ɪn bˈɜːts bɹˈæveɪdɚ, bˈɜːt stˈeɪts ðˌæɾɚ ɹoʊmˈæns bᵻtwˌiːn hˌɪm ænd hɪz fˈɪfti sˈɪks jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld kˈaʊnsəlɚ wˈʊdənt wˈɜːk bɪkˈʌz tˈɔːkɪŋ ˈoʊld mˈɛmɚɹiz fɹʌmðə pˈæst wʊd fɔːɹ ˈaɪɹɪs mˈiːn sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, ænd bˈɜːt wʊd tˈɔːk ɐbˌaʊt ðə tˌiːvˈiːpˈʌkən fˈaɪnəl ɡˈeɪm ʌvðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹ.
In Berts bravader, Bert states that a romance between him and his 56 years old counselor wouldn't work because talking old memories from the past would for Iris mean second world war, and Bert would talk about the TV-pucken final game of the previous year.