View Episode 108
Originally aired 03.15.08
1:00:30 – The first digitally altered “Seatbelts”
33:38 – UYD: Older and poorer
29:04 – Jah: “See how many people use the term ‘spear chucker’ on Rants and Raves. I haven’t heard that phrase in 20 years! You fucking people, man!”
55:28 – A brief dip back into Craig’s List. Seth says they should probably get back into it because people have been asking. Seth goes on frequently but doesn’t always report on it. He recalls one: United Flight, Philly to LAX. Saw you at the baggage carousel. Tight black minidress. Bomb body. We made eye contact. Call me.
44:02 – IN: Eyegazing parties
Games That Jonathan and Seth Play
58:49 – Seth bets Jonathan $50 that he can dance better than him. Jonathan has seen the moonwalk so he thinks it would be a chump’s bet
5:40 – The Vagina Monologues tour made its way to New Orleans this week, and Mayor Ray Nagin said “…I stand before you a Vagina-friendly mayor. I’m in.” Nagin also had the famous “chocolate city” quote after the Katrina fiasco (Episode 016)
5:06 – Seth tripped a bojangle times and never stabbed anyone – he only cut himself out of his own issues and soul searching
4:22 and 46:07 – The Starbucks “eyes” dude Jah spotted in Episode 107 is referenced again
13:09 – Seth goes into Blockbuster to get a couple movies, hands his card to the woman wearing a “Horton Hears A Who” headdress who is very chipper; Seth is not chipper. Seth pays, picks his movies up, asks when the movies are due, and the woman tells him “it’s on the receipt.” He asks again and she repeats “it’s on the receipt.” He opens up one of the movies and it looks like he’s just spent $300 at the grocery store. He looks all over the receipt and can’t find it, then turns to the women and goes “Just tell me when my fuckin’ movies are due!!” The other woman tells him he’s out of line and points on the receipt, as they both give him a dirty look. He sees them both again when he returns the movies.
42:51 – Seth and Jonathan’s moms have been with the show since Day 1. Sometimes Jah goes back and says he couldn’t listen to it if it were his kid
48:52 – Seth has been given an honorary doctorate from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. He is also the dean of students and an RA on the fifth floor for listener Matt
2:23 – Patrick Swayze, suffering from pancreatic cancer, is caught on film coming out of his chemotherapy treatment with a cigarette in his mouth
4:43 – Follow-up on dude who stabbed the 2 people in “The Signal” (Episode 106) was arrested in Vegas, under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms
8:17 – Telemarketers in Delaware have begun using a new number that shows up on people’s Caller ID as 867-5309.
15:53 – In Driggs, Idaho, Dawn Wells, 69, (played Marianne on Gilligan’s Island) got 6 months probation, 5 days in jail and a fine for being pulled over with a DUI. Three joints were found in her car. She said on her way home she picked up three hitchhikers, and when they started smoking she threw them out
27:17 – Barack Obama’s pastor in Chicago, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, starts yelling about Bill Clinton “ridin’ dirty” on Lewinsky while he’s humping the podium and the dude behind him is literally losing it and hitting him on the back
30:20 – Residents of Summerfield, Ore., be warned: a driver’s license has been renewed for 8 years for 100-year-old resident Margaret Pearson, driving a 1989 Chevy Caprice Classic
39:51 – Natural childbirth is a revolutionary orgasmic birth. Women can achieve what is called the greatest orgasm of their lives during childbirth. Revealed as an “integral part of a woman’s sexuality,” and is a “widely neglected human right.”
50:28 – Celeb For a Day, started in Austin TX and is now in LA. A List Package - $250; Superstar Package - $600; Megastar Package - $1,500. In the Megastar Package, 6 paparazzi follow you around for 2 hours, a publicist will tell people to stop bothering you, bodyguards protect you from paparazzi and crowds, you get limo service and a glossy magazine cover
0:32 – Seth’s new handle is “Hard As Is”
1:29 – Chris’ grandmother calls the show “Oh Dude Yeah”
1:52 – Jah says he’s back on the smokes after quitting for 5 days. Seth doesn’t believe that it’s hard to quit but Jah insists it is
3:34 – Seth’s mother thinks Jah is smoking weed because it sounds like he’s taking the deepest hits; Jah explains this is because he’s using a handheld mike, spitting from the dome
26:18 – Jah explains that John Mayer is a poor man’s Dave Matthews, while Jason Mraz is a poor man’s Beck
38:04 – Jah’s friend Juliette, the lead singer for Hello Stranger, has a walk-in closet that’s a panic room
12:04 – Seth rips Jenna Jameson for showing her horrible naked body to everyone
18:47 – Seth slams Billy Crystal and the Yankees for signing the 60-year-old to a 1-day contract to play in spring training, wear No. 60 (his age) and strike out swinging, plus Robin Williams was in the crowd cheering him on
31:28 – Seth hammers old people for talking about how they notice the price differences between now and yesteryear
54:05 – Seth and Jonathan hammer the Brad and Angelino package (Episode 091).