bfw.gripe
The Gripe Line
Something bugging you? Tell us. We read the best ones cold at the top of the episode, no context, no mercy. Petty is encouraged. Petty is the point.
File a gripe
No gripe is too small. Smaller is usually funnier.
Gripe received
It's in the pile. If it makes us laugh, you'll hear it at the top of an episode.
Go watch an episodeWhat happens next
Three things, in order
01
It lands in a real inbox
Everything filed here goes to gripe@becomingfriendswith.com, which an actual one of us actually reads.
02
The best ones get read cold
No prep, no context, no idea what's coming. That's the whole bit. We find out at the same time you do.
03
You get credited, if you want
First name and city, or nothing at all. Your call — leave those fields blank and you're anonymous.
Calibration
This is the energy we're after
Not injustice. Not trauma. Just the small stuff that lives in your head rent free.
"Every streaming app puts the season you already finished at the top."
The correct amount of angry"Restaurants that make you scan a QR code and then the menu is a PDF."
Yes, exactly this"My friend says he'll 'circle back' and then never does. He's a plumber."
Specificity is a giftAlso open
Need a movie instead of a vent?
Tell Chris the mood and he'll prescribe you something strange and obtainable. Dosage instructions included.
Go to bfw.doctor