{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"9 Chickweed Rage","home_page_url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com","feed_url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/json","description":"In 1993, Brooke McEldowney began writing and drawing the newspaper comic strip 9 Chickweed Lane. Nearly 30 years later, it's still going strong. For some dumb reason, Brooke Dillman and Jeff Drake read the comic strip, even though it only makes them angry. This is their podcast, certainly one of the worst ideas for a podcast ever: a podcast about a newspaper comic strip that (as far as they know) no one reads. This is 9 CHICKWEED RAGE.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Two old friends get angry talking about the newspaper comic strip 9 Chickweed Lane.","pubdate":"2025-03-16T04:00:00.000-07:00","explicit":true,"copyright":"2025 by Jeff Drake and Brooke Dillman","owner":"Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/8/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"83bb2470-a87b-47dc-9c76-8badb3819c4a","title":"041: Welcome to the Sex Toilet, Matt Fraction!","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/041","content_text":"Matt Fraction really should be writing the new Batman comic, but instead he made the mistake of wondering, \"What exactly is this comic strip Jeff and Brooke are talking about?\" It's a dangerous question to pose to yourself. Even more so, as Matt discovered, if one makes the mistake of Googling this comic strip. It kind of opens a Pandora's box. Which is what happened, and the next thing Matt knew, he was reading years' worth of Chickweed Lanes. Seriously guys, he took pages of notes! After the deep immersion, he agreed to join us on the podcast to talk about the things he witnessed. That includes: couples going to TGI Fingerbang's, something known as \"ffawnky mozm fimps,\" curious children who lift mommy's skirt, hetero-curious ballet dancers, buttholes that look like clown's mouths, falling in love with Nazis, vaginas (with and without crawfish), \"knockout gams,\" how much Brooke Mc-El-Dee knows about menstruation (not much!), elderly men who produce ink when startled, the hypnotic sexiness of cat's buttholes, and a final strip so surprising, it floors Brooke Dillman, almost literally. And this after two of the earlier strips nearly killed her already! Along the way, we talk about Dilbert, Alan Moore, Gene Simmons, and Kansas City's most famous serial killer. Also Matt makes a really good point about  Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's our largest episode ever and for a good reason! Drake! Dillman! Fraction! Let's go!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips on Instagram by clicking here. We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find us on Bluesky by clicking here. \n\nThis ffawnky mozm fimps episode includes:\n\n\nMalcolm in the Middle\nGood Brooke vs. Bad Brooke\nthe Death Star trash chute\nGame of Thrones\nDilbert\nDutch angles\nTerminator 2\n sexual chicken fight\n The Shining twins\n The Brady Bunch\n Converse All-Stars\n Hoosiers\n Alan Moore\n Swamp Thing\n The Mona Lisa \u0026amp; the Scream\n Eva Braun\n Danny Thomas\n Bill Oakley\n tight butts drive Matt nuts\n KISS and the Kiss Kasket\n Gene Simmons\n Cindy Lou Who\n Raiders of the Lost Ark\n The Lockhorns\n Stephen Sondheim\n Stan Lee\n Kansas City serial killer Bob Berdella\nJorge Jimenez\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.Special Guest: Matt Fraction.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMatt Fraction really should be writing the new Batman comic, but instead he made the mistake of wondering, \u0026quot;What exactly is this comic strip Jeff and Brooke are talking about?\u0026quot; It\u0026#39;s a dangerous question to pose to yourself. Even more so, as Matt discovered, if one makes the mistake of Googling this comic strip. It kind of opens a Pandora\u0026#39;s box. Which is what happened, and the next thing Matt knew, he was reading years\u0026#39; worth of Chickweed Lanes. Seriously guys, he took \u003cem\u003epages\u003c/em\u003e of notes! After the deep immersion, he agreed to join us on the podcast to talk about the things he witnessed. That includes: couples going to TGI Fingerbang\u0026#39;s, something known as \u0026quot;ffawnky mozm fimps,\u0026quot; curious children who lift mommy\u0026#39;s skirt, hetero-curious ballet dancers, buttholes that look like clown\u0026#39;s mouths, falling in love with Nazis, vaginas (with and without crawfish), \u0026quot;knockout gams,\u0026quot; how much Brooke Mc-El-Dee knows about menstruation (not much!), elderly men who produce ink when startled, the hypnotic sexiness of cat\u0026#39;s buttholes, and a final strip so surprising, it floors Brooke Dillman, almost literally. And this after two of the earlier strips nearly killed her already! Along the way, we talk about Dilbert, Alan Moore, Gene Simmons, and Kansas City\u0026#39;s most famous serial killer. Also Matt makes a really good point about  \u003cem\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c/em\u003e. It\u0026#39;s our largest episode ever and for a good reason! Drake! Dillman! Fraction! Let\u0026#39;s go!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips on Instagram by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DHPuijSRw0C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. We\u0026#39;ve abandoned Twitter, because it\u0026#39;s terrible, but you can now find us on Bluesky by \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social/post/3lkhq52yxvc2u\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis ffawnky mozm fimps episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalcolm in the Middle\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Brooke vs. Bad Brooke\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Death Star trash chute\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDilbert\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch angles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTerminator 2\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e sexual chicken fight\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Shining\u003c/em\u003e twins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Brady Bunch\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Converse All-Stars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eHoosiers\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Alan Moore\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Mona Lisa \u0026amp; the Scream\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eva Braun\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Danny Thomas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bill Oakley\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e tight butts drive Matt nuts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e KISS and the \u003ca href=\"https://nashvillecasketsales.com/kisskasket.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKiss Kasket\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gene Simmons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cindy Lou Who\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Lockhorns\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stephen Sondheim\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stan Lee\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kansas City serial killer \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Berdella\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Jimenez\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Bluesky: \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Matt Fraction.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Wherein we drag award-winning comic book writer Matt Fraction into the abyss.","date_published":"2025-03-16T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/83bb2470-a87b-47dc-9c76-8badb3819c4a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96600896,"duration_in_seconds":8012}]},{"id":"f73f417a-574b-4c4e-9aae-52aca4f084bd","title":"040: A Bellowing Stag in Rut","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/040","content_text":"In the days leading up to the wedding of Amos and Edda, Edda tries to seduce her (mostly) gay roommate Seth. He rebuffs her, or does he? She's engaged to Amos, but she (at the very least) dry humps his knee. He says no. But then (apparently?) he changes his mind and has sex with her anyway. Later, that same night? Later, like, the next day? It's impossible to decipher. But later she has sex with Amos and declares to him that she has always loved him. Both she and Seth lie about what happened. Amos seems to know what really happened but shoves it down deep inside so he can carry on living inside The Greatest Love Affair The World Has Ever Seen. As a result of whatever Edda did with Seth, she wants to elope. But they're stopped by Juliette and Seth who both want there to be a regular wedding, for very different reasons. Juliette wants a wedding she can attend, Seth wants Edda to wear the wedding dress he made her. The reasons he made the dress were to make Amos so amazed by her beauty that he would feel inferior and run to Seth for comfort, so Seth could then fuck Amos. Guys, this is actually what he says out loud in the strip. They get married. Their dog sniffs Eddas ass. And The Greatest Love Affair The World Has Ever Seen continues!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips on Instagram by clicking here. We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find us on Bluesky by clicking here. \n\nThis disgusting episode includes:\n\n\nDiet Coke\nBuying 9chickweedrage.com\nAlbania\nCoach from Cheers\nThe Gulf of America\nMatilda\nLittle Annie Rooney\nBilly Budd\nSiege of Vicksburg\nCameltoe on both shoulders\nthe Ben Franklin\nOdysseus\nMcEldowney ellipses\ncorn niblet teeth\nbag of Scrabble tiles\nVan Halen / Van Hagar / Van Hoesen\nChimney sweeps\ncrab claw hands\nsee you next Tuesday\nturtlenecks\nIt Happened One Night\nHowdy Doody\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn the days leading up to the wedding of Amos and Edda, Edda tries to seduce her (mostly) gay roommate Seth. He rebuffs her, or does he? She\u0026#39;s engaged to Amos, but she (at the very least) dry humps his knee. He says no. But then (apparently?) he changes his mind and has sex with her anyway. Later, that same night? Later, like, the next day? It\u0026#39;s impossible to decipher. But later she has sex with Amos and declares to him that she has always loved him. Both she and Seth lie about what happened. Amos seems to know what really happened but shoves it down deep inside so he can carry on living inside The Greatest Love Affair The World Has Ever Seen. As a result of whatever Edda did with Seth, she wants to elope. But they\u0026#39;re stopped by Juliette and Seth who both want there to be a regular wedding, for very different reasons. Juliette wants a wedding she can attend, Seth wants Edda to wear the wedding dress he made her. The reasons he made the dress were to make Amos so amazed by her beauty that he would feel inferior and run to Seth for comfort, so Seth could then fuck Amos. Guys, this is actually what he says out loud in the strip. They get married. Their dog sniffs Eddas ass. And The Greatest Love Affair The World Has Ever Seen continues!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips on Instagram by \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DGHwroKxPJd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e. We\u0026#39;ve abandoned Twitter, because it\u0026#39;s terrible, but you can now find us on Bluesky by \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social/post/3libhrs6kv22l\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis disgusting episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiet Coke\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuying 9chickweedrage.com\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbania\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoach from Cheers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gulf of America\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatilda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Annie Rooney\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Budd\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiege of Vicksburg\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCameltoe on both shoulders\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Ben Franklin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdysseus\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney ellipses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecorn niblet teeth\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebag of Scrabble tiles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVan Halen / Van Hagar / Van Hoesen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChimney sweeps\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecrab claw hands\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esee you next Tuesday\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eturtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowdy Doody\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Bluesky: \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Are you ready to discuss the run-up to Amos and Edda's wedding? We assure you that you are not.","date_published":"2025-02-16T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/f73f417a-574b-4c4e-9aae-52aca4f084bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":84027254,"duration_in_seconds":6965}]},{"id":"6b64dc0a-893b-486a-bc74-9920ce6cea63","title":"039: Would You Mind Spitting In My Mask?","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/039","content_text":"Amos and Edda are in a body of water, so that of course means that it is unclear: a) what kind of body of water it is, b) how deep the water is, and c) if there are any other people around. Amos threatens (promises?) to drown himself waiting for Edda to swim by again. I mean, they're married or at least dating at this point, so I'm not sure why he's being so stealthy about looking at her. Later, he sees legs under the water and decides to swim through them BEFORE BEING CERTAIN THEY BELONG TO EDDA. It ends up being Edda, who traps him between her thighs (metaphor!), and then he basically stays there, with his head pressed against her vagina. Mostly, it's the top of his head, which is confusing but also a bit of a relief. There's a moment where it totally seems like Ol' Mac-El-Dee wanted to imply that Amos was going downtown while in the pool, but the way it's drawn would rule that out. Physical impossibility rears its head in a strip where it appears Edda has removed Amos's head from his body. In the end, they either fuck, drown, or fart jointly under the water. Because ROMANCE! In a bonus strip, Edda dance/romances a dead-eyed Amos (is there any other kind?) and ends up kissing him while standing with her feet on his shoulders. Yeah. Try to imagine what that looks like. And good luck!