walk up to people and depending on your day, how you're feeling, you just click that little line. Sometimes it's a happy effect, you know, just a smile looks like, and then sometimes it's, you know, and that's where you start off. Right. And I forgot before that you actually, you get, uh, you just go up to people and blink. That's, that's the, the, the first one is you, you can go up to people. And you can blink or you can sigh. And that's the first step, I believe. I, I don't hate the concept. If I'm to be honest, I kind of like, you know, cause I think communication in society is a little bit broken right now. So maybe this is what we need to do. We need to take it all the way back to where you just, you can, you can walk by people and you can blink and you can throw up a little line. Maybe it's an, you know, maybe a straight up and down is like an exclamation point. Like, whoa, you know, like that. Or maybe, uh, yeah, you got your sad, you got your happy. Cause like, right. I think maybe there's just too much going on and people don't know how to express it. And so we need to take them back to, uh, you know, almost like babies. Just be like, I go, go, you know, whatever you say like that. And, oh, you know, just like take it and have people figure that stuff out before they keep talking to each other. Right. Yeah. I, I mean, I, I, I, from that perspective, I kind of like it, but we have to get back to the credit cards and the money and, and, and everything. The else that's going on. So, um, Rufus, if you could, I guess, just give your phone to producer. Cause he's kind of our technical genius and, and we'll, we'll, we'll sort this out. We'll, we'll call the bank. We'll get that all fixed up. And, oh, what? Well, um, I didn't mean to interrupt you. Uh, and I think it's a good plan to get the phone to produce it. Cause I've actually locked myself out. And the, the big news here, everybody is in this game, this communication games. Well, I think that I have fallen in love.

    Robot: The bumper podcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp with Natty bumper car and some of his pals. It is family friendly, clean, and ridiculous. Thanks a bundle for listening. If you love our show. And you'd like to help support the podcast. Check out our Patreon page at HTTPS colon forward slash forward slash www.patreon.com forward slash Natty bumper car. Also pretty, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, share it with everyone everywhere, post about it on all of the social medias or leave a rating and review. The bumper podcast is produced at headquarters in coffee can alley. It's recorded mixed and produced by producers. The bumper podcast features contributions from Aloysius, J pig, Rufus, T Rufus, doodle poodle, robot trunks, and a gag, all of other silly rascals. Our head talker is probably Natty bumper car. We also have an absurd newsletter. Check it out and subscribe at Natty bumper car.com slash subscribe. Also, you can follow me on Instagram and Twitter at Natty bumper car. Hugs and hearts. See you soon. See you soon.

  • Bumperpodcast #210 – Under New Management

    Bumperpodcast #210 – Under New Management

    Natty Bumpercar is excited to have a normal episode of the Bumperpodcast – and is excited when his new manager comes in to make a visit – until everything breaks.

    Can you manage us? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com


    About This Episode

    In this episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar's plans for a normal, relaxed show are quickly derailed when Rufus T. Rufus appears claiming to be his new manager. Rufus represents the management company "Rufus, Rufus and Rufus" and insists that Natty signed papers making him a client. What starts as a discussion about rebranding Natty as "Bumpy Sparkly Pants" and bringing advertising to the podcast quickly turns suspicious when Rufus reveals his management services aren't free. As Natty asks to see the contract, he discovers an elaborate bureaucratic maze involving no computers, certified mail, and months of waiting. The episode escalates into comedic chaos as Natty realizes he's trapped in a scam, with Rufus threatening to own everything from Bumpercar Headquarters to Natty's website if he tries to break the contract.

    Memorable Quotes

    “We are masters of disaster when it comes to entertainment and we are going to take you to the top of the mountain my friend”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    “I am getting less and less happy with this situation this whole thing it's more of a scam than I ever imagined it was going to be”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “We don't use computers we don't believe in them we feel like they are the devil's beast”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    Topics: #management #scams #contracts #advertising #business #comedy

