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Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:31:58 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-10.mp3

Show: #300
Length: 39:19
Size: 27.0mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 10, 2006

That's it, the contest she's over. We've hit the 300 show mark and have winners that we drew this morning . . .

New listener winner - Matt Kavgian
Handle winner - Tom Simpson

Both of you guys will be receiving an email from me later this morning to ask what color iPod you would like. However, if you see or hear this first drop me an email and tell me what color you want.

Betsy and I want to thank all of you for listening to the show! Some of you have been listening for two years(a little something in the show for you around the 4:15 mark), some of you who are new and to all of those somewhere in between, thanks for having us over.

Show notes:

We give the iPods away
Betsy gets right into why it is just us on the show
No Betsy's dad he's got he flu
Not a good week for Gary
This is the way it should be . . . me and Booba
Is it too much pressure to be on the show?
Would Betsy ask the hard hitting 60 minutes questions
Why did we do the announcement at the beginning?
Betsy hung out with a listener today . . . Tara
Our family thinks continually that all of our listeners must be crazy
Bagels and the playground
There are normal people that listen to the show too
How did she find us? Message board
People talking about us online
Goggle and technorati ego searches
The Google searches that we get - "How to Show p*$#y to Husband"
My guess from the search is Russian mail order bride
The reason for all the hits is that we have over 549 items listed in the site
"folicular" is also been popular we're still number one at Google
I think Robin Klau coined dairysnake. . . .let me see
"Hey, so whatever happened to Slowsky?"
Poor Slowsky, Betsy wants to go see Slowsky
Kris says that Slowsky is gone
Betsy has a new passion that must be quenched . . . it has to do with QVC
She is going to call and see about purchasiing returns to sell on eBay
Amvets sweet old lady changes her tone when asked about sales
The semi will be here soon to fill our house . . . I know you Betsy
Not loving the hustle
The multiple home handsets for phone
What is the deal with the phone again . . . "checking line for trouble"
We talk about the last two years and reminisce about nearly destroying our marriage
On Monday we'll talk about the show and our plans
Outro is a little more for the long time listeners

Tags: Google 300 300th Show Matt Kavgian Tom Simpson

November is going to be a big month

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:58:12 -0600

Here's what we got:

1) Nov. 8 - Croncast 2 year anniversary
2) Nov. 10 - Croncast 300th show
3) Nov. 12 - Kris's birthday
4) Nov. 25 - The Black Keys

That isn't all of it either . . . to make the 300th show by Nov. 10th we'll be releasing a show everyday from now until then. Actually, we started the daily bit to make it by then yesterday the 4th. If you missed it or today's show check the site or feed depending on which you use.

Tags: The Black Keys Croncast anniversary Croncast 300th show Kris Smith birthday Black Keys Magic Potion tour

Handle Moxie November 2, 2006

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:38:24 -0600

We're getting close to the 300th show, the Croncast 2 year marker and giving away two more video iPods. Here's where everyone stacks up so far for handle entries in the contest:

Handle Moxie
Handle	Peeps
PhilipZ	81
webfeed	50
gizmo	23
tinaseamonster	11
Rheba	7
MelSullivan	7
sommer	6
triad	6
bwitt	6
ShawnMilo	5
DollyDagger	5
Bert	5
cemseller	4
Mommymack	4
Garrick	4
Mike	3
JamPod	3
JuanBadHombre	3
NCN	3
Cheesenub	3
BASSMAN	3
theheat	2
Frick	2
LisaLisa	2
kidswifeworklife	2
podfink	2
Harold	2
RVCMathGuy	2
LauraO	2
SueBdynamo	2
GoldCoaster	2
acavert	1
Jodi	1
landisimo	1
StillPissed@Yoko	1
carynw	1
parz	1
OneMan	1
tripper	1
HiroZed	1
flack	1
QueenoftheDamned	1
lynanne	1
UUmike	1
agile	1
ladyj	1
admeyer	1
Buzzed	1
cohnjoyne	1
auntie_m	1
Sean	1
Abbi	1
sacwho	1
handler	1
Joggl	1
themaskedpeanut	1
HeyAnne	1
SadieGirl	1
regolith	1
srccoder	1
Hendeeillus	1
MichaelB	1
macs_rule	1
dharrisidiot	1
thetitaniumspork	1

Tags: 300 by 300th Croncast iPod contest V70 Volvo V70

Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 30, 2006

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:08:43 -0600

Croncast - 2006-10-30.mp3

Show: #291
Length: 39:32
Size: 27.1 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris October 30, 2006

