True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly
Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast
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A frank discussion about Bullies and the Natural Order of Things, plus: Alex has some tips on some excellent “bulls” you may want to play on your target nerd, if you happen to be the Bull-ee, not the Bull-ied. Also, an update on some breaking inflatable doll news out of China, our love of people who become geologists, and some spoilers about the upcoming London Olympics opening ceremonies (hint: we’ve heard a 100 acrobats are going to dress as Benny Hill and do that funny fast walk thing while an orchestra triumphantly plays Yackety-Sax).
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The Desert Panther, Tony Consiglio, joins us once again, as we struggle to explain the Generation Gap. It’s actually quite interesting: Tony was given a test at his day job where the workers were given phrases, and had to identify which generation the speaker came from. I am not sure why the company thinks Tony can’t tell the difference between a Millennial and a Baby Boomer by noticing that one of them has grey hair and a paunchy belly and is 65 years old, and the other one has too much self-esteem. Either way, it’s a good quiz. Plus! A new story about someone sitting on a toilet for a long period of time.
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Midtown Comics big-wig, and star of the upcoming National Geographic pilot, Comic Store Heroes, Thor Parker creeps into The Lair this week to explain to us how the show is not like The Big Bang Theory, and how he became a vegetarian for unrequited love, and then later became a vegan out of bitter spite. Plus, Mike can’t throw a wiffle-ball and Alex gets into an argument with some New York City firefighters.
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It’s Slush Pile time, one of those special episodes where Mike and Alex clear away some of the discussion ideas that have been kicking around for a few months now, but have never made it into an actual show. Topics include The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Twitter, The X-Man Colossus, The Amish, overpraising our children, and the Sexuality of Superheroes.
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The Desert Panther, Tony Consiglio, creep back into The Lair for a spirited discussion upon a wide-variety of topics. First, some warm-up chatter about sitting on the can too long vs. joining the Mile-High Club (I’m kicking myself for not making a joke about the dangers of joining the “Club” and accidentally hitting the toilet flusher, so just imagine I said something along those lines). Then each Panther has a question related to a movie they recently watched: Back to the Future II, Hall Pass, and Animal House respectively. Then, to close things out, a discussion about sex-toys which makes me think about how sometimes I get all delusional thinking this podcast should be well-regarded and award-winning. It shouldn’t. We’re the Worst. We deserve Nothing!
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The Panthers are pleased to welcome John Kovalic back to The Lair for an hour-long episode that mostly circles around one very important topic: should Mike be throwing all of his childhood memories into the garbage as he settles into his new house? Should he hold on to early drawings? Diaries and journals? What about love-letters from past girlfriends? And what should he be doing with trophies and awards that are now almost 20 years old?
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We’ve got a listener phone call this week, wondering if we consider Randy Newman a Novelty Musician (answer: Yes.), but before we get to that, we’ve got discussions about the silliest sport on Earth (Rugby), whether there’s intelligent life on other planets (probably, and we hope they never come to visit us), as well as talk about eating well and keeping regular. Also, if anyone knows the reason that Lynrd Skynrd gives a shout-out to the Governor in their song Sweet Home Alabama, please let us know. Was it because of some sort of Highway Reform, or was it something having to do with Segregation?
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Alex and Mike are back in The Lair with a jam-packed episode! First, Mike’s Next Big Announcement Which Will Surely Have No Effect On The Regularity Of The Show (get read for lots of Ink Banthas episodes in November…), then Alex’s Man of The Week: a man who collects his own offspring like some people collect Vinyl LPs. A discussion about stress and decision-making, where unfortunately Mike implies that he’d always make the healthy eating choice. On the show he states he’d always choose the Fruit over the Candy, but he should have admitted in reality, he would choose a bowl of Heavy Cream over anything else. We all have our weaknesses. THEN! The topic of Mike applying to be a contestant on SURVIVOR is raised once again, but this time Alex has a better idea: The Panthers should apply to be on The Amazing Race. All one of them needs to do is learn how to drive a stick-shift, and the prize money is as good as theirs!
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Mike is on assignment down at the J’ore so Alex returns to the Bantha’s Den for another round of STAR WARS chit-chat, this time with Josh Flanagan. Why do the prequels make people so angry? Is George
Lucas really more machine, now, than man? Speaking of which, what’s the deal with Lobot anyway? If you aren’t sick of STAR WARS yet you will be by the end of this one.
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