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips on Instagram by clicking here. We've abandoned our Twitter presence, but you can now find us on Bluesky by clicking here. \n\nThis suspiciously bubbly episode includes:\n\n\nHeadphones vs. Earsets\nJigsaw puzzles\nKansas City\nIs Stroud's Fried Chicken still around? Yes, it is.\nSudoku\nJigsaw Chat!\nBrooke's hair surprises!\nThe official beginning of Spring\nCrocuses are fucking useless\nStretch Armstrong\nAustralian Crawl\nGiantesses\nCatywampus and Kitty-Corner\n9-1-1 \u0026amp; 9-1-1 Lone Star\nThigh gap\nBecky Thatcher\nA bit of a Ben Franklin\nMilk Milk Lemonade\nLittle House on the Prairie\nSlingblade\n\"Can't Touch This!\" by MC Hammer\n\"Bad Girls\" by Donna Summer\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAmos and Edda are in a body of water, so that of course means that it is unclear: a) what kind of body of water it is, b) how deep the water is, and c) if there are any other people around. Amos threatens (promises?) to drown himself waiting for Edda to swim by again. I mean, they\u0026#39;re married or at least dating at this point, so I\u0026#39;m not sure why he\u0026#39;s being so stealthy about looking at her. Later, he sees legs under the water and decides to swim through them BEFORE BEING CERTAIN THEY BELONG TO EDDA. It ends up being Edda, who traps him between her thighs (metaphor!), and then he basically stays there, with his head pressed against her vagina. Mostly, it\u0026#39;s the top of his head, which is confusing but also a bit of a relief. There\u0026#39;s a moment where it totally seems like Ol\u0026#39; Mac-El-Dee wanted to imply that Amos was going downtown while in the pool, but the way it\u0026#39;s drawn would rule that out. Physical impossibility rears its head in a strip where it appears Edda has removed Amos\u0026#39;s head from his body. In the end, they either fuck, drown, or fart jointly under the water. Because ROMANCE! In a bonus strip, Edda dance/romances a dead-eyed Amos (is there any other kind?) and ends up kissing him while standing with her feet on his shoulders. Yeah. Try to imagine what that looks like. And good luck!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips on Instagram by \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C_cGP8up0MM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e. We\u0026#39;ve abandoned our Twitter presence, but you can now find us on Bluesky by \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis suspiciously bubbly episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadphones vs. Earsets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJigsaw puzzles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKansas City\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs Stroud\u0026#39;s Fried Chicken still around? \u003ca href=\"https://www.stroudsrestaurant.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes, it is\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSudoku\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJigsaw Chat!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke\u0026#39;s hair surprises!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe official beginning of Spring\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrocuses are fucking useless\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStretch Armstrong\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralian Crawl\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiantesses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatywampus and Kitty-Corner\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9-1-1 \u0026amp; 9-1-1 Lone Star\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThigh gap\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecky Thatcher\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bit of a Ben Franklin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilk Milk Lemonade\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlingblade\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Can\u0026#39;t Touch This!\u0026quot; by MC Hammer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Bad Girls\u0026quot; by Donna Summer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Bluesky: \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Amos creeps his way around a pool with a scuba mask on and ends up between Edda's legs. Because of course.","date_published":"2024-12-24T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/6b64dc0a-893b-486a-bc74-9920ce6cea63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71027050,"duration_in_seconds":5881}]},{"id":"43b146fd-98ef-41e7-9efb-9eefbe888f3c","title":"038: Producing A Hissing Sound While Your Bosom Swells","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/038","content_text":"First of all, we recorded on Brooke Dillman's actual birthday. That was fun. To celebrate, we welcomed our first-ever guest Adam Grosswirth to the podcast. He tipped us off to the disgusting storyline about Polly \u0026amp; Lolly wanting to fuck the same guy...and both basically being okay with the fact that they might just do that. It's a truly upsetting journey, that we only cover the tiniest fraction of. Oh man, the Mac-El-Dee sure loves writing about this tired masturbatory fantasy. They're both in love with a guy named Alistair, who appears to be in his mid-30s. But SURPRISE! He's 16. Look at a picture. You won't believe it either. He's as sixteen as any of the cast members of Beverly Hills 90210 were. Even less so. Anyway, Alistair's courtship of the twins begins with him asking both of them out on one date, because he doesn't want to choose. Also, they're obviously not individual human beings but identical fantasy fucktoys! Seems impossible that someone would ever accuse Mac-El-Dee of being a feminist.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis disgusting episode includes:\n\n\nLemonheads\nBrooke Dillman's Birthday\nGadget Hackwrench from Rescue Rangers\nTrios for six hands\nMasturbation\nBosoms\nMac Tonight\nPoitrines\nAnything Goes\nBenny Hill\nGeorge Carlin\nThe Ben Franklins\nSkibidi Toilet\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.Special Guest: Adam Grosswirth.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFirst of all, we recorded on Brooke Dillman\u0026#39;s actual birthday. That was fun. To celebrate, we welcomed our first-ever guest \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Grosswirth\u003c/strong\u003e to the podcast. He tipped us off to the disgusting storyline about Polly \u0026amp; Lolly wanting to fuck the same guy...and both basically being okay with the fact that they might just do that. It\u0026#39;s a truly upsetting journey, that we only cover the tiniest fraction of. Oh man, the Mac-El-Dee sure loves writing about this tired masturbatory fantasy. They\u0026#39;re both in love with a guy named Alistair, who appears to be in his mid-30s. But SURPRISE! He\u0026#39;s 16. Look at a picture. You won\u0026#39;t believe it either. He\u0026#39;s as sixteen as any of the cast members of \u003cem\u003eBeverly Hills 90210\u003c/em\u003e were. Even less so. Anyway, Alistair\u0026#39;s courtship of the twins begins with him asking both of them out on one date, because he doesn\u0026#39;t want to choose. Also, they\u0026#39;re obviously not individual human beings but identical fantasy fucktoys! Seems impossible that someone would ever accuse Mac-El-Dee of being a feminist.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1830800511823671634\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e or on Instagram by \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C_cGP8up0MM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis disgusting episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLemonheads\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke Dillman\u0026#39;s Birthday\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGadget Hackwrench from Rescue Rangers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrios for six hands\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMasturbation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBosoms\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMac Tonight\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoitrines\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnything Goes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenny Hill\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Carlin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ben Franklins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkibidi Toilet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Adam Grosswirth.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We welcome Adam Grosswirth to talk about Polly \u0026 Lolly's plans to have sex with the same guy...and maybe each other?","date_published":"2024-09-03T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/43b146fd-98ef-41e7-9efb-9eefbe888f3c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59972017,"duration_in_seconds":4960}]},{"id":"24cca0f2-245a-4e2e-ae72-975f6a252a61","title":"037: Contemplation of the Ladies' Edible Underwear Sale","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/037","content_text":"We do our best to figure out where this stupid comic strip all allegedly takes place, but we get distracted. I mean, it's sort of what we do, right? Along the way, Juliette climbs over a couch that looks like a hot dog bun, Uncle Ethel becomes Auntie Ethel for no obvious reason, Edda does gymnastics in a subway, Edda and Amos fuck on a busy city street. Guys, the wheels really come off the wagon this episode. In short, we don't really get to the bottom of where this dumb strip actually takes place. But we do talk about Circus Dick Syndrome and the FM radio stations we grew up with. So, that's something I guess.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here,  or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis geographically puzzling episode includes:\n\n\nPaddington 2\nBabe\nHugh Grant\nLondon\nSting\nJames Brown\nGymnastics in the subway\nFucking on a New York city street\nEdible underwear\nAarkvard Seminary School\n\"Fuck it, we'll do it live!\"\nCircus Dick Syndrome\nDrinking plain water\nKY-102\nQ104\nModern rock\nAerosol cheese\nCheez Whiz\nA-1 Steak Sauce\nSure Deoderant\nFigurines\nEnjoli\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe do our best to figure out where this stupid comic strip all allegedly takes place, but we get distracted. I mean, it\u0026#39;s sort of what we do, right? Along the way, Juliette climbs over a couch that looks like a hot dog bun, Uncle Ethel becomes Auntie Ethel for no obvious reason, Edda does gymnastics in a subway, Edda and Amos fuck on a busy city street. Guys, the wheels really come off the wagon this episode. In short, we don\u0026#39;t really get to the bottom of where this dumb strip actually takes place. But we do talk about Circus Dick Syndrome and the FM radio stations we grew up with. So, that\u0026#39;s something I guess.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1818052122451263589\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,  or on Instagram by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Bgzm6Sgzb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis geographically puzzling episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaddington 2\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBabe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugh Grant\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSting\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Brown\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGymnastics in the subway\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFucking on a New York city street\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdible underwear\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAarkvard Seminary School\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Fuck it, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZj4Wy58Pk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewe\u0026#39;ll do it live\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e!\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircus Dick Syndrome\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrinking plain water\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKY-102\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQ104\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern rock\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAerosol cheese\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheez Whiz\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA-1 Steak Sauce\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSure Deoderant\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigurines\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoli\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Brooke and Jeff address the question: Where in the hell is this all supposed to take place?","date_published":"2024-07-30T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/24cca0f2-245a-4e2e-ae72-975f6a252a61.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73774702,"duration_in_seconds":6110}]},{"id":"55539d8e-659d-4932-bbdc-d4cc17772b04","title":"036: I've Never Seen So Many Binoculars","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/036","content_text":"Somehow, we limit ourselves to only five strips this episode. Seems impossible, but we actually did it. Brooke (Dillman) found a short run on one topic that, while only five-strips in length, carried all the fury-inducing content of a dozen or more ordinary strips. The journey begins with Ginger (Xiulan's friend whom we met at Xiulan's wedding to Hugh) and Gerald (the guy from the wedding she's now apparently involved with), who is apparently her boss. She seduces him on his own desk and Xiulan walks in on them, informing them that all of the people in the building next door are watching them with binoculars. Neither of them has so much as unbuttoned one button, so they're as covered up as can be, but somehow this behavior is enough to encourage dozens of people to get their binoculars out of their desks (naturally, I suppose?) so they can watch them. Everything gets kicked up a notch when Edda and Amos try to introduce Fleurrie and Sven to Xiulan and Hugh. The simple introduction of couples results immediately in Fleurrie and Xiulan simultaneously sticking their tongues out at each other. Fleurrie adds, while she does so, \"Mine's bigger,\" referring obviously to the size of her husband. Sven then asks Fleurrie about what he thought he heard her say, which was \"mine's's bigger,\" which of course makes no sense and no one would ever say. Fleurrie assures him it was only a typo and the editor caught it. Sven is stunned to discover they have an editor (as are we), so stunned in fact that his eyes point in two different directions. Xiulan then sends a question to Uncle Ethel (Thorax), asking for clarification the apostrophe's in the word \"mine's's\" which she claims to have heard used recently. But of course no one said \"mine's's\" around her at all. She types her question to Uncle Ethel on her computer and he responds immediately from his manual typewriter, sending back a single character, which is either a comma or an apostrophe. Neither would work as a punchline, of course, and neither really makes any sense. But that's par for the course in a run of strips where two people talk about a contraction that literally no one said. I mean, what the fuck?