Tuesday, November 14
Hi, Erica here. The guys are back today. Did you miss us? Were you lost with out their effervescent glory?
7pm: The guys start off by talking about what? rice cakes, of course. The reason is that on the package, it is made very clear that these are wheat-free. Obviously they are made of rice, not wheat. This brings the guys to the point that allergies are real, but that some of this is psycho-somatic.
Brad tells us that his wife bought him some really expensive Three Stooges dolls early in their relationship. When opening a box yesterday, he found the Moe doll in a silver cocktail dress with pearls. Hopefully, it was his daughter who did this. Chris uses the doll to prove there is no Satan. He goes up his dress and declares that Moe has "no junk." The creepiest part is that Chris seemed to enjoy this experiment a little too much.
So, somehow, the guys got in an argument started by a Google Image search of "glorious teets." One of the pictures was particularly fanstastic. This leads Brad to declare that if he is paralyzed and is praying for death, he would like to die by being suffocated by breasts. Chris argues that this is not as good as is seems, that at some point, he would fight the boob. (Sigh).
Did you hear that Borat got beat up in New York. The best part is that he was rescued by Hugh Laurie of "House." In other Borat news, the town in Romania used in the film, is suing the movie, just like everyone else. I saw the movie, and it was hilarious and disgusting. I loved it, you should definitely and go see it. And by the way, if you can't understand the waiver, then don't sign it. (Picture to the left is from "The Running of the Jew")
From here, we play Bank of America's cover of U2's "One." This being one of my favorite songs, I have to say it is an absolute travesty. I think it may be the epitome of corporate whoritude. If you haven't seen this, you have to. Seriously. Worst thing in the absolute world.
We get into a discussion about the place of music with a political message. I say that it has it's place. I don't always want to listen to that type of music, but there are definitely moments, where that's what I want.
8pm: Outside, we were talking about Durham, NC. Chris was telling me that there is a fantastic bbq place down there. But, I could never, ever go to Durham, because I would have no choice but to wear my F**K DUKE shirt.
We go back to the discussion of political music. Chris brings back the break with a little Stevie Ray Vaughn. He is saying that on a Saturday afternoon, he doesn't want to listen to something deep and depressing. I agree on that, but I gotta say that sometimes I have to put on a Dylan album, because I want to feel a little deep.
Then the guys start talking about music during sex. Brad says he thinks it's distracting, but Chris points out that that is because Brad listens to metal. Of course that is going to take the focus away.
Recently, there was a study released that employees are turned off by management jargon. What is up with that crap? I have to say that when I worked in corporate restuarants, this was the bain of my existence. The study overwhelmingly demonstrates that this jargon is counter-productive. So, what is the worst example of this that you have heard?
Brad thinks that the listeners should make up some jargon and start using it at work. Their example is, "making stone soup." What does that even mean? Exactly.
John in Concord mentions the use of "at the end of the day." Dennis from Mountain View does a whole corporate diatribe. His call was so fantastic, that he got a FreeFM prize pack. So remember, if you have a good call, you can always win something here.
Mark from the city gives us, "if we don't service our customers, they will find someone who will." Jim from Alameda has a great one, "I'm too old a dog, to get screwed by puppies."
These calls spark some memories, or more flashbacks for me. The ones that stand out from my restaurant days:
- If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean
- It's called the host stand, because the host stands there
- Upselling
- The 2 bite check back
Other callers mention:
- KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid
- You've got to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty
- Burning a candle at both ends
- Do more with less
9pm: The guys are talking about the weighted questions in surveys, particularly for radio. Specifically, they are mentioning the idea that only 2% of listeners will call. They say that at this station, they want to prove that this is not a firm statistic. What they have done is call people 98%ers. We have had enough callers that we have been able to move the stones to 97%. Screw the statistics, be different, call the station. We won't bite.
What is the worst mascot of all time? Chris starts this off with the Monroe High School Cheesemakers. Sherry from San Jose calls with the mascot, "The Dons." The mascot wore all purple with a fake six pack. Jim from Petaluma throws in with "The Gauchos."
The guys were kinda making fun of the Kiss army earlier. Chuck from Oakland, a loyal Kiss soldier, calls to defend his legion. Chuck will defend his band till the death. Too bad Kiss is lame. Sorry Chuck. He does get respect for yelling out "Freebird" at a Kiss show. That is awesome. Oh, but then he references, "Cars" the movie, oooh. Dan gets on the mic, and rips him for his love for such a weak band. I've got your back Dan.
Because the calls have been absolutely all over the place, Chris throws in the question, "if any country would attack Kiss, what country would it be.
Brad says Chad, Chris says Tonga, Dan says the Lilliputians, and I say Djibouti. Why Djibouti? because their Independence Day is the same as my birthday.
We actually get a call on this. Scott from Santa Rosa says Yemen. I can't believe someone called on that topic.
To go back to the mascots, Chris reads a story about the UC Merced Fairy Shrimp. I really thought he was joking. That is awful. They are doing this because a group of students want to protect this endangered species. But still, come on.
10pm: We mentioned the Orofino, Idaho maniacs. Steve from Concord lets us know that Orofino is where the Mental Institution is located.
I found a list of ridiculous mascot names online. Some of these are great.
The highlights on this list:
- Criminals
- Wampus Cats
- Curly Wolves
- Earwigs
- Lambkins
- Winged Beavers
- Orphan Annies
- Appleknockers
- Chesty Lions
- Bunnies
- Pretzels (2 schools in Illinois are this)
- Wooden Shoes
There are too many bad names for me to mention all of the best ones. So, seriously, you have to check out the list. Most of the worst ones come from Illinois. Do you think the administrators have a competition to see how bad a team name they can get away with?
