Category: Thought Vomit
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What’s The Opposite Of Lemmings?
After a brief hiatus, we’re back with a new episode of setisoppO, the podcast where we work out the opposite of things that don’t have a natural opposite. This week, we delve into the world of toast, of Lemmings, and of Rik Mayall. http://traffic.libsyn.com/sundayssupplement/setisoppo107.mp3 (Download) It took me a while, but I finally worked out…
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Suburban Shootout
Not often we have a look at a Channel 5 show, but here’s Suburban Shootout, created by Roger Beckett, Gary James Martin, and Laurence Bowen. It aired in 2006-07 for fourteen episodes, with a stellar cast. https://youtu.be/73RuBwT5DeY Well worth a full watch.
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Partridge Meets Letterman
Well, not quite, but almost. If anyone knows the name of the kitchen based chat show that is mentioned, let me know, as it’s clearly an inspiration for Knowing Me, Knowing Yule. And the encounter obviously informed this. https://youtu.be/l7FwfdLaOwk?t=747 And for no real reason … https://youtu.be/Mo6rN4FXn28
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Tax Cuts
It used to be a percentage of your earnings. Plus a percentage of what you spent on non-critical stuff. Plus a percentage of any capital you gained. Then one day, I woke up, and my finger was missing. The tax man had come in the night, and like a psychotic anti tooth fairy, he lopped…
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Ricky Jay On The Late Show
From 22nd February 1994, here’s Ricky Jay on The Late Show with David Letterman. Marvel at the card throwing, as well as his recovery from a trick gone wrong. Anyone know why it went wrong? Mom was in Norway for the Olympics.
