Phone Taps

By bonneville on December 28, 2021

Listen to Brooke & Jeffrey’s Phone Taps every weekday morning at 5:20am, 6:20am, 7:20am, 8:20am and 9:20am!

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We’re calling a woman who is getting married soon and trying to upsell her on the most important feature of any wedding: Tents.

Today we’re calling a restaurant employee running the store while his manager is out for the day and we have a customer complaint that we GUARANTEE he’s never ever heard before. 

 

Instead of a refund, we’re giving today’s Phone Tap victim all they could want in “Sandwich Coin!” That’s just as good as money right?

It’s Girl Scout cookie season and today we’re Phone Tapping the mother of one girl scout with some bizarre ways to send her daughter’s sales through the roof! 

 

One of the worst business decisions any company could make is hiring JOSE to run your finances. In today’s Phone Tap he’s a new accountant and calling the guy who used to have his job for some help.

Today’s Phone Tap victim has been complaining to her property manager about a neighbor’s barking dog, so today we’re confronting her as the OWNER of the dog, and we’re NOT HAPPY…

 

We called a woman planning a girls trip to Cabo and we’re upsold her on every adventure, getaway and activity she could possibly imagine!

Today’s Phone Tap victim is selling his home and while he has a realtor in mind already we’re gonna see if we can BULLY the guy off the listing with some ol’ fashioned TOUGH TALK. 

 

Before today’s Phone Tap victim can see a new dentist, we’re calling with a few simple questions for her that’ll have her questioning our entire dental practice.

The woman we’re Phone Tapping has been fed up with new corporate policies for a while now and today we’re calling to install even more ridiculous rules and regulations about TURTLENECKS of all things… 

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we call a woman who has applied for the reality dating show “Love Island” and pose as a casting director to see if she has the chops to be a star in the villa!

Today’s Phone Tap victim runs beauty pageants and we’re gonna test her morals and see if we can influence her and RIG the competition in our favor!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is normally very level-headed so we’re gonna push him to the limit when we tell him we’ve DETAINED his grandmother! 

 

Everyone loves free stuff! That’s why in today’s Phone Tap Brooke is calling to declare our phone tap victim is the “Pizza Customer of the Year” and can get all sorts of free swag as long as he does us a little favor…

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently finalized her divorce and while she thinks everything has been taken care of, there’s one important matter that we need to discuss with her… the Pretzel Maker.

Today’s Phone Tap victim backed out of chaperoning a school field trip at the last minute, so were calling and having Jose let her know all the ways that adventure went wrong in the worst ways!  

 

In your Phone Tap, Brooke is running the customer service desk after a long night and she just can’t stay awake long enough to help our Phone Tap victim with his issue.

If you knew your food delivery was coming via an 80-year old man would it make you question everything? Don’t worry, we made it happen to one of our Phone Tap victims so you don’t even have to worry about it! 

 

Jeff is calling an electronics store and confessing to shoplifting. He’s not gonna bring the stuff back, but confessing should make everything okay, right? 

In today’s Phone Tap, we call a guy who’s out of town for a week and let him know his neighbors have totally failed as house-sitters and we turned his place into a SMASH ZONE! 

 

Arguing with the cable company isn’t fun. Having an auctioneer-style price war with the cable company, though? That’s fun and it’s happening in your Phone Tap!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has been planning a huge corporate party for weeks and with just days to go, we’re calling to tell her with balloons in the news, it’s now ILLEGAL for her to have any at her party.

 

One woman thinks she’s jumping back into the dating pool but we have “Timid Benjamin” waiting for her and his flair for romance is… concerning.

 

We’re Phone Tapping a woman whose apartment is undergoing major renovations, so it might be tougher to IN & OUT of her apartment. Not to worry though, Jose has some practical solutions for her!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim frequently uses Hot Yoga to get her exercise and today we’re telling her that she’s getting moved from the “normie” class into the Yoga group for only the hottest of hot!