\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here,  or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis episode, which is bigger than mine's's, includes:\n\n\nThe NEETs of the younger generation\nYodel the cat\nYodeling\nWhales aren't fish\nBrisket the dog\nThe Green Egg\nAre banks companies?\nDorothy Parker\nBill spikes\nLittle House on the Prairie\nLashings\nWimpy will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today\nRat mites\nDouble entendres\nBinoculars\nVoyeurism\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSomehow, we limit ourselves to only five strips this episode. Seems impossible, but we actually did it. Brooke (Dillman) found a short run on one topic that, while only five-strips in length, carried all the fury-inducing content of a dozen or more ordinary strips. The journey begins with Ginger (Xiulan\u0026#39;s friend whom we met at Xiulan\u0026#39;s wedding to Hugh) and Gerald (the guy from the wedding she\u0026#39;s now apparently involved with), who is apparently her boss. She seduces him on his own desk and Xiulan walks in on them, informing them that all of the people in the building next door are watching them with binoculars. Neither of them has so much as unbuttoned one button, so they\u0026#39;re as covered up as can be, but somehow this behavior is enough to encourage dozens of people to get their binoculars out of their desks (naturally, I suppose?) so they can watch them. Everything gets kicked up a notch when Edda and Amos try to introduce Fleurrie and Sven to Xiulan and Hugh. The simple introduction of couples results immediately in Fleurrie and Xiulan simultaneously sticking their tongues out at each other. Fleurrie adds, while she does so, \u0026quot;Mine\u0026#39;s bigger,\u0026quot; referring obviously to the size of her husband. Sven then asks Fleurrie about what he thought he heard her say, which was \u0026quot;mine\u0026#39;s\u0026#39;s bigger,\u0026quot; which of course makes no sense and no one would ever say. Fleurrie assures him it was only a typo and the editor caught it. Sven is stunned to discover they have an editor (as are we), so stunned in fact that his eyes point in two different directions. Xiulan then sends a question to Uncle Ethel (Thorax), asking for clarification the apostrophe\u0026#39;s in the word \u0026quot;mine\u0026#39;s\u0026#39;s\u0026quot; which she claims to have heard used recently. But of course no one said \u0026quot;mine\u0026#39;s\u0026#39;s\u0026quot; around her at all. She types her question to Uncle Ethel on her computer and he responds immediately from his manual typewriter, sending back a single character, which is either a comma or an apostrophe. Neither would work as a punchline, of course, and neither really makes any sense. But that\u0026#39;s par for the course in a run of strips where two people talk about a contraction that literally no one said. I mean, what the fuck?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1807883380593512962\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e,  or on Instagram by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C85RK2DyoHG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode, which is bigger than mine\u0026#39;s\u0026#39;s, includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://fortune.com/2024/06/21/gen-z-neets-not-in-employment-education-or-training/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEETs\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e of the younger generation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYodel the cat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYodeling\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhales aren\u0026#39;t fish\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrisket the dog\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://biggreenegg.com/why-buy-a-big-green-egg/?id=google18\u0026utm_source=google\u0026utm_medium=cpc\u0026utm_campaign=BigGreenEggBrand\u0026utm_content=436967191188\u0026utm_term=the%20green%20egg\u0026utm_term=the%20green%20egg\u0026utm_campaign=Big+Green+Egg+Brand+-+Sierra+Select+Cluster\u0026utm_source=adwords\u0026utm_medium=ppc\u0026hsa_acc=3353618191\u0026hsa_cam=10107530771\u0026hsa_grp=107069594528\u0026hsa_ad=436967191188\u0026hsa_src=g\u0026hsa_tgt=kwd-2078791122\u0026hsa_kw=the%20green%20egg\u0026hsa_mt=e\u0026hsa_net=adwords\u0026hsa_ver=3\u0026gad_source=1\u0026gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhcyqPoImZ3V8ki3MCHqSD482c7ClAgljhA5nPFfSwG4ebHo-hS2Wb5xoC5I4QAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Egg\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre banks companies?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy Parker\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill spikes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLashings\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWimpy will gladly pay you Tuesday for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68eue5cpbsE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehamburger\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e today\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRat mites\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble entendres\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinoculars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoyeurism\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What begins with another instance of people humping on top of a table ends with a discussion of the word \"mine's's.\"","date_published":"2024-07-02T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/55539d8e-659d-4932-bbdc-d4cc17772b04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65606224,"duration_in_seconds":5429}]},{"id":"4b6fa260-fdd6-40ce-b777-c2273628cb1e","title":"035: 45 Tablespoons Northeast of Surly","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/035","content_text":"As it turns out, Juliette is a professor. But she's more than that, she's also a total asshole. She treats the new Visiting Assistant Professor -- or Vizassprof -- horribly, all for our entertainment! Because what's more fun than evergreen jokes about the upper echelons of academia? Nothing, if you ask ol' Brooke Mac-El-Dee. Here we get a solid ten-strip run of nothing but professorial hilarity, as a Vizassprof named Britneigh (spelled that way for literally no reason), comes to Juliette for advice? We can only guess that's what originally compelled her. Of course, Juliette is immediately a cunt to her, but then also has no physical boundaries with her and definitely crosses some professional lines. She touches her chin lightly, she grabs her by the shoulder and pulls her super close, she hugs her unexpectedly, and then brings up ear nibbling out of nowhere. Were this a male-female dynamic, no one would doubt that the professor was trying to viz this prof's ass. Zing! Good one, Jeff \u0026amp; Brooke! Mr. Mac-El-Dee has a lot, we mean A LOT, of thoughts about the underwear worn by female professors. But of course it's hard to tell whether his understanding of women's underthings is any more advanced than the understanding of a nine-year-old boy. After all, he uses the phrase \"two-piece tiger thong,\" which is, in itself, nonsensical. But that's just par for the course here, guys. Just more of his typical bullshit.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here,  or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis two-piece thonged episode includes:\n\n\nHigh school reunion\nGlass straws\nDiet Coke\nSneezing\nChicken N Pickle\nRunning in hot weather\n\"Pegging the red\"\n\"Rocket Man\" by Elton John\nFrance / Speaking French\nTurtlenecks!\nThe end of 2001: A Space Odyssey\nSeptic tanks\nUnderwire bras\nCrab-claw hands\nRed Lobster\nSmocks\nAutomats\nMcEldowney ellipsis\nJungle Animal Underwear\nTurtlenecks\nKung Fu starring David Carradine\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAs it turns out, Juliette is a professor. But she\u0026#39;s more than that, she\u0026#39;s also a total asshole. She treats the new Visiting Assistant Professor -- or Vizassprof -- horribly, all for our entertainment! Because what\u0026#39;s more fun than evergreen jokes about the upper echelons of academia? Nothing, if you ask ol\u0026#39; Brooke Mac-El-Dee. Here we get a solid ten-strip run of nothing but professorial hilarity, as a Vizassprof named Britneigh (spelled that way for literally no reason), comes to Juliette for advice? We can only guess that\u0026#39;s what originally compelled her. Of course, Juliette is immediately a cunt to her, but then also has no physical boundaries with her and \u003cem\u003edefinitely\u003c/em\u003e crosses some professional lines. She touches her chin lightly, she grabs her by the shoulder and pulls her super close, she hugs her unexpectedly, and then brings up ear nibbling out of nowhere. Were this a male-female dynamic, no one would doubt that the professor was trying to viz this prof\u0026#39;s ass. Zing! Good one, Jeff \u0026amp; Brooke! Mr. Mac-El-Dee has a lot, we mean A LOT, of thoughts about the underwear worn by female professors. But of course it\u0026#39;s hard to tell whether his understanding of women\u0026#39;s underthings is any more advanced than the understanding of a nine-year-old boy. After all, he uses the phrase \u0026quot;two-piece tiger thong,\u0026quot; which is, in itself, nonsensical. But that\u0026#39;s just par for the course here, guys. Just more of his typical bullshit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1798521840144707874\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e,  or on Instagram by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C72uylPPawp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis two-piece thonged episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh school reunion\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass straws\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiet Coke\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSneezing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://chickennpickle.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChicken N Pickle\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning in hot weather\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Pegging the red\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Rocket Man\u0026quot; by Elton John\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrance / Speaking French\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe end of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGQ6B0RNSG4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptic tanks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderwire bras\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrab-claw hands\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Lobster\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmocks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomats\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJungle Animal Underwear\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7YDcLP2DeY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKung Fu\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e starring David Carradine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Academia is hilarious. Rather, \"Academe's a dumpster, pumpkin.\" Just ask the asshole that draws this comic.","date_published":"2024-06-06T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/4b6fa260-fdd6-40ce-b777-c2273628cb1e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65249183,"duration_in_seconds":5400}]},{"id":"e5e13a8d-6a7a-4591-9a44-a2fd912533af","title":"034: The Wormhole Is a Franchise","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/034","content_text":"For some reason, Edda or Amos (here sometimes referred to as Edna and Otis) has gone through a wormhole and now Polly and Lolly are older. How much older? Well, we think The Master intended them to be some specific age (probably because he couldn't wait for them to reach the age of consent, because he is a monster), but the way they are drawn from strip to strip makes it impossible to tell what age that is. Are they supposed to be in their early 20s? Mid-40's? 30s? Also, is there a reason (other than poor execution of course) that they both now have black hair which is going gray? So very fucking weird. There seems to be no reason for Polly and Lolly to have \"time traveled\" from an \"alternative reality\" other than to come raid Edda's closet for dresses. (EDITOR'S NOTE: it's ALWAYS alternate reality, no one has ever said alternative reality...until now.) Of course, daughters wearing their mom's clothes is a regular thing in this strip and it ALWAYS makes the mom mad. For some fucking reason. There is so much creepiness and grossness here that it was upsetting for us, including (but not limited to) the strip about Polly and Lolly as children talking about how they enjoy watching their parents dream about having sex. So, yeah, totally normal shit going on here, guys. Look, on this episode, it probably seems like we're just jumping into the middle of an ongoing story while ignoring the necessary prelude. And in a way we are. But here's the thing: We go back and do the research and Ol' Bee Mac-El-Dee plopped us down here with no real explanation. Because he's Just. That. Good. There's a sequence a couple of weeks before this where Edda is launched off a swing into space, but that's as close to a logical explanation as you're ever going to get in this god-forsaken comic.