Monday May 24 2021

 

Monday May the 24th, 2021 - 

The blurb -

Again it took a long time to go to sleep... 

I got in for a little before seven, in bed about half past, and remember still being awake for the church bells across the way telling me that it was 9:15am.

Thank you church bells...

Do you know what, you may think that church bells are romantic and all that, but they’re not if you live on the same street as them while they are ringing every fifteen minutes to tell you the time, as well as for every wedding, funeral, christening... 

I had such trouble with a blowout on the work van. The wheel underneath was a bitch to get to, with the bolt so corroded that the threads had worn away in places, and obviously whoever put it there had used a machine to tighten it.

There are some clever bastards around aren’t there...

Eventually I got it off, but when putting the wheel cage back, the right side dropped out of it’s place as well.

A pet peeve of mine is having spare wheels underneath vehicles, especially as almost every time I do it it’s pissing it down with rain, as indeed it did this time.

There I am lying on the floor trying to get to the spare wheel, and it took eight hours for me to dry out! 

Super dragging shift, especially with an alarm twenty minutes from when I was supposed to finish. 

I finished an hour later, but then had to go to Asda to get that previously mentioned (in another post) tag removed from the trousers I bought on Saturday, which I was wearing, and were also filthy.

Sunday May 23rd 2021

The ‘casts -

Phase Zero - (0:57) E19: Hosted by Jim Viscardi covering for Brandon Davis, with co-hosts Jenna Anderson, Charlie Ridgely & Aaron Pyrene. First up is comic books because it’s releasing new Moon Knight issues in August, which should give an idea of what the eventual show may be based on. Spider-Man Twitter account trolling by changing its profile name to Far From Home leaves the question “will there be a trailer soon?” Modok details. Spider-Man funky pops, and what else could they do? Sebastian Stan was asked about people responding to the Bucky/Falcon and Bucky/Cap fan fiction, erm, relationships. Loki series news and theories. Shu Magorath rumoured as the bad guy in Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. Breaking news - Evangeline Lily tagged Corey Stoll on a photo of the front of the script for Ant Man 3: a Quantumania. Thanks to the listeners, followed by outro. 

Binge Bros - (0:40) May 21 2021: Sung intro again. Can we have it with a nice keyboard next time please? First up is the two of them picking their top five animated films of all time. Great shout during this by Joey, because the film Soul is my favourite film of last year! Note for Nat, what would you think of a ratatouille to with Magda as a character? Nat, you need to see Big Hero 6, because that’s a great film. It hasn’t end credits scene by the way! Review and reaction to The Mitchell’s Versus The Machines. 

Josh & Bosch - (0:50) E6: Josh & Mike are speaking with E J Findorff, who is a crime book writer, and has a history of psychology. They also discuss their shared histories with music. When can I buy Mike’s crime thriller about a podcasting murder? Most recent book is 100 Bullets. “It came in perfect condition!” 

Our Cynic Culture - (0:13) May 21 2021: Matt, Jason & Jeff are looking at a limited edition Hot Tabasco Sauce 150 Year Deserve. Made from Avery Allen peppers with a white wine vinegar. Texas Pete makes a sirachi sauce. I caught the Paul Simon reference! Sounds of lip-smacking and discussions about the oysters. 

Bad Counsel - (0:40) EP40: “how many do we need for syndication?” Pound of Hush Puppies? Shoes in weight? Oh, it’s food? Thanks to people who reviewed the show! Thanks to Instagrammers from Gregg, who controls the account. Jack from Bad Counsel and Marvin from Tales From Two Blue Collar Workers have been named Jarvin by Gregg. Good luck to new Superfan Erica! 1. A guy’s girl uses her teeth in blow jobs. Suddenly I’m feeling a bit painful! Look out for the show spin-off demonstration videos from Jack with narration by Gregg - “ now here you will see...” “Million Dollar Baby!” 2. A girl’s friend’s boyfriend keeps telling people that he is a former boxing champion, minor league baseball star, and much more. What should she do about getting her friend to see through his bullshit? 3. Guy isn’t getting a great sexual experience with his wife anymore, so he’s found a “side-chick”. They have to go out on “hikes” to get any, but it’s uncomfortable, and his wife would wonder why he has a mattress in the back of his van if he bought one. His mistress is married as well! “Man versus wild!” Katy has most definitely got used to this now! :-)) “keep the mattress!” They almost made an entire show out of that question! “That’s a nine?!?!” Why didn’t Tim think to play Father To Son by Cat Stevens at what Gregg said? “NAILED IT!” 4. Guy used a coupon for a dinner date and gave a tip based on the discounted amount, now the girl isn’t interested. 5. Man less interested in sex with her and in general, but then found him masturbating to gay porn. “Chinese finger cuff”? 6. Ha ha ha ha, a lady has left a voicemail message saying that she’s irritated by a husband listening to the show, because for Valentine’s Day she wrote out one of those little booklet things that I’ve got things like you know make him a meal and those sorts of things, and she’d put one saying doing something kinky, and because of him listening to the show he picked that one first and chose a specific thing that he had heard about on the show... I won’t be looking at the two kink options that were requested!!! Oh, I didn’t need to look them up... Erm, thanks for the education, guys! Lol. Actually, would the Mexican Pancake work for removing blackheads, and as exfoliation? My answer - never add a two for one option! 7. Voicemail from Kim at Wicked Spiritual. Made suggestions made for Bad Counsel’s future. “Plant porn.” 8. A lady contacted to say that her husband had suddenly started listening to some very dark music, including a song called prison sex... She wondered what she could do about it, and get him listening to “good music” again? My response personally is that I love the band tool, and I particularly like undertow as an album of its own and! 

Watchlist - EP28: Ben & Tom. Hahaha, I did wonder if Ben would mention the review I left on iTunes. Shout outs. Trailer for Friends reunion show. Ben is surprised that it’s got no UK distributor. I think it could end up on Discovery Plus now that they own HBO! Discussion about the show Underground Railroad. Reactions to episode five of Mare Of Easttown. Warning about spoilers suggesting that you watch it first. Not possible, so I’ll keep listening. #JeanSmartForAnEmmy Ben gets in a fabulous Radiohead metaphor! Outro. 

Grumble Goat - wow, this episode is recorded while they are on a break outside, and with a guest (Michael Giansiracusa). The guest hates “absolutes”! By that he means when people say that things are the worst and such. 

No Fear Finance - May 24 2021: Sara is talking about five things you need to know about credit cards before getting one. More great bitesize advice.