 

In today’s Phone Tap, Jose is calling from a moving company and while he’s tried to deliver this couch twice before, his proximity ankle bracelet is making it extra tough this morning…

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently matched with a doctor on a dating app, and we’re stepping in to be that flirty doctor… but, at the moment our hands might be full with an active surgery!

 

What if a complete stranger called you up to hold you accountable for your New Year’s Resolutions? It’s happening in today’s Phone Tap!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim knows her child’s teacher is out on maternity leave, so we’re going to pretend to be the new sub with the downright weirdest teaching style you’ve ever heard!

 

The only thing worse than a difficult customer service call is THREE difficult customer service calls and that’s what Jose is supplying when he pulls out a whole host of characters in your Phone Tap!

 

We’re calling a guy who is skeptical about his neighbors and letting him know their grocery delivery might have some clues to their strange behavior…

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently dropped off his laptop to be repaired. He’s a little worried about his information being stolen, but Jose is actually going to do much, more worse to it instead.

 

Today’s Phone Tap Victim left a complaint with a department store and today we’re not just calling her back with one customer service rep, but two! That should be helpful, right?

 

Jeffrey’s calling from a retirement home and telling a woman that her grandfather is starting an uprising amongst the senior citizens. We won’t meet his demands for more pudding, but we will do a Phone Tap!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently went commando under his kilt at a Renaissance Fair and so we’re calling to let him know that kind of behavior is gonna end you up with some medieval style punishment!

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we’re calling a woman who recently purchased a house and unbeknownst to her: it’s a historical landmark! That’s right, a celebrity used to live there so she better get ready to host some tours!

 

In your Phone Tap, we call a long-time nanny while she’s on vacation and introduce her to her clueless, unskilled and dangerous replacement: ALEXIS!

 

In your Phone Tap, we’re pretending to be a Corporate Optimizer and we’re catching someone taking advantage of her company by being on her phone at work! Time thief!

 

In your Phone Tap, we’re calling the front desk of a hotel and getting straight to the point: Tell us what we can steal from our room or there’s gonna be trouble.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is really frugal with their money, so we’re going to pose as a garage door repair man and repeatedly call him to try and nickel, dime, and up-sell him on every possible feature we can!

 

In your Phone Tap we’re trying to convince a guy that his cable rep is an old classmate of his, and we’re ready to offer discounts in exchange for hanging out with us!

 

Brooke is posing as a wedding planner in today’s Phone Tap and she has some high standards that our maid of honor/phone tap victim might disagree with.

 

In your Phone Tap: we’re calling a pharmacy and confronting them with an ailment they’ve probably never seen before, and they definitely never want to see again!

 

What’s more annoying than an unhelpful customer service agent? TWO UNHELPFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has been flooded with spam calls recently and we’re gonna add to it all while trying to convince him that HE called US!

 

Jose is portraying an IT specialist who is on his last straw before finally quitting and he’s just begging for today’s Phone Tap victim to give him a good reason.

 

We call a couple renting a place on AirBnB and tell them that everything is set up for their visit, except they’ll have to share the space with our stepson…

 

Alexis is calling from a salon to ask one patron to never come back again. This is a classy salon and her vibe… It’s just not what they’re looking for.

 

We tried to make today’s Phone Tap victim uncomfortable before a tinder date with “Clover” but her reaction surprised us all instead!

 

In your new Phone Tap, we call a guy scheduled to try skydiving for the first time and introduce him to his instructor, 80 year old Alan Winterbottom!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim just started a new job and we’re going to tack on a couple extra responsibilities that he had no prior knowledge of just to see if he’ll quit on the spot!

 

In today’s Phone Tap: the guy we’re calling had hired an exterminator to take care of a rat problem, but we sent Jose instead… and he doesn’t deal with any pests bigger than a house fly.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim called a pest control company to take care of a Bee’s Nest. We found it, sent Jose over there, and made EVERYTHING WORSE.

 

We’re calling a woman who’s at work and tell her that because her boss is out of town, it’s now HER job to do “boss things” like firing Raymond.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has been complaining about potholes in the city for weeks and today we’re calling from the city we’ve put our best man on it, Jose!

