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This episode of Hanging Out With Ant & Dec marks "T-Day," the long-awaited milestone where the guest finally gets inked with a custom tattoo designed by a listener. Before the big reveal, the guest confesses to accidentally shoplifting sandwiches from an M&S service station during a drive back from Cornwall, and the host shares updates from family holidays, including a broken toe and a trip to Lisbon. The pair also read through listener-submitted tattoo fails, featuring permanent temporary tattoos and misspelled words, before showing the video of the actual tattoo session where the host surprisingly joins in with the needle.
The episode opens with brief introductions and promotional content before transitioning into the main discussion.
A commercial segment promoting Lululemon’s new fall collection.
Hosts tease the upcoming tattoo reveal and joke about Deck’s involvement.
Deck recounts a humorous incident of shoplifting sandwiches and resolving it with a donation.
Hosts discuss Dolly Parton’s death, family holidays, and parenting challenges.
An advertisement for the Zocdoc health‑booking service.
Listeners send in letters about tattoo fails, which the hosts read and react to.
Hosts conduct a tattoo tombola, sharing their first tattoos and the stories behind them.
Deck explains his early tattoo training, including practicing on a banana before tattooing a guest.
The hosts perform a live tattoo session, applying Holly Love’s design to a guest’s arm.
Hosts reflect on the episode, discuss future content, and promote upcoming shows.
The hosts demonstrate how Gemini can generate a Google Doc with a batch cooking plan, including step-by-step instructions and protein breakdowns.
Accidental M&S Shoplifting Confessionstory
The guest recounts a hilarious and stressful incident where he accidentally walked out of a motorway services M&S without paying for his sandwiches, only realizing it while eating on the road.
The Exhaustion of Mixed-Age Parentinginsight
The host talks about the challenges of taking a family holiday with children ranging from toddlers to twentysomethings, leaving parents completely exhausted.
The host reveals a swollen, broken toe caused by kicking a chair on holiday weeks prior, deciding to leave it unstrapped after the medical tape made it worse.
Listener Guerrilla Marketing Talesstory
The hosts read listener emails detailing creative ways they advertised the podcast across the globe, including cruise ship door magnets and festival posters.
Michael Jackson Tattoo Failstory
A listener writes in about getting an 18th birthday Michael Jackson tattoo that ended up looking like a poorly executed marker drawing with a moonwalking figure.
The Seven-Year Temporary Tattoostory
A listener shares how she got a Tigger tattoo at age 17 after a therapist told her temporary tattoos last seven years, only to find it still as bright at age 44.
The Ten-Year Wedding Date Blunderstory
A listener shares the unfortunate story of getting her wedding date tattooed on her finger as 2007 instead of 2017.
Generating an AI Batch Cooking Planstrategy
The hosts use Google's Gemini app to generate a high-protein, freezer-friendly autumn batch cooking plan complete with a grocery list.
“I had a little bit of a lie-in till eight o'clock in the morning on Saturday. Woo, can you believe it?”
“If you say it on the pod, you've got to do it.”
“The next day we spent all day shopping, went to this lovely food market. And then, even though we moaned about being tired, we went home early because we missed the kids.”
“Well, it must do. So we asked for.”
“So that's it. That's all we've got time for.”
“Sure is. That's tea day, folks. Uh, we're back on Monday with a, a bonus. And then next Thursday, we are back with you.”
“So any more games you've got for us that we can play on the pod?”
The wait is over. The boys are back. It’s T-Day you silly gooses But before the BIG REVEAL, Ant and Dec catch up on their summers, after a few weeks off; Ant’s been eating barnacles and Dec’s been eating contraband. They also enjoy your tattoo fails - one which has Ant howling. The screams don’t stop there, as we take you to the live inking of Ant’s listener designed tattoo… What’s the final design? Where is Ant getting it? And WHO is doing the tattoo?? We’re heading out on the road for a couple of weeks and bringing you with us for a bit of Life On The Road, Eh? Please keep your correspondence, your car games, your tattoo fails and grumbles coming to [email protected] ----- 00:00 - Coming Up 00:33 - We’re back, baby! 02:20 - Dec’s Confession 07:30 - Remembering Dolly Parton 13:20 - Holiday Bingo 15:45 - Guerrilla Marketing 19:51 - Your Tattoo Fails 27:22 - The Tattoo Tombola 31:44 - Dec Tattoos Ant 37:45 - Ant’s Tattoo Reveal 44:49 - Respect, Guys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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