Sun 30 Apr 2006
In this episode, you can find out what a Daddo is, who Mr Sheen is, why Ja(y)na would quite like to be a pastry chef, what Tvindy thinks about Show 19, and what people who don’t like Americans say about Americans. Did I mention killer chimps and remote control chicken huggers?
You can also get more worldly wisdom from Uncle Bob in a new What Would Uncle Bob Do? Listen carefully - what he has to say might one day save your life.
Don’t forget to email Ja(y)na and let her know if she should add a ‘y’ to her name.
May 1st, 2006 at 11:42 pm
I think you should keep the misspelling. It’s been there since the beginning and is now part of the podcast’s history.
May 2nd, 2006 at 8:24 am
No matter what happens during the week I know I’ll be rolling on the floor with laughter when the latest bobsyeruncle episode gets downloaded and this week was no exception. Uncle Bob was at his best and “the twins” produced another classic program. Can’t wait for the next one. Jana I’ll eat your pastry anytime….Mmmmm Pie!
May 2nd, 2006 at 8:28 am
I agree with tvindy..i never heard of zan and ja(y)na because of you guys seeing as i’m only 16, so it doesnt make any difference to me if you keep jana!
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:51 am
I’ll put my vote in too. We know how Jana is pronounced, so changing it now would just be to appease the establishment. *shrugs* Don’t ask me….it sounded good in my head.
May 3rd, 2006 at 3:34 am
I agree. Stick with “Jana.” That plus the effective black bars masking the characters identities just might be what keeps Hanna Barbara from suing you for millions of dollars one day. Plus we’re just used to the name the way it is.
I liked this show, but to be honest, Uncle Bob lost me somewhere around the half-hour mark. He certainly has a story for every occasion!
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:55 am
I think the more complete stereotype about Americans is that they are not only ignorant of other countries and their locations, but that they also don’t seem to to give a damn about them.
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:58 am
Hey, that can’t be true. The US government cares enough about some other countries to sacrifice the lives of thousands of young Americans to invade and occupy them.
May 3rd, 2006 at 4:28 pm
Ouch!! Zingger for Zan.
Here in the Great White North (where we live in igloos and feast on back bacon and beer and just paved our hundredth mile of road, eh!) we have the same stereotyping of the U.S.. We also don’t appreciate the co-opting of “America” as though the U.S. is the only country in the Americas.
But I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the States including 10 visits to “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” (at least that’s how many I remember), and I’ve met a lot of really great people. It is odd though, that we have an almost invisible border, and yet we do, for the most part, have two very different approaches to internal and foreign affairs.
In the end, “peoples iz jus’ peoples”……..
No Nukes Pleazzzzze!
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:37 pm
Oh, I forgot to say congratulations on getting to the 20′th show. Keep them coming. Thanks.
May 4th, 2006 at 1:31 am
So, Tvindy reckons Go Back In Time is no good as a superpower because you could get killed without warning.
What I forgot to mention was the Go Back In Time superpower has an automatic save state function that operates every 10 minutes. If I am killed, I just go back to the last saved state and circumvent death the next time.
It’s under Tools - Options - Save. All you need to do is tick the ‘AutoRecover’ checkbox when you first get the superpower.
May 4th, 2006 at 2:28 am
Ill ring in with some Canadian perspectives/stereotypes..( like Cornel ) Ive been to the States on several occasions …and it is amazing that so little is known by Americans about the massive neighbour to the north. ( we have igloos, Mounties, snow and watch hockey all the time….wear winter clothes 24/7 and everyone is called a canuck) {though now its seems lately that we are now recognized as a pure source of trees, water and fuel…all being sold off so fast to the US under the table by our own government..that our own citizens dont even know it )I think in large more is known by Canadians about the US, as 95% of our airwaves are filled with US content.. Sad for the younger generations that have no sense of their own history . As far as Canadian viewpoint of Australians…sadly it seems that our limited viewpoint has been provided by mass media …so we know you have dingos that eat babies, kangaroos and those big cans of Fosters….Well Im off to hunt a moose..drink some Kokanee beer…talk to a Mountie..and eat some donuts eh? ( really..I mean no offense to anyone by my comments ) Sorry to turn a fun place into this serious thread…
Dr John ( from the cast of the Dr John Dr Lorne Show )
May 4th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Hey, I’ve got no problem with serious comment here. However, my sarcastic comments aside, I wouldn’t want this to turn into an exercise in American-bashing. Amongst the response so far, I think US listeners have said the most negative things about Americans, but Jana and I discussed stereotypes making it clear that stereotypes are stupid and in no way sum up everyone in a particular country.
When people say something about what another country’s like, usually they’re really talking about something the government of that country’s done, but don’t make a differentiation between the government and the population at large. I know our current shitty government in Australia has done things which have encouraged an overseas stereotype that Australians are racist and xenophobic. I’m perfectly happy for anyone anywhere to complain about the Australian government because of that, but I don’t want people to think that I’m racist because of what the government’s done.
May 4th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
well said………..
May 5th, 2006 at 11:57 am
I know for myself, as a US American, that I had all of these kind of xenophobic and dopey ideas that had been rattling around in my head since grade school. It wasn’t like I actually believed them, but they were there in place of anything else. You aren’t really encouraged to think about places other than the US when you grow up here, except as either dangerous or needy (or in the case of Canada, as America Lite).
It wasn’t until I started traveling that I was able to examine some of the crap that had been cluttering up my head. It wasn’t like if I had thought about those old ideas before that I wouldn’t have thought, “What crap. That doesn’t make any sense.”
May 6th, 2006 at 2:33 am
Looking above ..it could appear as though my comments could be taken as negative towards America…which is def not the case! I have many dear friends all over the US.
In fact it was those friends who provided the information on US perspectives of Canada. They were more just general observations on the subject of stereotypes. I agree with Zan in that govts..as our representatives in the world have not helped along the concept of peace and harmony globally. I think for all of those who look beyond what is spoon fed by mass media…the world is a completely different place.
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( besides ..what do I know? Im just a grown man that dresses up like a doctor
May 6th, 2006 at 2:50 am
woah..this is some pretty intense stuff i’m proud of my fellow bobs yer uncle listeners.
But Dr John, i dont think anyone from outside canada would know about kokanee would they?
GO SENS
May 6th, 2006 at 5:06 am
True….Ill buy a couple dozen flats of Kokanee and get mailing some Canadian beer round the world!!
May 6th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
“America Lite”, he murmured as he walked away turning his cheek and wondering if his post had been read. He had read the host’s post and respected it.