Think about this . . . it is your right to leave us a comment
Regular Spam vs. regular email vs. the Russian insane spam
How do you run a filter on Russian spam?
Betsy says to find a translator to fix it
Do you read them right to left, left to right
Friday was big doin's all around
WE HIT THE 300 NEW LISTENER MARK!!
New listener winner: Adam Martin
Handle winner: Melanie Sullivan
Congratulations guys!
We're still giving away 2 more video iPods on the 300th show check out the contest stuff
The initial 300th winner wasn't the real 300th
Melanie and her husband had a plan and pulled it out
Someone asked how many of these people are sticking around?
The number is 219 for return RSS users . . . so over 2/3'rds are hanging out
So other big Friday news . . . it was my last day my job
Start a new gig today while you're reading this
Big Friday doin's continued
Never mentioned much about the old job won't mention much about this one
Betsy is all happy about it
Betsy decides that she never wants to work again
She's become complaisant and even more hard headed
Basically she is going to retire at 30
Overwhelmed by her daily life and that is enough for ever
Kris when you turned 31 did that happen to you?
The floor cleaning guy story . . . I might have told this before
Shopping with Kris
Daddy really wanted the best for you but momma wanted you to match her QVC
Kris has a negative aura
They just walked away from the register
People look at me at get pissed
I'm so sick of hearing how mean the world is to Kris
Lifters in groups and Betsy's got her eye on them
When I did retail up the employees ran elaborate scams
Was it the party or was it the people
Halloween party for adults . . . we were gonna be Dog the Bounty Hunter and wife
No bare chested Kris this year
Betsy loves to dress herself funny
Trying to make a ham slice last 3 days

1) Fill out the appropriate form for you - *New* Listener or Get a Handle (current listener)
2) Verify your email address (Activates and qualifies those with a "Handle")
3) *New* listeners get activated and qualified by using their special RSS feed
4) 300th new listener and the person whose Handle they use win iPods AND
5) A drawing for 2 more iPods from everyone who entered!

Tags: QVC Dog the Bounty Hunter ham slice Melanie Sullivan Adam Martin

300 by 300th Update Dos

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:17:32 -0500

Thanks again to everyone who has signed up as a new listener or registered for a Handle!

Talking tally again on the homepage - we're five shy of 200 with thirty days left before the 300th show. I have a good feeling about us hitting 300 new listeners . . . or maybe more.

The moment we hit 300 new listeners the first set of iPods will get mailed out to the winners.

If you signed up for a handle and want to know how you are doing just look in the news section becasue from here to the 300th I'll be posting the stats daily.

Which leads me to ask a favor of any PHP nerds out here . . . how do I get a MySQL COUNT(*) query translated into PHP so that it doesn't look like crazy unique character strings? I can run my query with no problem in phpMyadmin but when I try to make my own page it totally flakes out. Once I figure it out or I get a little assistance we'll have fancy Handle Moxie page.

On a non-nerd note it is time to say, "thank you", to all those who are telling their friends and strangers about the podcast.

How do you enter? Well . . .

1) Fill out the right form for you - *New* Listener or Get a Handle (current listener)
2) Verify your email address (Activates and qualifies those with a "Handle")
3) *New* listeners get activated and qualified by using their special RSS feed
4) 300th new listener and the person whose Handle they use win iPods AND
5) A drawing for 2 more iPods from everyone who entered!

Tags: 300 by 300th iPod Contest Croncast Kris Smith Betsy Smith

Handle Moxie - 300 by 300th entry count

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:03:41 -0500

It's been a long time coming and now that we are getting down to the wire (30 days until the 300th show) I am going to list the Handle entries thus far. This is what I have been calling "Handle Moxie" for those who have been using their handle to get new listeners to sign up and create another contest entry for themselves.

As of 9:00 a.m. CST this morning the numbers stand like this (PhilipZ is holding it down):

Handle Moxie
Handle	Peeps
PhilipZ	19
webfeed	9
gizmo	9
sommer	6
bwitt	5
ShawnMilo	5
Garrick	4
Bert	4
cemseller	4
Mommymack	4
JuanBadHombre	3
Cheesenub	3
Mike	3
JamPod	3
Harold	2
NCN	2
LauraO	2
BASSMAN	2
Rheba	2
theheat	2
DollyDagger	2
Frick	2
kidswifeworklife	2
Hendeeillus	1
SueBdynamo	1
dharrisidiot	1
acavert	1
Jodi	1
landisimo	1
StillPissed@Yoko	1
OneMan	1
tripper	1
HiroZed	1
MelSullivan	1
lynanne	1
UUmike	1
admeyer	1
Buzzed	1
cohnjoyne	1
auntie_m	1
sacwho	1
LisaLisa	1
handler	1
SadieGirl	1
regolith	1

Tags: Croncast 300 by 300th Handle Moxie entries ipod contest

Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 18, 2006

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:03:11 -0500

Croncast - 2006-08-18.mp3

Show: #264
Length: 24:58
Size: 17.1 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris August 18, 2006

It' show notes lite again, sorry. I have a crazy work schedule this week. Hopefully, I can elaborate more soon.
Betsy calls me a dog hater
I don''t have time for anybody who wants to pee on me
Zeus isn't asking me to write a check
People who dodge punches are not Kris I get right in the way of them
People who make me nervouse
Used car guy who doesn't have the title
The last person you want to see is someone that you sold a used car to at your door
He's got nothing to lose
Oil light in Slowsky
Fantasy cars and satisfaction
The Puggle story redeaux
When you stuck with water purifiers
Kris started shaving in the 7th grade for his goatee cultivation
AC DC soundtracks
Betsy's Dad and Judy just got back from Rome
Betsy wants to have her dad on for the 300th show
Show topic . . . oh boy
300 by the 300th
John Elway begins his customer service skills early (Thanks David C.)

