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I can't see anyone on that HHOP panel being gauche enough to be like "spirits don't exist and you're an idiot," which would cause its own stack of problems.
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Allen Wren posted:I can't see anyone on that HHOP panel being gauche enough to be like "spirits don't exist and you're an idiot," which would cause its own stack of problems. Agreed. A casual conversation is not the place to pick fights over potentially deeply-held beliefs. There are a lot of topics that do not have clean outcomes and can quickly boil over despite good intentions from everyone involved. This is why AP Mike's controversial tweets from a few weeks back were not directly discussed on the show. An actual on-air argument between Tom and Mike about the role of a particular religion in terrorist attacks would have caused a huge rift in the listenership and would have possibly led to Mike's early retirement from the show. Instead, Tom brought up the situation indirectly through his monologues and his reiteration that The Best Show has always been about inclusivity. There was even a cathartic conclusion to the show when Tom sang "Somewhere Only We Know." Tom set the terms for peace and avoided a war.
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The internet is exploding with hot takes about Durant right now and Tom's is the only one I'm remotely interested in hearing.
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https://twitter.com/scharpling/status/750032673184354304 Weird. I remember him being pretty into Durant. Guess the last few playoffs have changed that.
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Dr.Radical posted:https://twitter.com/scharpling/status/750032673184354304 I think his hatred for the Watriors trumps all.
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I'm pretty sure that's just him trolling Warriors fans again, Tom knows Durant gets to the line a bunch.
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SoupyTwist posted:Avalanche Bob is a treasure Also Fred from Honolulu getting btfo by Tom was amazing.
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Seltzer posted:I'll just repost this Wurster doesnt call in for a while, because he was on tour with his band, but he comes back in the episode with tim heidecker and has been in every week since, and his calls have been fantastic. I love his use of the word 'flagrant'.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Earwolf/comments/4rk080/my_name_is_tom_scharpling_of_the_best_show_ask_me/
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oh god make this happen pleasequote:[–]RobespierreY2K Actually, with his past jobs as a basketball writer, it's pretty amazing that he's never had a player on the show in 15 years. Especially after Gethard got John Starks on his show. Illinois Smith fucked around with this message at 12:33 on Jul 7, 2016 |
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Yetta died  @juliefromcinci posted:Just had to say goodbye to the best dog in the world.
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The Bunk posted:Yetta died
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I love whatever magic spell Julie Klausner casts on Tom when she's on, he's always 200% funnier when she's around for some reason.
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They're friends and Tom always tends to be funnier / more comfortable talking to his friends than when he has random people on he has to actually interview. But yeah, she always brings out the best in Tom. That episode where they go off on Jim Morrison is probably the one I've relistened to the most from last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsLf2KFgMt8
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The last ten minutes of this week's episode with the Woody Allen riffing was so stupid and amazing.
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Avalanche Bob and the talkbot guy really need to go away forever. They have to be the worst regulars in as long as I've been listening.
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NESguerilla posted:Avalanche Bob and the talkbot guy really need to go away forever. They have to be the worst regulars in as long as I've been listening. What, you didn't like his well timed tribute to cops?
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Avalanche Bob was funny the first time. If it was 6 months between calls it would be one thing but every week is no good.
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BigFactory posted:Avalanche Bob was funny the first time. If it was 6 months between calls it would be one thing but every week is no good. Agreed. I would love it if Bob called in maybe like 3 times a year. Robot voice guy has sucked ever since he started calling imho
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NESguerilla posted:Avalanche Bob and the talkbot guy really need to go away forever. They have to be the worst regulars in as long as I've been listening. talkbot guy is still funny to me
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Avalanche Bob was fun for about half of his first phone call
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This finally got me to check out Difficult People and the first two episodes this season are super great.
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I really hope that Pokemon section ends up on youtube.
