Sat 20 May 2006
In this show we ask:
* Texas and Australia - separated at birth?
* which limb would you rather have sex without?
* what would make a better pet, a mogwai or a human/chimpanzee hybrid?
And we have a new Cooking with Jana.
Sat 20 May 2006
In this show we ask:
* Texas and Australia - separated at birth?
* which limb would you rather have sex without?
* what would make a better pet, a mogwai or a human/chimpanzee hybrid?
And we have a new Cooking with Jana.
May 21st, 2006 at 12:32 am
George W. Bush probably thinks Australia is that country Arnold Schwarzenegger came from.
There are amputee porn films. Unfortunately they’re frustrating to watch since parts are always missing. (Sorry… couldn’t resist.)
Yeah, the ethical dilemna of human-chimpanzee offspring… do you raise the child as a Jew or a Christian?
A mangler? I think we called it a ringer here.
I enjoy your theme songs very much. Nice and quirky and catchy.
Everything Jana cooks sounds delish. I’ve had the equivalent with apples many times.
Thanks for another good show. Pleasant conversation. Good interaction with us, your adoring listeners. I’ve enjoyed the last couple long shows. Don’t be afraid to change things up though.
Hey, congrats on the signing!! Wish we could be there for a house warming party.
May 21st, 2006 at 12:27 pm
I can’t quite describe the joy tvindy brings to my podcasting experience.
Cheers,
Andy.
May 21st, 2006 at 12:31 pm
I can’t believe he’s still talking.
Andy.
May 21st, 2006 at 1:07 pm
I like the music and the waffling of long shows, though I might be a hardcore fan. Ninety minute shows are the best–I can fix dinner, pause to eat, and then do the washing up while listening.
May 22nd, 2006 at 1:16 pm
I got a smootch from Jana…..I gotta smootch from Jana!!! My Sunday was made….in two ways……my boy Phibes Jr also took his first steps today. Can’t tell I’m a proud papa, can ya?
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:58 pm
What actually happened to the now Lady McCartney was that on 8th August 1993, after strolling in Kensington Gardens, Heather Mills stepped off the curb to cross Kensington High Street near London’s Kensington Palace.
A bus partially blocked her view of the road and she didn’t see an approaching high-speed police motorcycle, which struck her. Her unfortunate injuries included the amputation of her left leg below the knee. The amputated leg was thrown across the road by the impact.
She also suffered crushed ribs, a punctured lung, and subsequently a metal plate needed to be put in her pelvis. The police motorcycle was responding to an alarm that had gone off at Princess Diana’s residence. The irony is that it was a false alarm.
Financially pressed at the time, she sold her story of recovery following the accident to a British tabloid newspaper, the News of the World, with details of how she and her then boyfriend, Italian banker Rafaelle Mincione, made love in her hospital bed.
May 23rd, 2006 at 6:24 am
Yes, I’ve looked up the Scientology I could handle on the internet, but I don’t know anyone with first-person experience. I wish they had a local office here.
I loved the talk on the human ancestors split. I read that article and thought it was hilarious and enough to upset a lot of people who don’t want to imagine our great-great-great^10 grand-grand-grandfathers doing it with another species. I wonder what it is that draws a lot of podcasts to monkey news? I listened to the Ricky Gervais Show, and Monkey News was always a part of that, and Penn Jillette’s radio show also has an all-monkey show on Tuesday sometimes.
I was always confused about the term “continental.” At hotels, a continental breakfast is basically pastries, cereal, coffee and orange juice. It means you’re getting a crappy free breakfast. But restaurants listed as “continental” are always expensive and gourmet. Where did the breakfast come from? I guess if it means European maybe that just means they eat crappy breakfasts in Europe.
We finally made a Jana recipe this weekend, the avocado salad, although with enough changes that it probably doesn’t resemble the original (didn’t have any basil or chives, put in red onions and spinach). I’m looking forward to trying the poached pears, but that might be better in late October or November here.
I think the ideal weekly show is whatever you make of it. You’ve easily had an hour and a half of material some weeks, so why shorten it to an hour? I’d say keep talking as long as there’s stuff to say.
May 23rd, 2006 at 6:28 am
Ryan, Ryan, Ryan. The basil is VITAL. Avocado and basil is the best combination since - well - Zan and Jana.
Love Jana
May 23rd, 2006 at 10:36 am
For me, an hour and a half to two hours would be ideal. Your episodes could easily be longer.
Regarding humanzees, check out the story of Oliver:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_the_chimp
May 24th, 2006 at 10:15 am
I enjoyed the exit music you played. I assumed it was a Zan production. It was good.