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here,  or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis episode, which exists in an alternative reality, includes:\n\n\nRunning in Griffith Park\nThe Perfect Crime\nTime-Jumping\nEdna \u0026amp; Otis\nTwins\nPrematurely graying\nCoors Light \"...and twins\" commercial\nVictorian Wasp Waist\nThe Ol' Ben Franklin\nWeird hands/crab claws\nThe Ring girl\nBeaver shots\nSingin' in the Rain\nBoris Pasternak\nAlternate realities\nLittle Lord Fauntleroy\nPlaying jacks\nImproper interrobang usage\nMannequin legs\nStilts\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFor some reason, Edda or Amos (here sometimes referred to as Edna and Otis) has gone through a wormhole and now Polly and Lolly are older. How much older? Well, we think The Master intended them to be some specific age (probably because he couldn\u0026#39;t wait for them to reach the age of consent, because he is a monster), but the way they are drawn from strip to strip makes it impossible to tell what age that is. Are they supposed to be in their early 20s? Mid-40\u0026#39;s? 30s? Also, is there a reason (other than poor execution of course) that they both now have black hair which is going gray? So very fucking weird. There seems to be no reason for Polly and Lolly to have \u0026quot;time traveled\u0026quot; from an \u0026quot;alternative reality\u0026quot; other than to come raid Edda\u0026#39;s closet for dresses. (EDITOR\u0026#39;S NOTE: it\u0026#39;s ALWAYS \u003cem\u003ealternate\u003c/em\u003e reality, no one has ever said \u003cem\u003ealternative\u003c/em\u003e reality...until now.) Of course, daughters wearing their mom\u0026#39;s clothes is a regular thing in this strip and it ALWAYS makes the mom mad. For some fucking reason. There is so much creepiness and grossness here that it was upsetting for us, including (but not limited to) the strip about Polly and Lolly as children talking about how they enjoy watching their parents dream about having sex. So, yeah, totally normal shit going on here, guys. Look, on this episode, it probably seems like we\u0026#39;re just jumping into the middle of an ongoing story while ignoring the necessary prelude. And in a way we are. But here\u0026#39;s the thing: We go back and do the research and Ol\u0026#39; Bee Mac-El-Dee plopped us down here with no real explanation. Because he\u0026#39;s Just. That. Good. There\u0026#39;s a sequence a couple of weeks before this where Edda is launched off a swing into space, but that\u0026#39;s as close to a logical explanation as you\u0026#39;re ever going to get in this god-forsaken comic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1763657388417339809?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,  or on Instagram by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3_Amuyv-Zr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode, which exists in an alternative reality, includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning in Griffith Park\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Perfect Crime\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime-Jumping\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdna \u0026amp; Otis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrematurely graying\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoors Light \u0026quot;...\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjaNL3J5Qik\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand twins\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026quot; commercial\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictorian \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_waist\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWasp Waist\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ol\u0026#39; Ben Franklin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeird hands/crab claws\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ring\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPtP_dfZXxc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egirl\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeaver shots\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingin\u0026#39; in the Rain\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Pasternak\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoris Pasternak\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternate realities\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Ricky-Schroder/dp/B00000F4P6\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Lord Fauntleroy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaying jacks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImproper interrobang usage\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMannequin legs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStilts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Edda time-travels and as a result Polly and Lolly show up as college students, or middle-aged divorcees, or in their mid-30s. It's hard to say. You won't believe how gross it ends up.","date_published":"2024-03-02T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/e5e13a8d-6a7a-4591-9a44-a2fd912533af.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69261732,"duration_in_seconds":5734}]},{"id":"38eb708a-0cae-48ce-9503-8e655529b2b4","title":"033: I'm Surveying You For Alternative Kiss Sites","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/033","content_text":"What better way to start the new year than to take a look at the first Chickweed Lanes of 2024? Well, I guess it might be better to NOT look at them at all. But that's really not on the table for us, now, is it? Please excuse Jeff sounding like he's broadcasting from inside a tin can. He was literally inside a tin can. Once again, get ready to enjoy some smooth jazz segues, because the technical problems again befall us. But we soldier on and find ourselves back in the world of ear-kissing and the familiar restaurant booths with seat-backs of varying heights (and nothing on the tables of course). Xiulan insists that her husband Hugh kiss Edda's ear, which he does without hesitation. Polly and Lolly practice piano, which for some fucking reason bothers Edda. There's more about kissing ears, then Amos decides to kiss Edda's neck, which is so very difficult what with all of the fucking turtlenecks everywhere. Then we end our episode with more Polly and Lolly. It's shocking (or is it?) that a random sampling of the first 8 strips from 2024 give us all of the things that are so tiresome and annoying about the strip. That, we suppose, is the genius of Brooke Mac-El-Dee.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here,  or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis fully turtlenecked episode includes:\n\n\nJazz!\nLalo Schifrin\nChampagne\nTurtlenecks!\nGreedo from Star Wars\nRectum? Hell, it killed 'em both!\nMcEldowney Ellipsis\nEar kissing\nEven more turtlenecks!\nPiano practice\nSo many turtlenecks!\nKissing your Ben Franklin\nThe jazz flute from Anchorman\nFull William Frawley\nConnect Four\nWinnie the Pooh\nAttack of the 50-Foot Woman\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat better way to start the new year than to take a look at the first Chickweed Lanes of 2024? Well, I guess it might be better to NOT look at them at all. But that\u0026#39;s really not on the table for us, now, is it? Please excuse Jeff sounding like he\u0026#39;s broadcasting from inside a tin can. He was literally inside a tin can. Once again, get ready to enjoy some smooth jazz segues, because the technical problems again befall us. But we soldier on and find ourselves back in the world of ear-kissing and the familiar restaurant booths with seat-backs of varying heights (and nothing on the tables of course). Xiulan insists that her husband Hugh kiss Edda\u0026#39;s ear, which he does without hesitation. Polly and Lolly practice piano, which for some fucking reason bothers Edda. There\u0026#39;s more about kissing ears, then Amos decides to kiss Edda\u0026#39;s neck, which is so very difficult what with all of the fucking turtlenecks everywhere. Then we end our episode with more Polly and Lolly. It\u0026#39;s shocking (or is it?) that a random sampling of the first 8 strips from 2024 give us all of the things that are so tiresome and annoying about the strip. That, we suppose, is the genius of Brooke Mac-El-Dee.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1751963970750325138?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e,  or on Instagram by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C2r74dyL7EK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis fully turtlenecked episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJazz!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLalo Schifrin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampagne\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cajwgDyLM\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGreedo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectum? Hell, it killed \u0026#39;em both!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney Ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEar kissing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEven more turtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano practice\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo many turtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKissing your Ben Franklin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c_ufaxeSTs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ejazz flute\u003c/a\u003e from \u003cem\u003eAnchorman\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull William Frawley\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0rFtlKZk30\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect Four\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinnie the Pooh\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttack of the 50-Foot Woman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We kick off 2024 by looking at Brooke McEldowney's first eight comic strips of the year.","date_published":"2024-01-29T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/38eb708a-0cae-48ce-9503-8e655529b2b4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53890072,"duration_in_seconds":4453}]},{"id":"b8d814ed-70ee-47b1-abc9-0f4e77b24c99","title":"032: You Sneezed All Over Julius Caesar Dithers","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/032","content_text":"After becoming convinced that Brooke Mac-El-Dee himself is listening to this podcast, we take a deep dive into his poor history with the ellipsis (and other punctuation). You see, in one strip, he makes a point of \"educating\" everyone about the use of an ellipsis. According to The Master, it is only used to indicated omitted words. And that is not only  not true, it is also not how he has EVER used the ellipsis in his own work. In fact, we're not sure he has used it that way even once. So we go back through the strips we've already discussed and actually count the periods. (So many periods.) We also talk about a handful of strips where he \"has fun\" with punctuation with \"hilarious\" results. All in all, a fitting way to end the year.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here,  or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis ..... episode includes:\n\n\nSneezing\nDiet Cokes\nChristmas\nBack trouble\nriding a Segway\nspot-eyed cats\nsemi-colon misuse\nRoss \u0026amp; Rachel\nSam \u0026amp; Diane\nKatniss \u0026amp; Peeta\nmotorboating\nEddie Izzard talks about Englebert Humperdinck\nUnderwood Farms\nGoat habitrail\nGoat poop\nWelcome Back, Kotter\nPeanuts\nComma splice\nKilroy Was Here\nTiger Beat\nLeif Garrett\nShaun Cassidy\nWilliam Frawley's pants\nMowgli from The Jungle Book\nThe Dark Crystal\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter becoming convinced that Brooke Mac-El-Dee himself is listening to this podcast, we take a deep dive into his poor history with the ellipsis (and other punctuation). You see, in one strip, he makes a point of \u0026quot;educating\u0026quot; everyone about the use of an ellipsis. According to The Master, it is only used to indicated omitted words. And that is not only  not true, it is also not how he has EVER used the ellipsis in his own work. In fact, we\u0026#39;re not sure he has used it that way even once. So we go back through the strips we\u0026#39;ve already discussed and actually count the periods. (So many periods.) We also talk about a handful of strips where he \u0026quot;has fun\u0026quot; with punctuation with \u0026quot;hilarious\u0026quot; results. All in all, a fitting way to end the year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1740402215402283477?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,  or on Instagram by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Zx41jrT4n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis ..... episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSneezing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiet Cokes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack trouble\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eriding a Segway\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espot-eyed cats\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esemi-colon misuse\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoss \u0026amp; Rachel\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSam \u0026amp; Diane\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKatniss \u0026amp; Peeta\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emotorboating\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddie Izzard talks about \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjaRR4ofudA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEnglebert Humperdinck\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderwood Farms\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoat habitrail\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoat poop\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWelcome Back, Kotter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeanuts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComma splice\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKilroy Was Here\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiger Beat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeif Garrett\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaun Cassidy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Frawley\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmC2I8K6mo\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003epants\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMowgli from The Jungle Book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dark Crystal\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Brooke McEldowney defends his use of the ellipsis, so we take him down. ","date_published":"2023-12-28T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/b8d814ed-70ee-47b1-abc9-0f4e77b24c99.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75896873,"duration_in_seconds":6287}]},{"id":"beef7520-ec67-40c5-84a9-33bee4a7f899","title":"031: Like Hookers Short on Crazy Money","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/031","content_text":"It's the big day for Xiulan Ha'Penny Yuan and Hugh Portwhistle Godalming. For some reason, Xiulan has chosen Edda to be one of her two bridesmaids, because of course and why not? Look, Edda is a small part of a wedding that isn't her wedding, so naturally she's furious that someone else is getting all the attention. She has a plan to not only \"go commando\" underneath her cheongsam, but to \"slink up the aisle like hookers short on crazy money.\" She thinks this would be a fun and funny thing to do at someone else's wedding. And I guess we are supposed to be charmed by this. Oh, that Edda! Typical Edda! What's not to love about her? Seth warns her and Ginger, Xiulan's friend and the other bridesmaid, not to do what they're planning, and Edda gets very mad about it. Xiulan yells at the two of them on the way down the aisle. Edda then sticks her tongue out at Seth, again, on the way down the aisle. Once at the altar, Hugh makes exclaiming \"cor lumme\" when he sees Xiulan. She makes fun of him for that. At the altar. But then tells him that she and her bridesmaids (who are sitting in the pews now?) are all going commando. They talk about this for a while. At the altar. Instead of getting the wedding going. The priest interrupts and then reveals he has also gone commando. We discover that other people have gone commando too. Then for some reason the priest gets mad about it. