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Season 20 Ep 10: Transvestite Mennonite, MC Hammer, Baby Spiders

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:58:26 -0500

Croncast - 2008-04-30.mp3
Show: #485
Length: 28:03
Size: 19.8 mb
Format: mp3

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Special note: Betsy and Jeanie are having a meetup in San Francisco May 21, 2008 at House of Shields 39 New Montgomery St., Time: 6:30 p.m., stop and have a drink or two!

I pulled a muscle in my back
My spider bites
It's a back wall injury
Like in the Mist
Where the privileged people are
At the Intercontinental hotel
I ordered my drink
You need to try it
Jaegermeister and Bailey's?
It makes me want to cover my ears
How much do they charge for that?
It depends
The bartender appeared to be a Stanford math major
How much do you want?
Top it off on the rocks, half Jaeger and half Bailey's
Well, we pour in ounces
I don't care what pour, just fill it up
When have you counted
You are an asshole
I'm not an asshole
How many ounces would you like?
What kind of question is that?
I would have turned you into a zombie
Was $30 a drink
Puffy Cuffs to a whole new level
She had already poured them
A mixer usually has small amount of alcohol
They should charge normally
I need to carry my own stuff
Buy a mixer full of ice to mix my own
You pay for the atmosphere
But most have to leave early to get to a meeting
$30 bucks a drink you better get some atmosphere
Turns out MC Hammer was hanging in the lobby
I missed it
I was three feet from him
He looked nothing like I would have expected
Taller than I thought
They have small man complex and work harder
Shaped like a potato these days
He would have showed all of his potato parts
He has an internet startup
It's like youtube but with dance videos
There's a new character on the scene at Goodwill
Who is it?
I don't know his/her name
What?
It is a Transvestite Mennonite
I had awkward pause seeking gender
I blanked
I needed to know boy or girl to return communication
You should do a back bend

Tags: MC Hammer the mist transvestite mennonite spider bite jaegermeister and bailey's

Aqua dots full of killer chemicals? NO!

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:09:42 -0600

Betsy told me I was crazy after seeing these one time on TV and saying, "Baby, that shit just ain't natural."

Our kids have been begging for them since they came out. Even with fast forward on DVR, two seconds of onscreen time was enough for them to ask again.

Well, it turns out I'm not crazy they turn into a drug when ingested.

Is there any doubt left that there needs to be more stringent testing of toys in this country? I thinks so and so does Rick.

I think the ones that come from China and through some sort of hocus pocus chemically bond when water is added tight enough for a bullet proof material shaped like your favorite pet would be a good start.

Just a thought.

Tags: Aqua dots recall Chinese toys China poisonous toys

His belly sleeps

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:38:38 -0500

The guy next to me in the car this morning was snoring and smelled really clean, like fancy yellow clam shaped soap.

Tags: yellow fancy clam shaped soap

Polycom Communicator C100S a better tech purchase

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:25:02 -0600

With the Netgear Wifi phone number one on my "great concept horrible execution" list I was forced to take the appropriate action and return it to the store. Something that I rarely do. But instead of returning, I really needed a SkypeIn call solution, I exchanged it for the Polycom Communicator C100S.

It is a dedicated speakerphone just like Polycom makes for enterprise but a bit smaller, shaped likea pill and not a Nerf boomerang, a Skype button, a USB port and . . . I guess it is nothing like their enterprise products except for the impressive sound fidelity. I've never heard a Skype call as clear.

So far I have been really happy with it. It operated without flaw until I installed new drivers for a web cam. Once those drivers were on board it created a constant feedback loop. But the Polycom folks seemed to think of everything by adding a headphone jack. Which has saved the day but isn't much farther along than I was before with a headset and onboard mic.

Tags: Polycom Communicator C100S Skype phone C100S USB SkypeIn phone Skype speakerphone

Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 11, 2006

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:01:04 -0500

Croncast - 2006-10-11.mp3

Show: #283
Length: 43:13
Size: 29.6 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris October 11, 2006

We recorded this late last night and the energy levels in some parts are pretty low. I think the prime time for us to record is around 9 p.m.

Show notes:

Intro numero dos thanks to that low energy
Turn the dial?
Betsy has been sitting in the house for a couple days
Even though she went to Goodwill it was a bad day
People were packed in wall to wall
Wednesday will be worse cause it is old person day (Kris day)
Vickie was rockin' her bag that Betsy missed out on
Picking up the sister
Resale shop at 11:35 . . . and suddenly the rest of my day is gone
Betsy has been really grumpy last three days
She wants to push off a pier with cement shoes
The honest answer is she upset about parenting issues
When will you not be too busy . . . 2008?
That doesn't count as parenting
Aren't we paying off the final credit card next week?
There is always another bill, Mr. B.
Rick keeps finding ways to get on the show
Documentary about Betsy's uncle, Randy Shilts - Reporter Zero
We have to find a way to see this movie
Life is show prep holmes
"I can't believe that I have to look at your mother at Thanksgiving"
Flying back to the midwest and seeing the people at the airport
You know your terminal by your people
The new vast collection of checked shirts
Betsy gets to the punch line before me
"I don't belong with you people."
Betsy says they are 'Puffy Cuffs'
The nosey neighbor
Nobody will even know when you are dead without nosey neighbors
What would Kris be like as a native american?
Shirt, pants and accessories from a single hanger on QVC "Fashion Day"
Designed to minimize lumpiness
Heart shaped mommy pants in the rear
Why try to talk with the other mommies?
They are not our people . . . they are 10-15 years older than we are
Getting an iPass for the tolls as a birthday gift
Oh, that was casual clothing

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Tags: Goodwill Reporter Zero Randy Shilts puffy cuffs Rick Klau

Croncast - Kristopher Smith - 11/26/2004

Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:15:51 -0600

Croncast-2004-11-26.mp3

Length: 35:14
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64k
Size: 16.17 mb

Today's Show

Intro
Phillip Torrone
Doorbuster
Sooners
Goodwill get back
Sponge Bob Movie
What Kris wants for Christmas
Shipping in camel shaped boxes
Child in street or microphones
Kris's good will and holiday cheer
What the kids will get
Army recruiting

Tags: croncast kris shaped boxes camel