Part of your definition of “shopping trolley” was beginning to sound dangerously close to the infamous U.S. term “going postal” (but without the gunfire).
The length of your show is just fine with me. Afterall, you have to fit tvindy in!
May 24th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Yes, I know. I made a special trip to the grocery store for the basil, tomatoes and spiral pasta. They were out of the basil, and I didn’t feel like driving all the way to the one grocery store that I knew would have it. Curse my laziness.
May 24th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Loved the latest ep…though was staring to get creeped out a bit by all the amputee talk.
( Close and in love is the couple who calmly talk about how theyd decide which limb to lose based on how sex would be affected )
Mangler eh ? Yes…The ringer or several other names here…dont see em anymore…Caused many injuries…Indeed even I had my forearm crushed when I was but a wee boy by one…scarred for life but still loveable.
Love the cooking bits…off to dig out my novelty BBQ apron…Youve inspired me to visit the kitchen.
Dr John
May 24th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
Seems to me that no leg would mean it would be easier to do it standing up…
Oh, and a mention on Bobs Yer Uncle! I feel like a celebrity!
kevin
May 24th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Point of order! Sorry to be pedantic but outside the US it was actually called a ‘mangle’, not a ‘mangler’. And inside the US it was spelt ‘wringer’, not ‘ringer’.
The Mangler would definitely be a better superhero name than The Mangle though. The Wringer would also be a better superhero name than The Ringer.
“This week, The Ringer vs. The Mangle! Will his bells survive the crushing weight of cast iron rollers…?”
May 25th, 2006 at 11:22 am
Hey, look what I found!
http://www.twilightheadquarters.com/placenta.html
Maybe Jana can use this as a resource for one of her cooking segments.
May 25th, 2006 at 11:31 am
At the hospital they used to just throw the day’s placenta in a knee high garbage can type container with a bag liner. We would pick it up from maternity and then freeze it ..someone picked it up from there…some lab took it. Well..on a busy day that bucket got full….One day I went to lift the bag ( supposed to be triple bagged ….it wasnt ) and the whole thing split open..dousing me, the floor and the walls in fresh placenta. Off to home I went , praying I wouldnt be pulled over for anything…..After that… a series of skin scrubs and shots for prevention of possible disease…..Yummy.
Thats my placenta story for your enjoyment.
May 25th, 2006 at 11:49 am
I’ve assisted in birthing a few litters of kittens. The queen (as the mom-to-be is called) typically ingests the first few placentas as the kittens emerge. It is said to trigger a hormonal change for her, speeding the transition from pregnancy to active motherhood.
-V
May 26th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Thanks, Dr. John. Now I’m going to have placenta nightmares.
May 27th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Ryan,
As my sweet Italian aunt would say when I stayed with her, and it was time for me to go off to bed:
“Placenta Dreamsa!”
-V (grinning, ducking & running)
May 27th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
I’m passing on a topical joke Curtis sent us:
A woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected:
a half-gallon of 2% milk,
a carton of eggs,
a quart of orange juice,
a head of romaine lettuce,
a 2 lb. can of coffee,
a 1 lb. package of bacon
A drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of the cashier.
While the cashier was ringing up her purchases, the drunk calmly stated, “You must be single.”
The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was intrigued by the derelict’s intuition, since she was indeed single.
She looked at her six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her marital status.
Curiosity getting the better of her, she said “Well, you know what, you’re absolutely correct.
But how on earth did you know that?”
The drunk replied, “‘Cause you’re ugly”.
May 28th, 2006 at 12:12 am
Once an episode garners more than 20 comments you know you’ve hit the bigtime.
May 28th, 2006 at 8:06 am
Dear Zan and Jana,Hello from one of those far off Commonwealth Countries….Love your show.
Used to live in Australia for about 6 years…NSW, QLD, VIC
Miss it terribly, so listening to your humour helps the “home sickness�. I have just downloaded all past episodes to listen to.
#1 you dont sound like Howard Stern, I would not be listening to you if u sounded like him.
Ps. I am a photographer visit my web page: http://jgioannettiphotography.com/
May 31st, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Your podcasts keep me sane in my final exams time…haven’t been seen on the message boards lately because uni is insane but I just wanted to say I am still listening faithfully!!! In my “procratination time”
June 1st, 2006 at 5:30 am
Oh, so THAT’S what a mangle is! I’ve wondered that since the 80s, when I first heard the song Jump by Dudley Moore.
Note: Link is not safe for work, children, small animals, and PC zombies.
-V