 

In today’s Phone Tap we’re calling a guy and banning him from our ride share app for never being polite and small talking with the drivers!

 

We’re playing with fire today because we’re Phone Tapping a bride just days before her wedding and adding Alexis to her husband’s bridal party at the last minute!

 

Jose calls a guy who works at a Nutritional Supplement store to question him about some weird side effects that are happening in strange places on his body…

 

Back by unpopular demand, Brooke’s most divisive Phone Tap character “Marla” is back and she’s running the customer service desk at a bank.

 

As a show we’re great at keeping secrets. That’s why when we Phone Tap a guy who recently rented a party bus for his bachelor party, we’re totally prepared to hide all those crimes he doesn’t remember committing.

 

In your new Phone Tap, we call a bakery owner and tell her a very honorable international guest is visiting her store later and we’re about to make things VERY uncomfortable for all of her customers.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has a son who recently got in trouble at school for fighting. It’s not all bad news, because Clover is calling her and inviting her little pugilist to an Elementary School Fight Club!

 

In your new Phone Tap, we call a bakery owner and tell her a very honorable international guest is visiting her store later and we’re about to make things VERY uncomfortable for all of her customers.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has a son who recently got in trouble at school for fighting. It’s not all bad news, because Clover is calling her and inviting her little pugilist to an Elementary School Fight Club!

 

In your new Phone Tap we call a “Stage Mom” whose daughter just got cast in a school play and tell her we have big plans for her as a mailbox!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has only been dating his girlfriend for 3 weeks but we’re gonna call him and let him know she’s already started planning their wedding with his money!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is playing Fantasy Football for the first time and joined a league with complete strangers. We’re calling him as the “commissioner” and letting him know we do things a little differently in this league.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has no idea she’s about to be speaking with a County Fair celebrity, and his name is thee Mr. Corn.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is waiting to hear the results of her best friend’s baby’s gender reveal party, but before she could get the truth, we Phone Tapped her with all the tantalizing details!

 

In your new Phone Tap, Brooke calls a guy due to get married soon and breaks the bad news that TOM CRUISE has double booked the wedding venue and now the whole thing is off!

 

Jose is calling a guy who doesn’t know that he’s got a surprise party coming up and we’re just gonna straight up spoil it!

 

We’re calling the mother of a preschooler to let her know her new pre-school has a peculiar curriculum. It’s called “The Full House Method” and it’s the brainchild of Brooke Fox!

 

It feels like companies do everything they can to make the easy things difficult for their employees. In today’s Phone Tap we’re installing a 10 part system just for the guy on the phone to even open his email

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim had their car stolen but good news: We found it! Bad news, someone’s living in it and possession is 9/10ths of the law! Sorry about that…

 

In your brand new Phone Tap, Jose poses as an animal control officer who got a little sidetracked at his job and now there’s wild rodents all over the place.

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we called the mother of a kid who has a birthday party at the Aquarium coming up. We’ve heard he’s a big fan of aquatic animals so we’re gonna put him to work as an Honorary Aquarium Helper for the day!

 

Brooke and Jose are teaming up to make one bank customer’s day as miserable as they possibly can!

 

We’re calling a woman who is getting married soon and trying to upsell her on the most important feature of any wedding: Tents.

 

If you had one shot, one opportunity, to call your boss while she’s on vacation and ask for a raise… would you take it? Or let it slip?

 

Alexis and Jose are teaming up for a dual-Phone Tap today! Alexis wants a refund from a movie theater, but they don’t do refunds after you’ve seen the whole film… so, her shy-brother Jose is about to huff and puff and make sure it happens.

 

We’re asking today’s Phone Tap victim to dig deep into their pockets and donate to a charity that goes right into their CEO’s pockets. CEO’s have had it rough lately, they need it!

 

In your new Phone Tap, a guy asked us to prank his girlfriend after he went to the ballpark to have a few brews. Now he’s in the slammer and she’s an accomplice to his streaking endeavor!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently signed up to be an organ donor. So we’re calling to get some intimate medical details from him… keyword: intimate.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is expecting a call from HR any day now after security got him hooking up in a work stairwell, but before the real HR can call him, we’re gonna call him first to let him know about all the other canoodling going on around the office.

