How do they keep talking about mattresses?

I really don't get it. I'm cool with most Bombcast tangents, but how do they find a way to use the term "California King" and mention mattress firmness like at least once a month? Seriously, in my adult life, I buy a good mattress, then I NEVER have to think about beds for a good 5-6 years minimum. It just baffles me that they can stay on the topic for like 15 minutes. But whatever, I guess they're old men now or something.

You know you don't have to listen to all of it, right?

Because Ryan has been having sleep issues and he usually dictates bombcast conversation. Also sleep takes up about half of your life, so when it sucks you tend to notice.

I always thought "I'd listen to these guys talk about anything!" but the mattress discussion tested that!

because they do.

Man, I slept on a futon (in the COUCH position, no less) from the start of high school to college and a few years into my working life.

I still miss that futon.

Sponsors, man. They are obliged by contract to talk about mattresses once a month. Or did you though Giant Bomb run on subs money?

I always thought "I'd listen to these guys talk about anything!" but the mattress discussion tested that!

I slept on my floor for a large portion of my elementary and high school years because that's how comfortable my floor was and that's how uncomfortable my bed was...

Don't know why I'm sharing this.

I liked mattress talk.

of course that could be because my mattress also sucks but meh.

I slept on my floor for a large portion of my elementary and high school years because that's how comfortable my floor was and that's how uncomfortable my bed was...

Don't know why I'm sharing this.

@BisonHero: This could be helpful.

15 minutes is a blink of an eye when you think about it. I'm wondering how much this really bothered you, and what that says.

I was laughing so hard at Brad's mattress stuffed with confederate money, I loved this tangent.

Because of recent weather disasters I have to sleep on a couch with two other people. Hearing them talk about beds, makes me want to kill them.

Also , it gets really old and boring when they talk about the WII U for a long time . We get it , you guys don't like it STOP TALKING! :P Wish Patrick was there to at least have original , intelligent thoughts about it ..

Don't get me wrong LOVE the bombcast , but recently hasn't been very good .

I thought it was great. Certainly nothing out of the ordinary considering the wide range of topics that get discussed. Besides, it was 15 whole minutes of a 3+ hour podcast. How is this a big deal?

Brad's bed story justifies the topic.

Mattress sponsorship to go with their now defunct energy drink sponsorship.

I would take mattress discussion over arcade minutia discussion any day.

Complaining about ten minutes, of a three hour podcast, is rather sad.

@Phatmac said:

Brad's bed story justifies the topic.

True.

Of any long-winded discussion that I feel could have been edited out, this was not one of them. If you're going to complain about revisited topics that never lead to interesting discussion, it would be cable/internet service

My mattress needs to be rotated and the conversation reminded me to do so, I'm glad they guys brought it up.

Man, I slept on a futon (in the COUCH position, no less) from the start of high school to college and a few years into my working life.

I still miss that futon.

I really need a new mattress myself.

@psylah said:

Man, I slept on a futon (in the COUCH position, no less) from the start of high school to college and a few years into my working life.

I still miss that futon.

I'm right there with you. When they laughed at Brad for his full, I became incredibly ashamed.

It might explain why I wake up every morning feeling like someone jabbed a billion needles into my lower back.

I come to the bombcast for the tangents and 'real' talk, so the mattress stuff was much more entertaining for me than the hours of talk given to the Wii U in the last three shows. It's a super slow, shitty as fuck system that might eventually have some really great games on it, it doesn't warrant(or deserve) anymore discussion.

@Chop said:

@psylah said:

Man, I slept on a futon (in the COUCH position, no less) from the start of high school to college and a few years into my working life.

I still miss that futon.

I'm right there with you. When they laughed at Brad for his full, I became incredibly ashamed.

It might explain why I wake up every morning feeling like someone jabbed a billion needles into my lower back.

He was being laughed at by two men pushing 400 pounds. They use full-size mattresses as shoeliner inserts.

Man I miss a good bed wall. I use to sleep right up against it.

Oh hi topic complaining about Bombcast tangents. I haven't seen you in weeks. How have you been?

Oh hi topic complaining about Bombcast tangents. I haven't seen you in weeks. How have you been?

@BisonHero said:

@mtcantor

Oh hi topic complaining about Bombcast tangents. I haven't seen you in weeks. How have you been?

Hey man, I am on board with all other tangents. But seriously: beds. Might as well be talking about watching paint dry.

You spend 8 hours a day on a bed. You should give it more thought.

@psylah said:

@BisonHero said:

@mtcantor

Oh hi topic complaining about Bombcast tangents. I haven't seen you in weeks. How have you been?

Hey man, I am on board with all other tangents. But seriously: beds. Might as well be talking about watching paint dry.

You spend 8 hours a day on a bed. You should give it more thought.

Seriously. Take a night, sleep on it, you will come around.

I just don't understand how Brad managed to sleep on what was basically a piece of shit (hell even shit might be more comfortable) at least he got a proper bed this time. Also, I'm dreading when I'm old enough to say that I'm finally an early morning person....fuck that.

In matress club, matress talk goes on as long as it has to.

Mattresses are a big fucking deal. Big fucking deals occur on mattresses. So I care a great fucking deal about fucking deals on mattresses.

I think I am turning into an early morning person and I am only 25 :(

This'll likely change if I ever go through an extended period of unemployment again though...

Video games!

@JJOR64 said:

Video games!

Mattresses!

@psylah said:

Man, I slept on a futon (in the COUCH position, no less) from the start of high school to college and a few years into my working life.

I still miss that futon.

I slept on a cot in the living room for a couple years in middle school, because I lived in a three bedroom house with two sisters, and we didn't even have a couch or futon. Eventually, I just had a twin bed in the living room, which was almost as weird. My clothes were in the drawers in the bathroom, since that's where I had to change. Man, my childhood was janky as fuck, looking back on it. When I got my first (and current) apartment, I slept on the floor on a folded up comforter for a few weeks before I finally got myself a queen bed, but now I own the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on. It's pretty great. Also much larger than a single, 125-pound guy like me really needs.

@mtcantor said:

@JJOR64 said:

Video games!

Mattresses!

Sexism!

(I'm so sorry)

Simple, more baffling why you just didn't fast forward past it on the bombcast or just comment on the specific bombcast about your hatred of mattresses instead of creating a single forum about something that really doesn't need more discussion. Beds are necessary & should be comfortable and everyone should have one, end of discussion.

@JasonR86 said:

@mtcantor said:

@JJOR64 said:

Video games!

Mattresses!

Sexism!

(I'm so sorry)

HAM Radio!

They all know that this videogame bubble is going to burst, so they want something to fall back on. That is why Giant Bomb is slowly transforming into (better) mattress, local pizzeria and ham-radio orientated website.

@charlie_victor_bravo said:

They all know that this videogame bubble is going to burst, so they want something to fall back on. That is why Giant Bomb is slowly transforming into (better) mattress, local pizzeria and ham-radio orientated website.

I welcome this change. Also, I want to hear more about Jeff's car purchasing thoughts. Is he still sort of thinking of maybe getting a Lexus? Or no? Would he go with an asian manufacturer just in general or is he partial to american cars?

GIANTBOMB: What are your thoughts on hammocks as sleeping device?

That lasted about as long as any normal conversation people have about stuff, do your conversations with your friends stay 100% on topic for 2h-3h hours straight?

I hate it when funny people discuss everyday issues in a humorous way on my free entertainment!!