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis completely underwear-free episode includes:\n\n\nwing-tip collars\npet collars\n\"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman\" by Britney Spears\nDutch angles!\nCheongsams\nVery bad hand drawings\nThe McEldowney Ellipsis!\nGoing commando\nPheromones\nPig Latin\nEaling Comedies\nThe Church of England\nCockney Slang\nAdam Godley\nAstronomical ellipsis usage!\nReading glasses\nMarty Feldman\nBing Crosby\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s the big day for Xiulan Ha\u0026#39;Penny Yuan and Hugh Portwhistle Godalming. For some reason, Xiulan has chosen Edda to be one of her two bridesmaids, because of course and why not? Look, Edda is a small part of a wedding that isn\u0026#39;t her wedding, so naturally she\u0026#39;s furious that someone else is getting all the attention. She has a plan to not only \u0026quot;go commando\u0026quot; underneath her cheongsam, but to \u0026quot;slink up the aisle like hookers short on crazy money.\u0026quot; She thinks this would be a fun and funny thing to do at someone else\u0026#39;s wedding. And I guess we are supposed to be charmed by this. Oh, that Edda! Typical Edda! What\u0026#39;s not to love about her? Seth warns her and Ginger, Xiulan\u0026#39;s friend and the other bridesmaid, not to do what they\u0026#39;re planning, and Edda gets very mad about it. Xiulan yells at the two of them on the way down the aisle. Edda then sticks her tongue out at Seth, again, on the way down the aisle. Once at the altar, Hugh makes exclaiming \u0026quot;cor lumme\u0026quot; when he sees Xiulan. She makes fun of him for that. At the altar. But then tells him that she and her bridesmaids (who are sitting in the pews now?) are all going commando. They talk about this for a while. At the altar. Instead of getting the wedding going. The priest interrupts and then reveals he has also gone commando. We discover that other people have gone commando too. Then for some reason the priest gets mad about it. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1726452275160519165?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e or on Instagram by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2o8NkL4rm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis completely underwear-free episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewing-tip collars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epet collars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;I\u0026#39;m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman\u0026quot; by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlV7RhT6zHs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBritney Spears\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch angles!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheongsams\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery bad hand drawings\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McEldowney Ellipsis!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing commando\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePheromones\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePig Latin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEaling Comedies\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Church of England\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCockney Slang\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam Godley\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAstronomical ellipsis usage!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading glasses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarty Feldman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBing Crosby\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. And we\u0026#39;re on Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"It's the wedding of Xiulan and Hugh Portwhistle Godalming. And it is disgusting.","date_published":"2023-11-20T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/beef7520-ec67-40c5-84a9-33bee4a7f899.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73649907,"duration_in_seconds":6100}]},{"id":"594f16f4-1531-45c2-baa3-eef2151fd09a","title":"030: Me Not So Hot With Scream","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/030","content_text":"Despite repeated mysterious technical difficulties, Brooke and Jeff persevered to bring you the 30th installment of this very important podcast. Was it worth all of the trouble? Of course the answer is no, probably not. But we begin with the aftermath of a date between Gil and Janice, the Nicolette Cignet photographer and Edda's friend and rival from the dance company we met way back in Episode 24: They Wanted You to Model Because of Sitzfleisch Allure. Gil is getting advice from Seth and Mark and tells them that he did not in fact bone Janice at the end of the date (which was their expectation), but instead kissed her on the left corner of her mouth. This move, according to Mark, is akin to \"lighting a sensual fuse.\" Edda doesn't believe it, but Amos tries it and transports them to a series of famous romantic movies. First La Dolce Vita, then From Here to Eternity, Casablanca, It Happened One Night (which Jeff mistakenly places in 1939 instead of 1934, sorry!), before veering to North By Northwest and settling into the Tarzan canon. There are so many Tarzan strips, guys. It's all very, very stupid. But we soldiered on through multiple glitches and made it happen. Just for you! Also, Jeff tries really hard to explain Schrödinger's Cat to make a metaphorical point, only to fail in his explanation and then to fail to remember exactly why he was trying to make the point in the first place. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here or on Instagram by clicking here.\n\nThis kiss-induced dream episode includes:\n\n\nKU vs. MU\nMullets\nCoup d'etat\nBartleby the Scrivener\nFletch talks about the filth and gunk\nNicolette Sheridan/Nicolette Cignet\nKevin Smith\nGeorge Santos and Steve Bannon\nForm-fitting turtleneck mini-dress\nDTF \nTurtlenecks\nEllipses!\nEzio Pinza singing \"Some Enchanted Evening\" from Some Enchanted Evening\nRecords on 78\nThe Library of Congress\nBall-cupping\nBeavers\nThe Trevi Fountain from La Dolce Vita\nGumby\nForm-Fitting Neck-Brace Turtleneck\nFrom Here to Eternity\nCasablanca\nIt Happened One Night\nNorth By Northwest\nTarzan\nObstetrics\nLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy\nSchrödinger's Cat explained so much better than Jeff tried to\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDespite repeated mysterious technical difficulties, Brooke and Jeff persevered to bring you the 30th installment of this very important podcast. Was it worth all of the trouble? Of course the answer is no, probably not. But we begin with the aftermath of a date between Gil and Janice, the Nicolette Cignet photographer and Edda\u0026#39;s friend and rival from the dance company we met way back in \u003ca href=\"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/024\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEpisode 24: They Wanted You to Model Because of Sitzfleisch Allure\u003c/a\u003e. Gil is getting advice from Seth and Mark and tells them that he did not in fact bone Janice at the end of the date (which was their expectation), but instead kissed her on the left corner of her mouth. This move, according to Mark, is akin to \u0026quot;lighting a sensual fuse.\u0026quot; Edda doesn\u0026#39;t believe it, but Amos tries it and transports them to a series of famous romantic movies. First \u003cem\u003eLa Dolce Vita\u003c/em\u003e, then \u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCasablanca\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c/em\u003e (which Jeff mistakenly places in 1939 instead of 1934, sorry!), before veering to \u003cem\u003eNorth By Northwest\u003c/em\u003e and settling into the \u003cem\u003eTarzan\u003c/em\u003e canon. There are so many Tarzan strips, guys. It\u0026#39;s all very, very stupid. But we soldiered on through multiple glitches and made it happen. Just for you! Also, Jeff tries really hard to explain Schrödinger\u0026#39;s Cat to make a metaphorical point, only to fail in his explanation and then to fail to remember exactly why he was trying to make the point in the first place. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all of the strips either on Twitter by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1718430506940059796?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e or on Instagram by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9o0MipPU7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eclicking here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis kiss-induced dream episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKU vs. MU\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMullets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoup d\u0026#39;etat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBartleby the Scrivener\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFletch talks about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjJYNZirQCU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efilth and gunk\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicolette Sheridan/Nicolette Cignet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKevin Smith\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Santos and Steve Bannon\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm-fitting turtleneck mini-dress\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDTF \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEllipses!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzio Pinza \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvnNhwBaeY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esinging\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u0026quot;Some Enchanted Evening\u0026quot; from \u003cem\u003eSome Enchanted Evening\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecords on 78\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Library of Congress\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall-cupping\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeavers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIz-BgNYN20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrevi Fountain\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from \u003cem\u003eLa Dolce Vita\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGumby\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm-Fitting Neck-Brace Turtleneck\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCasablanca\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth By Northwest\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTarzan\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObstetrics\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchrödinger\u0026#39;s Cat\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e explained so much better than Jeff tried to\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Amos kisses Edda on the left side of her mouth and triggers a series of romantic cinematic episodes. Mostly Tarzan-based.","date_published":"2023-10-30T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/594f16f4-1531-45c2-baa3-eef2151fd09a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72401969,"duration_in_seconds":5996}]},{"id":"5e1f0d1a-c4c8-48af-badc-3c0169c25926","title":"029: Dr. Greene Inhaled His Cough Drop","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/029","content_text":"Well, we've been gone for two months but we're back! And if you thought that this stupid comic strip wasn't still stupid, boy, are you in for a rude awakening! All the same old shit is still there: turtlenecks, Dutch angles, references to starlets of the '30s and '40s, no backgrounds, the McEldowney ellipsis! Oh, how did we survive all these weeks without these? Anyway, this stupid storyline is about Juliette and her boyfriend Elliott, whom everyone hates. (Including us!) One version of this story would be to say that he shows up to propose to her and ends up in the hospital. But it's all so fucking convoluted and the story changes with each new development. At first, Juliette is pretty confident that Elliott might pop the question, but she's not certain, so she wears a sexy dress to help him \"pop.\" But later we discover that he proposes to her on a weekly basis. Then, we find out that the minute Elliott walked through the door, he inhaled a cough drop and needed medical attention. But later, we're told that he didn't inhale the cough drop until after she said yes. But even later, we're told that her dress caused him to have \"an episode.\" And a doctor tells us that he inhaled a cough drop but then had an arrhythmia. Anyway, none of it makes any sense, especially the part where Elliott ends up in the ICU for more than a day. To confuse things even more, Brooke and Jeff talk about the ICU like it's the Emergency Room. But then again, that seems to be interchangeable with Brooke Mac-El-Dee as well. Later, a cat motorboats Juliette's boobs. And in the end, no one really gives a shit about what happened to Elliott because they're too busy talking about Juliette's dress. Spoiler alert: She's the sexiest person in the ICU and she loves it!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nEdda and Juliette mention Jean Harlow, Juliette promises to make Elliott \"pop,\" Elliott chokes on his cough drop, and a doctor stares at Juliette's boobs are here.\nThe \"lethal, shrink-wrap, halter-top gown,\" Edda getting mad because her gay roommate thinks her mom is sexier, and Juliette looking hot (and enjoying it) in the ICU are here.\nA cat motorboats Juliette's boobs, Amos talks about his fetid corpse, and Elliott somehow on his deathbed are here. \n\nThis lethal, shrink-wrapped episode includes:\n\n\nDive, Dove, Doven?\nPhones, both corded and cordless\nAuntie Mame\nTurtlenecks!\nJean Harlow\nFisher-Price Little People\nDutch Angles!\nThe character design from Shark Tale.\nNo backgrounds!\nCough drops\nJolly Ranchers\nArrhythmia\nChekhov's Gun\nLes Nessman's bandages\nThe McEldowney ellipsis!\nCrystal Gayle\nBeing motorboated by a cat\nThe ICU\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWell, we\u0026#39;ve been gone for two months but we\u0026#39;re back! And if you thought that this stupid comic strip wasn\u0026#39;t still stupid, boy, are you in for a rude awakening! All the same old shit is still there: turtlenecks, Dutch angles, references to starlets of the \u0026#39;30s and \u0026#39;40s, no backgrounds, the McEldowney ellipsis! Oh, how did we survive all these weeks without these? Anyway, this stupid storyline is about Juliette and her boyfriend Elliott, whom everyone hates. (Including us!) One version of this story would be to say that he shows up to propose to her and ends up in the hospital. But it\u0026#39;s all so fucking convoluted and the story changes with each new development. At first, Juliette is pretty confident that Elliott \u003cem\u003emight\u003c/em\u003e pop the question, but she\u0026#39;s not certain, so she wears a sexy dress to help him \u0026quot;pop.