Conor here. Mike seems to have so much fun with his Classical Minis, that I wanted to try my hand. So please join me for a journey through the history of one of the most famous samples in hip-hop history, the drums from Johnny Jenkins "2022-01-26 00:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post
That is "in understandably not getting" and "not appreciating" this """joke"""
So here's the explanation and in real time, Conor's reaction.
I came across this in the wild very shortly after once again talking about Conor's favorite comedian and enthusiast of the word "alright."
https://www.capturepics.com/3d-m...
2022-01-23 15:49:03 +0000 UTC View PostYou know how when a friend says, "You have to see this video!" and then thrusts his phone in your face and stands awkwardly watching your expression as you watch a video of a guy shooting a Roman candle into his dad's crotch and you have to pretend to think it's funny? Well, we insis...
2022-01-21 19:29:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Loyal Jackal Stephen writes in:
"So I'm not a cartographer but could be an amateur vexillologist I guess. At any rate here is my attempt at creating flags for the kingdoms/cultures of Antigua. Some are better than others..."
Sword hands octopus may have to go on a t-shirt... Check out...
2022-01-20 21:24:54 +0000 UTC View PostOnce in a great while, we are privileged to behold someone at the height of their athletic powers, transcending greatness to achieve the sublime. Whether it be the magical run that was the NBA's Linsanity, the undefeated '72 Dolphins, or the great McGwire/Sosa home run chase (minus all the inject...
2022-01-13 17:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostA jam-packed episode for which we will not apologize: there are roughly 8300 characters mentioned in this reading alone. And we barely touch on the Great Wizard Agnessa!
We've got fairies, fairiettes, pixies, mini-wads, Wizard Apprentices, retiring Wizards, sorceresses, ma...
2022-01-07 18:35:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy new year, Jackals! Hope you enter 2022 relaxed, merry, and with a hankering for hot centaurs. I blissfully did not wallow in terrible movies or books for the final week of the year, but even with that intentional break, I found myself encountering... yep, long fingers, in a book about baseb...
2022-01-03 16:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostThis book is amazing! It's an amazing book! Conor, 40 years-old, yelled to Mike, who was made of human parts, "I can't believe how amazing this book is!" They then both galloped over to their special sticks* and said words into them about the book!
*microphones!
Assignment: Read up un...
2021-12-22 18:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostA Chicago story from Conor that doesn't involve his sincerely held belief that there were ropes along the sidewalks of that town to prevent you from blowing down the street.
Edit: I THOUGHT THOSE ROPES WERE A THING DAMMIT!
Anyway, here's the 2021-12-16 20:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Mike is joined by cartoonist Bob Fingerman for a special holiday edition of Meet The Authors. Joining them from an alley behind a hardware store is Ham Bushmiller, who takes classic public domain Christ...
2021-12-09 22:11:37 +0000 UTC View PostConor challenges Mike with a quiz (he does poorly) and then the new book is announced!
EDIT: Well this should be interesting. The kindle (CANON) version does not have chapter breaks. We will read until Location 737, ending at the sentence "The rulers of the easternmost prov...
2021-12-03 16:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostMike here: I have not asked him but does anyone for a second believe that Conor wouldn't issue all of Anton Bruckner's works an official stamped and certified by a Notary Public, Settle Down?
Because this is an unpopular opinion of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner I know we're goin...
2021-12-02 02:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostWow, there's no way around it, we unabashedly loved the places this book went! (If you don't agree with us please contact our solicitors, Messrs. Hutchinson and Harper. If you find no relief and require medical assistance please get in touch with the eminent physicians Doctors Killen, Cromb...
2021-11-19 18:50:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, this was a good batch of funny images! Some very creative entries. The audience pic was a tie between Lorne's "Drake" and Edmund's "Sweaty guy pushing buttons", and Joel's "Sierra adventure game" gets the judges' award!
Email 372pages@gmail.com and we'll get your prizes in the mail! Ch...
2021-11-17 18:57:52 +0000 UTC View PostConor (and to a lesser degree Mike) are burgeoning Crypto Guys, and it's progressed to the point where Conor called a guy to come out and give him an estimate for installing an antenna on his roof. It did not go well. Hear about our adventures in the wacky world of Helium, as well as Lauren's tak...
2021-11-15 19:56:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Conor here. I logged on to my local Nextdoor.com page for the first time in months, and this is one of the first posts I see. Guess I should abandon my plans to sell drugs at the local community college!!
Alright, we've all spent 80 pages and approximately 30,000 excessive words in the IdeesVerse, so lets see the memes!
If you've been here before you know the drill. If not, post a link to your image in the comments, then come back to vote on your favorites. The one with the most likes, as we...
2021-11-10 19:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostJust when you thought Irene Iddesleigh was just going to be kind of old-timey funny, the type of funny that would cause Samuel Clemens to sort of let out a little laugh through his nose, it goes completely bananas off-the-rails insane!! Beheaded ancestors, murder rooms, cocoanut...
2021-11-05 17:09:28 +0000 UTC View PostPlease help Mike and Conor work through one of the most important issues of this or any age.
2021-11-03 19:03:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Dale M Courtney is not mentioned in this article, but we'd like to think that one of these astronauts was reading Moon People last night and burst into the control room yelling "WE CAN'T DO IT ON HALLOWEEN!!!"
2021-10-31 16:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I had to tell Mike something, and it was serious enough that I had to do it in person. I'm just glad that he was able to forgive me.
2021-10-27 15:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings from Nashville! I spent all summer growing Carolina Reaper peppers in my garden, and decided to bring the first one I picked to Nashville to share with two guys who will eat anything, Mike and Kevin Murphy.
... 2021-10-26 16:59:16 +0000 UTC View PostThis book was a surprise, packed with hidden delights. So too this episode including
Very mild language warning (it is, after all, an eBay listing).
As Conor said when I sent him this: "He's a patriot!"
EDIT: The original listing is gone but I saved the web page. Someday it w...
2021-10-19 15:18:16 +0000 UTC View PostModelland 2? Shadow Moon: Willow Becomes the Ceiling? The Secret Unpublished Diaries of Dwight David Thrash, Certified Public Accountant, Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and Chartered Global Management Accountant?
You'll have to listen to find out!
Rea...
2021-10-08 15:18:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Tomorrow we'll be announcing our EIGHTEENTH book and it's one we're quite excited about. Any guesses...?
2021-10-07 14:41:06 +0000 UTC View PostAI is writing Ludwig's 10th?
We have thoughts, and by "we" we mean of course, Mike.
Reading a 563 Tyra Banks book just wasn't enough. Listeners insisted we read and report back on her six pages of acknowledgments!
Many exotic locations are thanked, as are bodies of water, buildings, food items, museum stores, the occasional co-writer or agent; and one of the actor...
2021-10-01 16:37:09 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, Conor brought out his copy of Modelland and the six pints of Tyra's Smizecream that Nathaniel sent him. Let's see how the three year olds liked it!
(My review: It's very good ice cream. I thought there might be some weird fake sweeteners in it or something, but it was very good...
2021-09-27 15:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post