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I'm still in to Avalanche Bob, but it's directly related to how much Tom gets angry or messes with him. That said, as a weekly caller he's not great. A few weeks between calls would be nice. I don't hate robot caller as an actual caller, but I do hate how much he slows the show down with downtime.
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Asnorban posted:I'm still in to Avalanche Bob, but it's directly related to how much Tom gets angry or messes with him. That said, as a weekly caller he's not great. A few weeks between calls would be nice. Yeah, every time I start getting tired of Avalanche Bob, Tom drops a subtle joke about NWA's "tribute to our heroes", or something more overt like duet last week and I am right back on board. quote:I don't hate robot caller as an actual caller, but I do hate how much he slows the show down with downtime. Nah, he's also an awful caller. Like, he can't even bring it in terms of material. If he weren't a robot he'd be getting GOMP'd instantly most of the time.
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Avalanche Bob is the first A-Grade weirdo who has found the non-WFMU Best Show. The fact that he's realized he can use the show to promote his poo poo and keeps calling a little too often doesn't really detract from that for me. Tom is in the loving With Him phase now, if he keeps calling this often he'll graduate to the Making Fun Of Him / Hanging Up On Him phase, like Spike or any of the other past weirdo regulars.
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i found robo call guy's twitter a couple months ago and he is definitely severely disabled but woo boy is he unfunny.
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Illinois Smith posted:Avalanche Bob is the first A-Grade weirdo who has found the non-WFMU Best Show. The fact that he's realized he can use the show to promote his poo poo and keeps calling a little too often doesn't really detract from that for me. Yeah, I totally agree with this assessment. It kind of brings up a good point, how many of you would not like Spike if he found the show and started calling in now instead of being a classic Best Show weirdo?
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I'm also confused about what is not to like about WICKATICKAWACKATACKAAWOOOOOOOOOYODELEYHIHOOOORICKATAKAWAKATAKAYEAH
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Thom and the Heads posted:i found robo call guy's twitter a couple months ago and he is definitely severely disabled but woo boy is he unfunny. Yeah, I don't think he's a fake at all, I just think he's boring. Like, he spent three weeks just trying to cajole tom into hanging up on him properly. Pretty much the only call of his I enjoyed was the week that Prince died when everyone from Minneapolis was calling to share Prince stories. He was all right that week.
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Dr.Radical posted:Yeah, I totally agree with this assessment. It kind of brings up a good point, how many of you would not like Spike if he found the show and started calling in now instead of being a classic Best Show weirdo? I only started listening with the new version of the show, so I've never heard a Spike call from the classic era. He comes off as just another caller, except Tom already knows him.
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hooooo boy There's a pretty great Spike stretch where he keeps talking about this book he's writing / about to publish called Weirdos Exposed. Tom keeps pestering him about details or excerpts with Spike just making vague excuses. Then after about six months he finally got him to admit that he made the whole thing up. It was gloriously awkward. Also even besides that the guy was just a mess of weird tics, half-jokes and stilted ways of talking, he absolutely wasn't just another regular.
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Illinois Smith posted:hooooo boy Right, that's my point. I get that he's a guy with severe History, just that there's none of it in the current run.
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There's a new Flash show with John Wesley Shipp in it and I would love to hear Spike's thoughts on it.
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The part where Spike is "reading" from Weirdos Exposed has to be one of the funniest things I have ever heard. I guess I like spike because he gave tons of stuff to Tom for him to rip on. Sex predator jokes etc. Avalanche Bob is just super annoying. He's not even that weird outside of his dumb yodeling punk thing.
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I get kind of annoyed by him talking over Tom but I also thing his dumb yodel thing is funny. I'd be fine with him continuing to call in, but itd be nice if it was less often.
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Should we maybe consider a new thread, considering the OP is massively outdated and the guy has hosed off?
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I'm a little behind, but Dania was right. They really need to get a compressor so I can stop having to turn my stereo up 10 db just to hear. It wouldn't be $20k either, what the hell Dudio.
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