 

In today’s new Phone Tap, we call a woman who has applied for the reality dating show “Love Island” and pose as a casting director to see if she has the chops to be a star in the villa!

 

Everyone loves free stuff! That’s why in today’s Phone Tap Brooke is calling to declare our phone tap victim is the “Pizza Customer of the Year” and can get all sorts of free swag as long as he does us a little favor…

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has a high school reunion coming up, so Jose is gonna pose as a guy he knew back in elementary school and collect on a decades-old debt.

 

In today’s Phone Tap, one woman just wants to pick up her altered dress from the tailor, but with new rules in place we’re not gonna make it easy for her to just “stop by” anymore.

 

Alexis is Phone Tapping a woman who just wanted a simple bouquet of flowers for her friend. Flower names can be hard to pronounce though… so we’re going to try to sell her some flowers that are just plain easier to say.

 

A guy named Rex decided to set up his buddy for a Phone Tap by stealing his prized basketball jersey, and now we’re calling, we have it and we’re not giving it back!

 

In today’s Phone Tap, Jose is calling to try and steal some business away from his own brother, an exterminator. This family is only big enough for one Pest Control Specialist!

 

What if before you could purchase anything you had to verify that you weren’t a robot, but over the phone? Today’s Phone Tap victim is the newest test subject of our brand new Human Verification System

 

In today’s new Phone Tap, Jeffrey calls a restaurant to set up some sultry and suggestive arrangements for his anniversary dinner!

 

We’re bumping today’s Phone Tap victim out of first class, but on the bright side he gets to try Brooke & Jeffrey’s new selection of “ALMOST First Class” options.

 

Jose wanted to prove he could compete on that show “Naked & Afraid” but his confidence quickly ran out, and his hunger took over. So now he’s pranking a restaurant to see if they’ll bring him something, anything to eat!

 

We got an email from a Middle Schooler who wanted to set his mom up for a prank. He wanted us to tell his mom he got in trouble, not for the usual reasons though. Just COOL reasons.

 

In today’s Phone Tap Brooke is posing as HR to tell a guy that his new office manager is his ex from 6 months ago. It’s about to be real uncomfortable around the office!

  

Smart Appliance technology is so advanced that Smart Fridges have feelings now! Deep feelings… and all for today’s Phone Tap victim.

 

Doctor’s offices these days are desperate for you to leave a review after every single visit. Today we’re calling a guy fresh off a podiatrist appointment and relentlessly hounding him until he gives us 5-stars!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is really close to purchasing his first home, so it’s really important he finalizes his mortgage paperwork. Unfortunately, Jose is his mortgage officer and it’s EVEN MORE important that he break a world record.

 

We all can get a little frantic when stressed out, but today’s Phone Tap victim takes the cake. We’re calling her today to do what we do best: stress her out for no good reason.

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we call a guy with an empty lot next to his house and tell him that the Home Owner’s Association has some weird, elderly and arguably ILLEGAL ideas for what to do with this adjoining land.

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we’re going to use every ringtone on earth to try and mess with a woman who just wants to connect with a dating app match for the first time.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is skeptical about how “smart” his car really is… so we’re calling to tell him all the scientifically precise ways that he’s a terrible driver, car owner, and bad person in-general.

 

One of the worst business decisions any company could make is hiring JOSE to run your finances. In today’s Phone Tap he’s a new accountant and calling the guy who used to have his job for some help.

 

In your Phone Tap, Brooke is running the customer service desk after a long night and she just can’t stay awake long enough to help our Phone Tap victim with his issue.

 

In today’s Phone Tap, Jose is calling from a moving company and while he’s tried to deliver this couch twice before, his proximity ankle bracelet is making it extra tough this morning…

 

We’re instituting a new policy where your food delivery drivers are allowed to eat a REASONABLE amount of your food. And our Phone Tap victim is NOT HAPPY about it…

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we’re calling a dog mom about her pup’s recent behavior and our bark is just as bad as our bite!