\u0026quot; But later we discover that he proposes to her on a weekly basis. Then, we find out that the minute Elliott walked through the door, he inhaled a cough drop and needed medical attention. But later, we\u0026#39;re told that he didn\u0026#39;t inhale the cough drop until after she said yes. But even later, we\u0026#39;re told that her dress caused him to have \u0026quot;an episode.\u0026quot; And a doctor tells us that he inhaled a cough drop but then had an arrhythmia. Anyway, none of it makes any sense, especially the part where Elliott ends up in the ICU for more than a day. To confuse things even more, Brooke and Jeff talk about the ICU like it\u0026#39;s the Emergency Room. But then again, that seems to be interchangeable with Brooke Mac-El-Dee as well. Later, a cat motorboats Juliette\u0026#39;s boobs. And in the end, no one really gives a shit about what happened to Elliott because they\u0026#39;re too busy talking about Juliette\u0026#39;s dress. Spoiler alert: She\u0026#39;s the sexiest person in the ICU and she loves it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdda and Juliette mention Jean Harlow, Juliette promises to make Elliott \u0026quot;pop,\u0026quot; Elliott chokes on his cough drop, and a doctor stares at Juliette\u0026#39;s boobs are \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1710366406557220951?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \u0026quot;lethal, shrink-wrap, halter-top gown,\u0026quot; Edda getting mad because her gay roommate thinks her mom is sexier, and Juliette looking hot (and enjoying it) in the ICU are \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1710366408151056421?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nA cat motorboats Juliette\u0026#39;s boobs, Amos talks about his fetid corpse, and Elliott somehow on his deathbed are \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1710366410550190305?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis lethal, shrink-wrapped episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive, Dove, Doven?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhones, both corded and cordless\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean Harlow\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFisher-Price \u003ca href=\"https://shop.mattel.com/collections/little-people\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLittle People\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Angles!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe character design from \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=569938233\u0026sxsrf=AM9HkKlxERVw_5MfqrxGptUaJi-AqJDQ4g:1696289606532\u0026q=A+shark+tale\u0026tbm=isch\u0026source=lnms\u0026sa=X\u0026ved=2ahUKEwjcxLubw9iBAxVXJEQIHaNEPUEQ0pQJegQIDhAB\u0026biw=1301\u0026bih=802\u0026dpr=2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eShark Tale\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo backgrounds!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCough drops\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJolly Ranchers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrhythmia\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-chekhovs-gun-learn-how-to-use-chekhovs-gun-in-your-writing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChekhov\u0026#39;s Gun\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLes Nessman\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Nessman\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ebandages\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McEldowney ellipsis!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Gayle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing motorboated by a cat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ICU\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Elliott proposes to Juliette but inhales a cough drop in the process and ends up in the ICU. ","date_published":"2023-10-09T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/5e1f0d1a-c4c8-48af-badc-3c0169c25926.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65766721,"duration_in_seconds":5443}]},{"id":"334e9add-a915-4cd5-b3ad-7eea9c14f071","title":"028: I'll Just Serve You A Colossal Jong-Jong","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/028","content_text":"Inspired by the 4th of July (I guess), we go all the way back to the beginning and take a look at the very first Chickweed strips. Brooke Mac-El-Dee comes right out of the gate with Juliette talking with Edda about physical attractiveness and how that's very important to catch a man. Edda at this point is maybe 12, so this is a TOTALLY NORMAL AND APPROPRIATE conversation for a mother to have. But don't worry. Things get WAY MORE inappropriate pretty quickly. Isn't it comforting to know that this horrible comic strip was horrible in exactly the same ways from the beginning? Following up Juliette's lessons in female attractiveness, pre-teenage Edda already expresses what can only be described as Championship Level Body Dysmorphia. Classic Mac-El-Dee! There's a whole Sunday strip about a fly. Twelve-year-old Amos, who looks either drowned or electrocuted or both, spends an entire strip sniffing Edda...at her request of course. Sophia Loren's \"bosom\" is described as \"proud.\" Edda shames her mother for not getting boned on a date. Then later the two of them celebrate Juliette finding her boyfriend's \"button\" and \"pushing it.\"  Which I suppose means she had sex. Edda encourages Amos to imagine random adults they're looking at naked. So that's totally cool also. And finally we spend about ten solid minutes trying to figure out what \"I'll just serve you a colossal jong-jong\" means. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nJuliette teaches Edda about the necessity of being attractive and Edda expressing her complicated body dysmorphia ARE HERE.\nA Sunday strip all about a dumb fly and Amos uncomfortably and repeatedly sniffing Edda ARE HERE.\nSophia Loren's \"proud bosom,\" Juliette's inability to transform a man into a \"gelatinous blob of slavering desire,\" and Amos showing his leg to some other boys ARE HERE.\nJuliette talks to Edda about finding and pushing her boyfriend's button, Edda and Amos imagining adult strangers naked, and the famous colossal jong-jong ARE HERE.\n\nThis gelatinous, colossal episode includes:\n\n\n4th of July\nJoey Chestnut\nEating harmonicas\nChristmas\nFree Will\nMajor League Eating\n\"76 Trombones\" from The Music Man\nFunnel Cakes\nPizza Hut P'Zone\nDutch ovens\nTwinkies\nInternational waters\nBarbie dolls\nLauren Bacall\nMuppets\nTelly the Monster\nDorothy Hamill\nScent of a Woman and Al Pacino's catchphrase\nSophia Loren\nSlavering\nImagining everyone naked\nFast Times at Ridgemont High\nThe Colossal Jong-Jong\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by the 4th of July (I guess), we go all the way back to the beginning and take a look at the very first Chickweed strips. Brooke Mac-El-Dee comes right out of the gate with Juliette talking with Edda about physical attractiveness and how that\u0026#39;s very important to catch a man. Edda at this point is maybe 12, so this is a TOTALLY NORMAL AND APPROPRIATE conversation for a mother to have. But don\u0026#39;t worry. Things get WAY MORE inappropriate pretty quickly. Isn\u0026#39;t it comforting to know that this horrible comic strip was horrible in exactly the same ways from the beginning? Following up Juliette\u0026#39;s lessons in female attractiveness, pre-teenage Edda already expresses what can only be described as Championship Level Body Dysmorphia. Classic Mac-El-Dee! There\u0026#39;s a whole Sunday strip about a fly. Twelve-year-old Amos, who looks either drowned or electrocuted or both, spends an entire strip sniffing Edda...at her request of course. Sophia Loren\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;bosom\u0026quot; is described as \u0026quot;proud.\u0026quot; Edda shames her mother for not getting boned on a date. Then later the two of them celebrate Juliette finding her boyfriend\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;button\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;pushing it.\u0026quot;  Which I suppose means she had sex. Edda encourages Amos to imagine random adults they\u0026#39;re looking at naked. So that\u0026#39;s totally cool also. And finally we spend about ten solid minutes trying to figure out what \u0026quot;I\u0026#39;ll just serve you a colossal jong-jong\u0026quot; means. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJuliette teaches Edda about the necessity of being attractive and Edda expressing her complicated body dysmorphia \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133741673172992?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nA Sunday strip all about a dumb fly and Amos uncomfortably and repeatedly sniffing Edda \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133743338315779?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nSophia Loren\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;proud bosom,\u0026quot; Juliette\u0026#39;s inability to transform a man into a \u0026quot;gelatinous blob of slavering desire,\u0026quot; and Amos showing his leg to some other boys \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133745057980417?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nJuliette talks to Edda about finding and pushing her boyfriend\u0026#39;s button, Edda and Amos imagining adult strangers naked, and the famous colossal jong-jong \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133746786045953?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis gelatinous, colossal episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4th of July\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoey Chestnut\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEating harmonicas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Will\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor League Eating\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdd6q0pW4DM\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e76 Trombones\u003c/a\u003e\u0026quot; from The Music Man\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunnel Cakes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePizza Hut P\u0026#39;Zone\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch ovens\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwinkies\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational waters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbie dolls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLauren Bacall\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuppets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelly the Monster\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy Hamill\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eScent of a Woman\u003c/em\u003e and Al Pacino\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNeIAxll2A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecatchphrase\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophia Loren\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlavering\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImagining everyone naked\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFast Times at Ridgemont High\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Colossal Jong-Jong\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We go back to the beginning, to the very first 9 Chickweed Lane, to prove it was just as terrible then as now.","date_published":"2023-07-18T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/334e9add-a915-4cd5-b3ad-7eea9c14f071.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63912622,"duration_in_seconds":5288}]},{"id":"3166c0ba-c9bc-4cbf-85d5-a1ed3f7d7f8b","title":"027: My Speculations on Her Mother's Species","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/027","content_text":"We could not resist the gravitational pull of the international cello competition that Amos won. You remember it, right? He and Edda got caught on camera (by a news balloon of course) having sex and then people complained that the sex tape (which everyone in the world saw) gave Amos an unfair advantage. So now we dive into the aftermath. It's 20 strips this episode, sorry guys! It's a re-match between Amos and Xiulan Yuan, and the competition will happen behind a screen and the contestants will have to switch cellos. Because of course both of those things make sense. For no good reason at all, other than Brooke McEldowney's hatred of women maybe, Edda hates Xiulan and decides to be a racist right to her face. It's fine (and funny?) I guess because Xiulan doesn't speak English. The competition happens, behind the screen, in front of an audience who paid good money to look at a screen on a stage. Instead of feeling ripped off, the audience hears Amos's cello playing and starts fucking basically. Just like always. Even people listening on a streaming broadcast end up fucking. Amos wins, of course, although he appears bored to be there for the entirety of the run. To cap it off, two nuns scissor from the joy of it. Pretty fucking typical for this comic strip.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nHeadlines explain the outrage, Juliette phones Edda in Brussels, and Amos switches cellos ARE HERE.\nSeth wants Amos to \"moitelize\" Xiulan, Isabel Florin says an indecipherable four word phrase, and Edda quotes Rocky ARE HERE.\nAmos wishes Xiulan luck, Edda is a racist, and Juliette wishes Seth wasn't gay ARE HERE.\nAmos and Xiulan draw straws, Edda fogs up Amos's glasses, and we see a screen on a stage ARE HERE.\nEdda plays the one-key piano filled with milk, Edda and Amos are overcome with the passion of playing, and we see their weird sex arms, too many of which are left arms ARE HERE.\nEveryone listening starts fucking, second prize is awarded, and Edda flings her body toward a bored Amos ARE HERE. \nAmos changes into a blue suit for the on-stage celebration and two nuns do it ARE HERE.