Update: Ben points out to me that this image has obviously been doctored. Still funny though!

Tags: Slowsky dog 300 by 300th AC DC Rome Puggle

Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 11, 2006

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:17:07 -0500

Croncast - 2006-08-11.mp3

Show: #261
Length: 39:03
Size: 26.8 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris August 11, 2006

We figured out what to do for the 300th show . . . give some stuff away.

We're calling it "300 by 300th". It's quite ambitious. Here's the timeline:

1) Send us an email, "You should listen to Croncast because . . ."
2) Many emails will be put in special page on Monday the 14th
3) 300 by 300th begins with more information, graphics, links and registration page on the site
4) We hit 300 registered new listeners (some information to follow) and the new listener wins a 30gb iPod and the referring listener wins one also.

Here we come, recorded on our anniversary
You will want to remeber the email thing . . . like you forgot
We recorded this on our 10th wedding anniversary on the 10th
Betsy wants to tell the story of yesterday
She speaks of the many phone calls to her mother
It is a size issue is all Betsy hears
She says Kris can't keep a secret
Kris was talking about a refridgerator no a dog
Betsy calls to tell me she is going to see the dog
Kris tells her no
Flinstones anniversary gifts like a fridge
Zeus's sign is gone and he is on hold for a family coming to visit
Betsy asks to play with the dog then
She went to library and picked up some puppy books
Turned the dog back in
She was pissed and wanted to call in a threat to have dog store closed
First Kris doesn't want a dog, Second he'd have to take the dog in his car
She calls me to tell me about the sad sale or perception that dog is sold
Betsy was pissed at me for not showing up soon
Kris walks in with a grand announcement
She can't wait to see the receipt from Fry's
He bought something that he saw on Cribs too big for our kitchen
And out creeps Zeus
Kris was the family from far away that put the dog on hold
Betsy broke down in tears for 45 minutes
People were behind me on the no dog ground
Kris listens to listeners more than he listens to me
Kris is going to justify the purchase of said dog
I break it down
Just thinking about the dog riding in my car nearly made me sick
Filling the need with the rebound dog
I still think it is a bad idea, however, she would have bought the dog anyway
Kris pegged Betsy for slaking the family and watched every place outside the store
Betsy don't send out the vibe
So now he's here and he's a good dog
The second part of the gift giving
Hey buddy, I got your mom another gift and she can have it when she comes down stairs
I knew he would tell Betsy and she would get excited
And in all of my unslickness Betsy comes back in 2 minutes
300 by 300th

Tags: anniversary iPod Zeus 300 by 300th Dog Patch Naperville

Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 04, 2006

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 07:04:48 -0500

Croncast - 2006-08-04.mp3

Show: #258
Length: 36:29
Size: 25.0 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris August 04, 2006

Deep voice slow intro
Deluge lately of email
Betsy's email at hotmail is the best way to get her to respond
Best way to get a response is to leave a comment for us at the site
I did some math today . . . 300th Croncast will be November 10, 2006
It's two days from my birthday
Show 299 will be the two year anniversary of Croncast
What should we do for our 300th show? Leave us a comment
I want to see Mr. Bear bump and grind from belly dance lessons
What is a video camera?
We could do a best of, listener best of . . . a collective
Stepping on the baby bunnies funny and offensive at same time to people
Betsy can understand stepping on bunnies
Running over her husband all over his head
How can you compare a cheating spouse to a baby bunny
Women got the evil gene
Your kind of women
Betsy claims to be tired
"Bear, can I drive your car"
Slowsky seems to be having issues
Please tell me you didn't hit somebody
Betsy goes on a "house walk" in Plainfield
What you get for your money
The whole thing is an advertisement
"If you have to ask you can't afford it" . . . bullshit middle class notion
Polite middle class people don't talk about money
Instead they spend their time speculating and gossiping
Kris has had it with Betsy's embellishing when it involves him in a story
He asks her to tell the truth . . . "Yeah, you're right."
She crushed me after last Friday's show
Don't act like that is super cake for you
"It's not my fault that you fall victim to my manipulation over and over again"
If you don't ask you will never know
Betsy says asking about money is tacky
It's all about being in power
You just don't it . . . Kris disagrees
Name that situation
Back in Milwaukee
Bars in basements
The high risk personality
This could be our 300th episode . . . calling Betsy on her shit
She changes the subject
Betsy in a polyester Panda shirt
The Gumby bunny (story next show)
California was a terrible place to raise children
The prison gig and taking your kids with you
Kris is doing well
Anyone who knew me 10 years ago probably thinks I'm hanging gutters in Florida

Tags: Croncast Mr. Bear Betsy Smith evil women Milwaukee