 

Rolando is back for a brand new Phone Tap! Today we’re calling a mattress customer and telling him his purchase has been certified by a “Rolando Guarantee!”

 

In today’s Phone Tap we’re calling a woman and telling her she needs to move her car because we’ve reclassified her entire driveway as a restricted parking area!

 

We call an unsuspecting worker to tell them that EVERYTHING he uses in his office is now gonna start costing money, including this call!

 

One of our listeners wanted us to prank one of her coworkers who drives a big gas guzzling SUV. So in today’s Phone Tap we’re asking “Why do you hate the planet so much?”

 

Jose is calling a Hotel Front Desk in today’s Phone Tap. He needs to make a slight change to his reservation and the new guy on the phone is eager to help, even though he probably shouldn’t be.

 

We’re helping a woman update her billing information with our all-new “DTF” Artificial Intelligence system named ‘FRED!’

 

We’ve designed a new fool-proof system for catching shoplifters and it’s all thanks to Jose’s Phone Tap character CLOVER! See how an ex-British Special Forces member deals with petty crime!

 

Job interviews can be so stressful, and they’re especially nerve-wracking when you can’t answer a SINGLE question the interviewer has for you. That’s Jeffrey’s dilemma in today’s Phone Tap!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim swears he saw a UFO the other day and even reported it to authorities. His sister told us all about his encounter and we’re pranking him into thinking he may have seen something other than what he first thought…

 

Jose is tagging in for one of our listeners and introducing himself to a Bumble match with the help of his trusty and invasive Parrot.

 

We’re calling a guy with a new car and tell him there’s been a factory issue with his glove box and he should be careful or it might explode!

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we see an appearance from “Timid Benjamin,” whose insecurity is only matched by his total lack of self-confidence.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim wants to hire a magician for their kid’s birthday party, but “AlacaSAM” recently broke up with his assistant/girlfriend and performing makes him emotional.

 

In your Phone Tap, Jeffrey is helping a guy buy a used car, but not until he fully investigates every square inch of each and every vehicle on the lot!

 
We were given an interesting challenge for today’s Phone Tap: Could we convince someone to do us a favor and make an entire recipe from scratch? Jose’s attempting it today and we’ll see how far he gets!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has been waiting on a package for weeks, and we think we’ve figured out her issue: her delivery service has gone 100% Pigeon.

 

Brooke calls a gym with a state of the art new technology idea: Virtual Reality Fitness. There’s never been a cooler way to NOT work out!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is an elderly care worker about to start a new job, and we’re calling them to let them know about our grandpa’s unique condition called “Nocturnal Chowdownia…”

 

In today’s Phone Tap we’re trying to make arrangements for a funeral service/rave for a rambunctious 90 year old. Should be easy, right?

 

In today’s Phone Tap, Jose is posing as a new hire brought on while the boss was on vacation, and for his first day he has one request: Can the boss act like his BFF for his first day of work?

 

Jose is trying to deliver a package and it comes complete with a headache for our Phone Tap victim!

 

Jeffrey is desperate to get in contact with today’s Phone Tap victim because he accidentally baked a piece of paper with his bitcoin wallet address into a cake that the guy ATE! Don’t you hate when that happens?
 

Jose’s turning into an investigative reporter and looking into some unsavory accusations happening at a local fitness center…

 

In your Phone Tap, we’re calling a woman who is days away from starting a new job, and she’s going to get a rude awakening from her new manager, “Robert the Horrible.”

 

You can find love in some strange places. Today’s Phone Tap victim is discovering a love connection, but it’s not his own. It’s between his sweet grandmother and a new addition to her retirement home!

 

In your Phone Tap: a listener asked us to prank his roommate who keeps bringing girls from tinder to their apartment. So we’re calling from Tinder HQ to go over his hookup history!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is suspicious of her boyfriend and so we’re going to play with her worst fear: he was cheating on her at a motel under the fake name “Tony Da Tigre.”