\n\nThis episode, which was performed behind a screen, includes:\n\n\nWinnebago Man\nVHS\nCut my gums off\nSilly Putty\nNew Math\n\"Love is in the Air\" by John Paul Young\nThe World Wide Web\nOnce Upon a One More Time on Broadway\nRipped from the headlines\nThe Speed Cubers on Netflix\nTurtlenecks\nEdda's tragic baldness\nBenjamin Franklin\nEnslaved by the exclamation point\nMacaroni microphone\nJeff Beck\nBugs Bunny\nThe Bowery Boys\nRocky\nSea cucumbers\nThe Bluey episode called \"Pavlova\"\nThe Price is Right and Truth or Consequences\nDutch angles\nTwo left arms\nFull corn niblet mouth\nScissoring nuns\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe could not resist the gravitational pull of the international cello competition that Amos won. You remember it, right? He and Edda got caught on camera (by a news balloon of course) having sex and then people complained that the sex tape (which everyone in the world saw) gave Amos an unfair advantage. So now we dive into the aftermath. It\u0026#39;s 20 strips this episode, sorry guys! It\u0026#39;s a re-match between Amos and Xiulan Yuan, and the competition will happen behind a screen and the contestants will have to switch cellos. Because of course both of those things make sense. For no good reason at all, other than Brooke McEldowney\u0026#39;s hatred of women maybe, Edda hates Xiulan and decides to be a racist right to her face. It\u0026#39;s fine (and funny?) I guess because Xiulan doesn\u0026#39;t speak English. The competition happens, behind the screen, in front of an audience who paid good money to look at a screen on a stage. Instead of feeling ripped off, the audience hears Amos\u0026#39;s cello playing and starts fucking basically. Just like always. Even people listening on a streaming broadcast end up fucking. Amos wins, of course, although he appears bored to be there for the entirety of the run. To cap it off, two nuns scissor from the joy of it. Pretty fucking typical for this comic strip.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeadlines explain the outrage, Juliette phones Edda in Brussels, and Amos switches cellos \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406916313645056?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nSeth wants Amos to \u0026quot;moitelize\u0026quot; Xiulan, Isabel Florin says an indecipherable four word phrase, and Edda quotes Rocky \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406918796496897?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos wishes Xiulan luck, Edda is a racist, and Juliette wishes Seth wasn\u0026#39;t gay \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406922185641984?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos and Xiulan draw straws, Edda fogs up Amos\u0026#39;s glasses, and we see a screen on a stage \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406924790325248?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdda plays the one-key piano filled with milk, Edda and Amos are overcome with the passion of playing, and we see their weird sex arms, too many of which are left arms \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406927155625986?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nEveryone listening starts fucking, second prize is awarded, and Edda flings her body toward a bored Amos \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406930024558593?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\nAmos changes into a blue suit for the on-stage celebration and two nuns do it \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406933099003907?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARE HERE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode, which was performed behind a screen, includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinnebago Man\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVHS\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut my gums off\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilly Putty\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Math\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Love is in the Air\u0026quot; by \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNC0kIzM1Fo\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Paul Young\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World Wide Web\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://onemoretimemusical.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce Upon a One More Time\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e on Broadway\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRipped from the headlines\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Speed Cubers\u003c/em\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81092143\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNetflix\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdda\u0026#39;s tragic baldness\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnslaved by the exclamation point\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMacaroni microphone\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeff Beck\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBugs Bunny\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bowery Boys\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRocky\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSea cucumbers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bluey episode called \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NqbB79mVyc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Pavlova\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Price is Right and Truth or Consequences\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch angles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo left arms\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull corn niblet mouth\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScissoring nuns\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We return to the cello competition in Brussels to witness the rematch between Amos and Xiulan Yuan.","date_published":"2023-06-05T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/3166c0ba-c9bc-4cbf-85d5-a1ed3f7d7f8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66729777,"duration_in_seconds":5523}]},{"id":"036c38b5-1767-4a23-a154-e0829476b49d","title":"026: The Wattles and the Flapping Flesh","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/026","content_text":"Here we are introduced to 60-year-old Arthur Peel and his assistant Nan-Lin Peel (no relation), who is thirty years younger than him. Arthur excuses himself for being a disgusting old man, with a balding head, hair coming out of his ears and nose and eyebrows, wattles, and flapping flesh. These are his descriptions of himself, although Brooke Mac-El-Dee doesn't take the time to actually draw him that way. He is balding, but he has thin, very well groomed eyebrows, no visible wattles and few wrinkles to speak of. He repeats this stuff over and over to Nan-Lin, who seems bored and beaten down by his monologue. (You and us both, sister!) Of course, when Arthur adds that he is in love with her, this changes everything for Nan-Lin, who then literally crawls across a table to kiss him. Arthur, in typical Chickweed style, doesn't understand what's happening or that Nan-Lin wants his wrinkly and flapping Johnson. He looks terrified and concerned for all fourteen (yeah, sorry) of these strips. She even gets up on the table and presents her beave to him. Still, he doesn't fucking understand what's going on. Because...it's funny, I guess? Anyway, she eventually slides into his lap and then they disappear under the table. At this point, we discover that they are in a restaurant. The waiter arrives and is unfazed by their near-fucking in the booth. So much so, he takes their order, and then seats two other guests across from them. These guests, Seth and his boyfriend, don't notice that there's a couple moments away from intercourse across the booth from them. And they begin to make out too. At this point, both couples notice each other. Embarrassed (?) Arthur and Nan-Lin bolt from the restaurant, but not before Arthur gives the waiter a huge tip. The waiter then claims he's in love. Which must be a joke, but isn't funny really. And also makes no sense in any context provided. But what the fuck were we expecting anyway, right?\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nArthur talks about his wattles and flapping flesh, Arthur talks about his wattles and flapping flesh AGAIN, and Arthur talks about his wattles but NOT his flapping flesh ARE HERE.\nNan-Lin presents her beave, Nan-Lin ends up in Arthur's lap, and Arthur and Nan-Lin end up lying down in a booth in a restaurant ARE HERE.\nThe waiter arrives to take their order, Nan-Lin and Arthur hear the waiter but just keep dry humping, and the waiter seats another couple opposite them ARE HERE.\nSeth and Mark immediately begin to make out, Seth and Mark notice Arthur and Nan-Lin, and the waiter insists on a big tip ARE HERE.\nThe phrase \"get a room\" is uttered and the waiter falls in love with giant money ARE HERE.\n\nThis key party-adjacent episode includes:\n\n\nWhat is the name of our favorite celebratory march?\nCell phones in cars\n2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid\nClassic moment from The Man With Two Brains.\nLou Bega's Mambo No. 5.\nBrooke's Broadway musical\nDefibrillator\nPaper pants\nMRIs\nMetal underwear/chastity belts/codpieces\nWhere \"Bust a moo\" originally came from.\nAdam Godley\n\"Hot in Herre\" by Nelly\nMcEldowney ellipsis\nBall wattles\nGilbert \u0026amp; Sullivan\nClassical symphony orgasm\nPro-butt/Am-butt\n21 Beave Salute\nMotorboating\nLaura Ingalls Wilder\nTurtlenecks\nShrek\nBluey's \"cone of shame!\" episode\nThrouples\nThe Case of the Disappearing Mustache!\nScooby Doo\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHere we are introduced to 60-year-old Arthur Peel and his assistant Nan-Lin Peel (no relation), who is thirty years younger than him. Arthur excuses himself for being a disgusting old man, with a balding head, hair coming out of his ears and nose and eyebrows, wattles, and flapping flesh. These are his descriptions of himself, although Brooke Mac-El-Dee doesn\u0026#39;t take the time to actually draw him that way. He is balding, but he has thin, very well groomed eyebrows, no visible wattles and few wrinkles to speak of. He repeats this stuff over and over to Nan-Lin, who seems bored and beaten down by his monologue. (You and us both, sister!) Of course, when Arthur adds that he is in love with her, this changes everything for Nan-Lin, who then literally crawls across a table to kiss him. Arthur, in typical Chickweed style, doesn\u0026#39;t understand what\u0026#39;s happening or that Nan-Lin wants his wrinkly and flapping Johnson. He looks terrified and concerned for all fourteen (yeah, sorry) of these strips. She even gets up on the table and presents her beave to him. Still, he doesn\u0026#39;t fucking understand what\u0026#39;s going on. Because...it\u0026#39;s funny, I guess? Anyway, she eventually slides into his lap and then they disappear under the table. At this point, we discover that they are in a restaurant. The waiter arrives and is unfazed by their near-fucking in the booth. So much so, he takes their order, and then seats two other guests across from them. These guests, Seth and his boyfriend, don\u0026#39;t notice that there\u0026#39;s a couple moments away from intercourse across the booth from them. And they begin to make out too. At this point, both couples notice each other. Embarrassed (?) Arthur and Nan-Lin bolt from the restaurant, but not before Arthur gives the waiter a huge tip. The waiter then claims he\u0026#39;s in love. Which must be a joke, but isn\u0026#39;t funny really. And also makes no sense in any context provided. But what the fuck were we expecting anyway, right?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArthur talks about his wattles and flapping flesh, Arthur talks about his wattles and flapping flesh AGAIN, and Arthur talks about his wattles but NOT his flapping flesh \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737341502451712?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eARE HERE\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nNan-Lin presents her beave, Nan-Lin ends up in Arthur\u0026#39;s lap, and Arthur and Nan-Lin end up lying down in a booth in a restaurant \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737343490535426?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eARE HERE\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe waiter arrives to take their order, Nan-Lin and Arthur hear the waiter but just keep dry humping, and the waiter seats another couple opposite them \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737345512202240?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eARE HERE\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nSeth and Mark immediately begin to make out, Seth and Mark notice Arthur and Nan-Lin, and the waiter insists on a big tip \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737347315728385?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eARE HERE\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe phrase \u0026quot;get a room\u0026quot; is uttered and the waiter falls in love with giant money \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737349370974209?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eARE HERE\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis key party-adjacent episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the name of our favorite celebratory march?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCell phones in cars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0CScFzp1o\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassic moment\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from \u003cem\u003eThe Man With Two Brains\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLou Bega\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMambo No. 5\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke\u0026#39;s Broadway musical\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefibrillator\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper pants\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMRIs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal underwear/chastity belts/codpieces\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere \u0026quot;Bust a moo\u0026quot; originally \u003ca href=\"https://www.movieposters.com/products/home-on-the-range-mpw-8275\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecame from\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam Godley\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Hot in Herre\u0026quot; by \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNelly\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall wattles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; Sullivan\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassical symphony \u003ca href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/la-philharmonic-concert-loud-and-full-body-orgasm-b2330648.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eorgasm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePro-butt/Am-butt\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21 Beave Salute\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotorboating\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaura Ingalls Wilder\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShrek\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluey\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;cone of shame!