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Top Shelf Stories

Top Shelf Stories

By: Jay Chris Tony
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In a world that often shuns the uncomfortable, we embrace it with open arms—and open laughs. Our candid narratives around our stories assure you that awkwardness is a shared human experience. Tune in, enjoy the ride, and maybe learn a thing or two.

© 2025 Top Shelf Stories
Episodes
  • The Smell Olympics: Nothing Beats a Five-Pound Bag of Forgotten Potatoes
    Aug 19 2025

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    32 mins
  • Tennis Balls Under the Bed and a Homeless Person at Breakfast
    Aug 12 2025

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    We share a nightmare hotel experience that occurred at the start of our family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains, featuring an abandoned front desk, malfunctioning room equipment, and a tennis ball under the bed.

    • The hotel nightmare begins with a 45-minute wait at an unmanned reception desk
    • Phones ring unanswered throughout the hotel while guests stand helplessly in the lobby
    • Room amenities include an aircraft-loud air conditioner and a high-pitched refrigerator causing ear ringing
    • Morning reveals a homeless person sleeping in the breakfast area while the front desk phone continues ringing
    • Despite multiple attempts to contact management for a refund, calls remain unreturned
    • A second story features a Diamond Elite status showdown when a motel refuses to provide a refund despite broken amenities
    • The vacation eventually continues with a beautiful mountain cabin experience featuring stunning sunrise and sunset views

    If you've ever stayed in a shitty hotel, make sure you leave it in the comments and maybe we'll share your story on air eventually.


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    28 mins
  • Infested Magic: When Disney Met Cockroaches
    Aug 5 2025

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    Our magical Disney World adventure takes an unexpected turn when we encounter an army of gigantic Florida cockroaches during the Phantasmic nighttime show at Hollywood Studios. What begins as an exciting family outing with prime seating quickly transforms into a horror show as hundreds of enormous roaches emerge from a manhole cover, creating waves of panic throughout the audience.

    • Giant cockroaches the size of flip phones invade the Phantasmic amphitheater
    • Creatures emerge by the hundreds from a manhole cover near our front-row seats
    • A motorized scooter runs over one cockroach, leaving it twitching right in front of us
    • Audience members jump onto bleachers screaming while some brave souls attempt to stamp out the invaders
    • My four-year-old remains surprisingly unfazed by the roach invasion
    • Despite the chaos, the Phantasmic water and light show proves to be spectacular
    • Research reveals this is a well-documented ongoing problem at the Phantasmic venue
    • Florida wildlife encounters continue at Legoland with a snake that fascinates my fearless four-year-old

    Share your cockroach horror stories with us in the comments - we'd love to hear about your encounters with these resilient creatures!


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    23 mins
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