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: hey everybody it's me natty bumper car and this is the bumper podcast i am so excited because today it's just going to be a normal episode it's going to be me talking to you telling you some funny stories you know catching up on stuff just normal basic bumper podcast nothing crazy i to say oh come on people don't seem to understand it so we're gonna change your name we're gonna call you bumpy sparkly pants or something that's the worst name i've ever heard in my life that was just off the top of my head well try harder and also i want to bring uh advertising to this podcast now i'm actually interested in that yeah that's good it's a good idea i thought so so all right the name thing clearly is not gonna happen uh because my name is my name and uh secondly i don't remember having a management company you signed the paper who did you say you were well i'm with rufus rufus and rufus and my name is uh rufus i'm the rufus in the middle you understand there's daddy rufus there's uh granddaddy rufus and that's me i don't know how i ended up in the middle you should be in the end the board says the sign says okay business cards say we are masters of disaster when it comes to entertainment and we are going to take you to the top of the mountain my friend all right well okay real quick i just want to confirm if it's a sign or a business card and it says rufus rufus and rufus you can just say you're at the end no one's gonna yeah no one's gonna know the difference i don't lie about things son i'm just saying you know it's just something to think about um i get you said i signed papers indubitably okay yeah got dotted line i well what so i i'm a little taken aback here i've never had management before i don't know what to do with it i don't know what to do with you i do like the idea about advertising i think that's probably a great idea pay some of the bills around here my friend well son now that's one of the things i wanted to talk to you about you understand management companies do not come for free oh seriously are you serious exactly come on you gots to pay to earn oh understand you gots to spend money to make money if you want to see the scrooge mcduck full of coins i do you gotta make sure that i get my money too okay this is a total scam so here's our plan all right it's a several point plan how many points is it i just want to make sure several let's just live with that okay all right i i like a plan and i like that there's several points i don't like that i owe you money already for something i'm not too keen on that whole thing so do you have the paperwork that i evidently signed with you do you have it or can you get it can you and of course can you did you email it to like i want the paper so that i can read what's happening we don't use computers we don't believe in them we feel like they are the devil's beast all right what we do is we have you sign one copy one copy goes in our vault okay and then it is there for safe keeping perfect and so if you ever need it i can always gain access to it okay that makes sense exactly however it does take uh you have to write a letter right handwrite all right send it to us via certified mail make sure that it has been stamped properly that's a lot of hoops you're making me jump through proper posted okay makes sense got a return address in there wow envelope yeah and then we've got a lot of we will fit we will get you your paper it's going to take two to three months in which time you would have incurred that many fees what you understand this is no this is several several dollars that we're talking about right up front i know i am getting less and less happy with this situation this whole thing it's more of a scam than i ever imagined it was going to be i think i want to break the contract you cannot do that sir i will i will own everything i will own headquarters i will own oh the your name okay your website i will own everything it will be mine rufus rufus and rufus will not be taken down my friend you understand well this certainly escalated quickly now didn't it

  • Bumperpodcast #13 – Apologetic & Apoplectic

    Bumperpodcast #13 – Apologetic & Apoplectic

    We get into some moderadelty hot waters with listeners – after some ill advised money grubbing schemes are brought to light.

    Apologetic and Apopleptic.

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    About This Episode

    In episode 13 of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar addresses a major crisis after last week's episode apparently crossed some serious lines. His lawyer, Mott the Sheep, has informed him that asking listeners for credit card information was completely inappropriate, and now Natty is in full damage control mode. Angry emails written in ALL CAPS have been flooding in from furious listeners who thought they were just being pals with the show. A flustered and apologetic Natty attempts to walk back his requests for credit cards and lakefront property schemes, admitting he didn't understand he was breaking the law. This hilarious episode captures Natty's innocent confusion about basic legal boundaries and his earnest attempts to make things right.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I thought we were all being pals I thought we were gonna get on the ground floor and all of those dreams have gone kapoofing”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “According to my lawyer Mott the Sheep that was totally and completely inappropriate”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Something that I also that I was I just learned this week is when people type in capitals that means that they're yelling”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #apology #creditcards #legaltroubles #crisismanagement #scams #misunderstandings #comedy

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: it has been brought to the bumper podcast's attention i am the bumper podcast well i mean i've you know natty bumper car but this is my bumper podcast that last week maybe we crossed some lines maybe we started asking people for money maybe we started asking for credit cards to be sent to us or credit card information and evidently according to my lawyer mott the sheep that was totally and completely inappropriate so what i'd like for us all to do is back up off the ledge calm down a little bit and don't send me your credit card information i didn't know that i was doing something terribly wrong but mott thankfully has my back and he says that we what we are in right now is crisis mode we're at code because things have gotten that bad people are people are emailing me furious they're writing things in all capital letters capital capital capital capital capital capital capital and they're they're evidently something that i also that i was i just learned this week is when people type in capitals that means that they're yelling it's if if i could yell at you through this email i'd be doing it in capital letters and so sir who asks me for my do you know that i feed my family with this credit card do you know that i put vacations on this credit card and sometimes the occasional uh dry goods i don't know you know beans um rice uh whole i don't uh granola mate i don't know if that's a granola like these things are the things that i put on my credit card not sir some sort of lakefront property where someone's gonna be staring at sheep uh goats on a mountain no sir i say well i again you can tell i'm bristled i am i am uh i am apologizing and i am apoplectic at myself for not knowing the lay of the land for not knowing the law the lay of the law the lay of the land the law of the law i didn't know i thought we were all being pals i thought we were gonna get on the ground floor and all of those dreams have gone kapoofing

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