We basically use this list to entertain ourselves for the rest of the hour. This show has gotten incredibly weird. I don't even know what to say anymore.
7pm: The guys start off by talking about what? rice cakes, of course. The reason is that on the package, it is made very clear that these are wheat-free. Obviously they are made of rice, not wheat. This brings the guys to the point that allergies are real, but that some of this is psycho-somatic.
Brad tells us that his wife bought him some really expensive Three Stooges dolls early in their relationship. When opening a box yesterday, he found the Moe doll in a silver cocktail dress with pearls. Hopefully, it was his daughter who did this. Chris uses the doll to prove there is no Satan. He goes up his dress and declares that Moe has "no junk." The creepiest part is that Chris seemed to enjoy this experiment a little too much.
So, somehow, the guys got in an argument started by a Google Image search of "glorious teets." One of the pictures was particularly fanstastic. This leads Brad to declare that if he is paralyzed and is praying for death, he would like to die by being suffocated by breasts. Chris argues that this is not as good as is seems, that at some point, he would fight the boob. (Sigh).
Did you hear that Borat got beat up in New York. The best part is that he was rescued by Hugh Laurie of "House." In other Borat news, the town in Romania used in the film, is suing the movie, just like everyone else. I saw the movie, and it was hilarious and disgusting. I loved it, you should definitely and go see it. And by the way, if you can't understand the waiver, then don't sign it. (Picture to the left is from "The Running of the Jew")From here, we play Bank of America's cover of U2's "One." This being one of my favorite songs, I have to say it is an absolute travesty. I think it may be the epitome of corporate whoritude. If you haven't seen this, you have to. Seriously. Worst thing in the absolute world.
We get into a discussion about the place of music with a political message. I say that it has it's place. I don't always want to listen to that type of music, but there are definitely moments, where that's what I want.
8pm: Outside, we were talking about Durham, NC. Chris was telling me that there is a fantastic bbq place down there. But, I could never, ever go to Durham, because I would have no choice but to wear my F**K DUKE shirt.
We go back to the discussion of political music. Chris brings back the break with a little Stevie Ray Vaughn. He is saying that on a Saturday afternoon, he doesn't want to listen to something deep and depressing. I agree on that, but I gotta say that sometimes I have to put on a Dylan album, because I want to feel a little deep.
Then the guys start talking about music during sex. Brad says he thinks it's distracting, but Chris points out that that is because Brad listens to metal. Of course that is going to take the focus away.
Recently, there was a study released that employees are turned off by management jargon. What is up with that crap? I have to say that when I worked in corporate restuarants, this was the bain of my existence. The study overwhelmingly demonstrates that this jargon is counter-productive. So, what is the worst example of this that you have heard?
Brad thinks that the listeners should make up some jargon and start using it at work. Their example is, "making stone soup." What does that even mean? Exactly.
John in Concord mentions the use of "at the end of the day." Dennis from Mountain View does a whole corporate diatribe. His call was so fantastic, that he got a FreeFM prize pack. So remember, if you have a good call, you can always win something here.
Mark from the city gives us, "if we don't service our customers, they will find someone who will." Jim from Alameda has a great one, "I'm too old a dog, to get screwed by puppies."
These calls spark some memories, or more flashbacks for me. The ones that stand out from my restaurant days:
- If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean
- It's called the host stand, because the host stands there
- Upselling
- The 2 bite check back
Other callers mention:
- KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid
- You've got to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty
- Burning a candle at both ends
- Do more with less
9pm: The guys are talking about the weighted questions in surveys, particularly for radio. Specifically, they are mentioning the idea that only 2% of listeners will call. They say that at this station, they want to prove that this is not a firm statistic. What they have done is call people 98%ers. We have had enough callers that we have been able to move the stones to 97%. Screw the statistics, be different, call the station. We won't bite.
What is the worst mascot of all time? Chris starts this off with the Monroe High School Cheesemakers. Sherry from San Jose calls with the mascot, "The Dons." The mascot wore all purple with a fake six pack. Jim from Petaluma throws in with "The Gauchos."
The guys were kinda making fun of the Kiss army earlier. Chuck from Oakland, a loyal Kiss soldier, calls to defend his legion. Chuck will defend his band till the death. Too bad Kiss is lame. Sorry Chuck. He does get respect for yelling out "Freebird" at a Kiss show. That is awesome. Oh, but then he references, "Cars" the movie, oooh. Dan gets on the mic, and rips him for his love for such a weak band. I've got your back Dan.
Because the calls have been absolutely all over the place, Chris throws in the question, "if any country would attack Kiss, what country would it be.
Brad says Chad, Chris says Tonga, Dan says the Lilliputians, and I say Djibouti. Why Djibouti? because their Independence Day is the same as my birthday.
We actually get a call on this. Scott from Santa Rosa says Yemen. I can't believe someone called on that topic.
To go back to the mascots, Chris reads a story about the UC Merced Fairy Shrimp. I really thought he was joking. That is awful. They are doing this because a group of students want to protect this endangered species. But still, come on.
10pm: We mentioned the Orofino, Idaho maniacs. Steve from Concord lets us know that Orofino is where the Mental Institution is located.
I found a list of ridiculous mascot names online. Some of these are great.
The highlights on this list:
- Criminals
- Wampus Cats
- Curly Wolves
- Earwigs
- Lambkins
- Winged Beavers
- Orphan Annies
- Appleknockers
- Chesty Lions
- Bunnies
- Pretzels (2 schools in Illinois are this)
- Wooden Shoes
There are too many bad names for me to mention all of the best ones. So, seriously, you have to check out the list. Most of the worst ones come from Illinois. Do you think the administrators have a competition to see how bad a team name they can get away with?
We basically use this list to entertain ourselves for the rest of the hour. This show has gotten incredibly weird. I don't even know what to say anymore.
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