 

We’re in the need of some fitness motivation and we’re gonna see if we can get a woman, who is at work in a busy office, to give us that special boost we need to work out!

 

We’re calling a teaching in charge of breaking a 3-way tie for school valedictorian and we’re making our case for our candidate – “K-Job!”

 

Brooke is calling a woman and giving her a Psychic Reading in today’s Phone Tap. But instead of tea leaves, or tarot cards, she has a very unique source of her powers…

 

In today’s Phone Tap we pretend to be a landlord and we’re offering a free month of rent to any tenant that can complete our scavenger hunt! They’re not gonna like what that entails though…

 

Putting your old RV up for sale on the internet is the perfect trap for weirdos, creeps, and especially us! We’re taking over the RV for nefarious reasons in today’s Phone Tap!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is in charge of hiring the DJ for her child’s school dance, and we’re bringing her Germany’s finest tune spinner “Hans!”

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is up for the biggest job interview of his life, but instead of actual qualifications he’s going to be judged on only one thing: his knowledge of the show “Friends.”

 

We’re calling the manager of an ice cream store and telling her somehow, someway, we’ve gotten our tongue stuck to the frozen granite and we need assistance.

 

Would you help a coworker you’ve never met if they were worried about losing their job? What if it involved doing something illegal?

 

We’ve been excited to share this Phone Tap with you ever since it happened… introducing Jose’s most unique character yet, “Loco Larry.”

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we’re calling a woman to tell her that she’s being moved to a new area of the office, but it’s not because of her quality of work. It’s because of something completely ridiculous, and her whole office is on board with it!

 

We’re calling a woman with a tree house in her backyard, and because the branches reach over city property we’re entitled to renting it out whenever we want!

 

If you think you can fake sick and get away with it you’re wrong! Your company might hire us to send ex-special forces sergeant ‘Clover’ to get to the bottom of it, in a Phone Tap!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim has never met his daughter’s new boyfriend and that’s benefitting us because we’re going to introduce him to Jose, a bonafide “Yump Hunter.”

 

Today’s Phone Tap Victim left a complaint with a department store and today we’re not just calling her back with one customer service rep, but two! That should be helpful, right?

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently got a noise complaint in her own apartment for being loud while watching the Bachelor. We heard what she said and she’s not gonna like what we have to say about it…

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently had their bike stolen, and we thought we would do our best to help. That’s why Murder Mystery Podcast host Jose is going starting his investigation right away!

 

Brooke is posing as a high school vice principal and is calling a mother to accuse her son of plotting some of the NICEST pranks we’ve ever seen!

 

In today’s Phone Tap, we call a guy who hired a cleaning service for his house, and while he was out, one of our cleaners escaped… We say “escaped” because this employee is actually an active prison inmate… Whoops!

 

We call a sporting goods store to report an issue with some “ill-fitting equipment,” if you know what we mean.

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is expecting a psychic to come to her company’s holiday party, but this year she’s getting “Psychic Pam” aka our very own Brooke Fox… and she has some troubling visions…

 

We call a guy who tried to save a little money by using a discount Dog Groomer to tell him that we lost his precious dog Bruno!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim is obsessed with video games, and we’re using that against him by telling him he’s banned from our servers for being just plain bad.

 

In your Phone Tap: we’re calling a woman and telling her she can’t bring her lunch into the office anymore because the company owns the vending machines and she’s costing us money!

 

Rolando is back for another Phone Tap today! In this call, he calls the husband of a woman who is scheduled for a massage at Rolando’s Parlor and he wants to go over every inch of his sensual technique before their appointment…

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim recently went commando under his kilt at a Renaissance Fair and so we’re calling to let him know that kind of behavior is gonna end you up with some medieval style punishment!

 

In your Phone Tap, we’re gonna see how long we can keep a Phone Tap victim on the line while we’re clearly distracted more important things… like Bridgerton!

 

Today’s Phone Tap victim just rented a new apartment without ever seeing it in person. So, we’re calling as their Apartment Manager and letting him know that someone has already moved in, and their choice of work is… provocative…