\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkj66AEODE4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eepisode\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrouples\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Case of the Disappearing Mustache!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScooby Doo\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Let's all watch the consummation of Arthur and Nan-Lin's romance, which happens in a restaurant booth.","date_published":"2023-05-09T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/036c38b5-1767-4a23-a154-e0829476b49d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66552335,"duration_in_seconds":5508}]},{"id":"7c4a4070-8216-4d51-be5d-9be1ade76262","title":"025: Tales of Eight Cylinders and Virginal Odometers","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/025","content_text":"In this episode, we dive into Amos's subconscious, which is predictably icky. Amos describes a dream he had the previous night. He headlines it as a dream where Edda went to buy a car. But what the dream is really about is how the car salesman sexually assaulted her. So, at least we know where Amos's priorities lie. The Ol' Mac-El-Dee makes a big point of repeating (endlessly) that the salesman's name was \"Wilkins or Fortescue,\" as if that is, by it's nature a very funny piece of business, which it is not. Also, and not for nothing, the salesman looks a lot, A LOT, like Amos. So I guess that's maybe the point? It's a rape fantasy that Amos is having? It's all filled with car-related double entendres, because of course it is. Edda assumes, from Amos's description that her dream self simply gave herself to the car salesman, which shows where her priorities lie, I guess. Amos spends most of the dream choosing tea at Zabar's. As if that's a great place to choose tea. But then he rushes in to save her. I mean, not \"rushes in,\" per se. He had to choose his fucking tea first. But he enters the dealership and pushes the salesman \"onto his beezer.\" Whatever the fuck that means. In the end, Edda gets turned on by Amos and, while they're walking down the street, throws her vagina at his face. Seriously. Wait till you see the picture. It's fucking ridiculous. Also impossible. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nWilkins or Fortescue descends on Edda and Amos chooses his tea at Zabar's are right here.\nAmos pushes Wilkins or Forescue onto his beezer, Earl Grey keeps his secrets, and the Mac-El-Dee Walkin' C are right here.\n\nThis nightmarish episode includes:\n\n\nMullets\nHeadphones\nBrooke's new comedy routine\nImprov\nStuck in a closet\nListener feedback\n\"Tasty poopers\"\nUrban slang\nJoe Biden\nAbe Vigoda\nEverything Everywhere All At Once\nHarry Potter hands\n8-cylinder cars\nAndy Capp\nMarathon Man\n\"Is it safe?\"\nZabar's\nDean \u0026amp; Deluca\nIn 'N' Out\nThe Russian Tea Room\nWalking cunnilingus\nThe Bachelor\nLawn chairs \u0026amp; ironing boards\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we dive into Amos\u0026#39;s subconscious, which is predictably icky. Amos describes a dream he had the previous night. He headlines it as a dream where Edda went to buy a car. But what the dream is really about is how the car salesman sexually assaulted her. So, at least we know where Amos\u0026#39;s priorities lie. The Ol\u0026#39; Mac-El-Dee makes a big point of repeating (endlessly) that the salesman\u0026#39;s name was \u0026quot;Wilkins or Fortescue,\u0026quot; as if that is, by it\u0026#39;s nature a very funny piece of business, which it is not. Also, and not for nothing, the salesman looks a lot, A LOT, like Amos. So I guess that\u0026#39;s maybe the point? It\u0026#39;s a rape fantasy that Amos is having? It\u0026#39;s all filled with car-related double entendres, because of course it is. Edda assumes, from Amos\u0026#39;s description that her dream self simply gave herself to the car salesman, which shows where her priorities lie, I guess. Amos spends most of the dream choosing tea at Zabar\u0026#39;s. As if that\u0026#39;s a great place to choose tea. But then he rushes in to save her. I mean, not \u0026quot;rushes in,\u0026quot; per se. He had to choose his fucking tea first. But he enters the dealership and pushes the salesman \u0026quot;onto his beezer.\u0026quot; Whatever the fuck that means. In the end, Edda gets turned on by Amos and, while they\u0026#39;re walking down the street, throws her vagina at his face. Seriously. Wait till you see the picture. It\u0026#39;s fucking ridiculous. Also impossible. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilkins or Fortescue descends on Edda and Amos chooses his tea at Zabar\u0026#39;s are \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1647015657731661824?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos pushes Wilkins or Forescue onto his beezer, Earl Grey keeps his secrets, and the Mac-El-Dee Walkin\u0026#39; C are \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1647015659673649157?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis nightmarish episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMullets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadphones\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke\u0026#39;s new comedy routine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprov\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStuck in a closet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListener feedback\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Tasty poopers\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrban slang\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Biden\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbe Vigoda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything Everywhere All At Once\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Potter hands\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-cylinder cars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.gocomics.com/andycapp\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Capp\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarathon Man\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzw1_2b-I7A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Is it safe?\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZabar\u0026#39;s\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDean \u0026amp; Deluca\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u0026#39;N\u0026#39; Out\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Russian Tea Room\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalking cunnilingus\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawn chairs \u0026amp; ironing boards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Amos has a dream about Edda shopping for a car, and it's gross.","date_published":"2023-04-17T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/7c4a4070-8216-4d51-be5d-9be1ade76262.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57029474,"duration_in_seconds":4715}]},{"id":"7e94543a-724a-434d-b60f-dee8a8a9c343","title":"024: They Wanted You to Model Because of Sitzfleisch Allure","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/024","content_text":"Edda's modeling career begins when a scout for the famous designer Nicolette Cignet picks Edda from everyone else in her dance company because of her nice butt. Only, Brooke Mac-El-Dee never says \"nice butt,\" he prefers to say \"caboose\" over and over and over, with a brief digression to \"sitzfleisch\" from Amos. The twist is that they only want Edda for her butt and they want Janice to be the face. So, even though it makes zero sense, they'll use both of them: Janice's face and Edda's butt. There is no exploration of whose midriff and boobs will make the cut. Which, frankly, is a little surprising. Edda is angry to find out she's Janice's butt double. But showbiz is showbiz, right? The lone photographer sent to shoot this very important ad campaign takes his photos. They are terrible. Along the way, we are subjected to \"undie-carriage,\" \"golden hind,\" \"sealing the deal,\" and \"licking their chops.\" It's super gross. Edda ends up angry about butts, which takes us back around to one of the Thanksgiving strips we looked at, and helps us put in context why Edda was so mad about people saying \"butt\" all around her. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nEdda finds out the Nicolette Cignet people want to talk to her, Seth throws shade at Edda for it, and Seth goes out of his way to use \"terpsichorean\" are here.\nAmos says \"sitzfleisch\" for no good reason, Edda and Janice find out they're both there for the job, and Edda and Janice shit talk each other's butts are here.\nEdda finds out she's Janice's butt double, Gil explains why the Nicolette Cignet logo can't be seen on a small butt, and Gil sprays Janice with oil and water are here.\nGil takes his questionable photos, Edda and Janice talk about ballet being hard, and the truly terrible photo campaign are here.\nWe're introduced to the phrase \"undie-carriage\" and Edda goes on her Thanksgiving Butt Walk are here.\n\nThis award-winning, then award-losing episode includes:\n\n\nHeart rates\nThe will to live\nUrine drinking\nWillie Nelson\nThe Huggle\nNeck muscles\nSteroids\nAutopsy impressions\nRich Little is STILL doing impressions?\nFred Travelina\n\"The Way We Were\" by Barbra Streisand\n\"Welcome Back Kotter\" theme song.\nDutch Angle\nThe Terpsichorean Arts\nSitzfleisch\nCabooses\nLobster claws\nChaps vs. Shaps\nVan der Graaf Generator\nButt Doubles\nBody Shaming\nCoco from Fame\nKentucky Fried Chicken\nSergio Valente Jeans\nCross-Country Travel\nTransporting Ashes\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEdda\u0026#39;s modeling career begins when a scout for the famous designer Nicolette Cignet picks Edda from everyone else in her dance company because of her nice butt. Only, Brooke Mac-El-Dee never says \u0026quot;nice butt,\u0026quot; he prefers to say \u0026quot;caboose\u0026quot; over and over and over, with a brief digression to \u0026quot;sitzfleisch\u0026quot; from Amos. The twist is that they only want Edda for her butt and they want Janice to be the face. So, even though it makes zero sense, they\u0026#39;ll use both of them: Janice\u0026#39;s face and Edda\u0026#39;s butt. There is no exploration of whose midriff and boobs will make the cut. Which, frankly, is a little surprising. Edda is angry to find out she\u0026#39;s Janice\u0026#39;s butt double. But showbiz is showbiz, right? The lone photographer sent to shoot this very important ad campaign takes his photos. They are terrible. Along the way, we are subjected to \u0026quot;undie-carriage,\u0026quot; \u0026quot;golden hind,\u0026quot; \u0026quot;sealing the deal,\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;licking their chops.\u0026quot; It\u0026#39;s super gross. Edda ends up angry about butts, which takes us back around to one of the Thanksgiving strips we looked at, and helps us put in context why Edda was so mad about people saying \u0026quot;butt\u0026quot; all around her. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdda finds out the Nicolette Cignet people want to talk to her, Seth throws shade at Edda for it, and Seth goes out of his way to use \u0026quot;terpsichorean\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677943285956608?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos says \u0026quot;sitzfleisch\u0026quot; for no good reason, Edda and Janice find out they\u0026#39;re both there for the job, and Edda and Janice shit talk each other\u0026#39;s butts \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677945110487040?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdda finds out she\u0026#39;s Janice\u0026#39;s butt double, Gil explains why the Nicolette Cignet logo can\u0026#39;t be seen on a small butt, and Gil sprays Janice with oil and water \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677946893053952?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nGil takes his questionable photos, Edda and Janice talk about ballet being hard, and the truly terrible photo campaign \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677948948287489?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re introduced to the phrase \u0026quot;undie-carriage\u0026quot; and Edda goes on her Thanksgiving Butt Walk \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677951422906368?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis award-winning, then award-losing episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeart rates\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe will to live\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrine drinking\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillie Nelson\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Huggle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck muscles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteroids\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutopsy impressions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Little is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rich-little-still-making-a-great-impression/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTILL doing impressions\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFred Travelina\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;The Way We Were\u0026quot; by \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifWOSnoCS0M\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBarbra Streisand\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Welcome Back Kotter\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzEzDkeHzI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003etheme song\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Angle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Terpsichorean Arts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSitzfleisch\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCabooses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLobster claws\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChaps vs. Shaps\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVan der Graaf Generator\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButt Doubles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Shaming\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoco from Fame\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKentucky Fried Chicken\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSergio Valente Jeans\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-Country Travel\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransporting Ashes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"It's time to dive into the genesis of Edda's modeling career.","date_published":"2023-03-27T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/7e94543a-724a-434d-b60f-dee8a8a9c343.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66926030,"duration_in_seconds":5539}]},{"id":"00ad5e7a-79f1-4a88-9aab-1fecf16d12ab","title":"023: A Very, Very Good Glass of Water","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/023","content_text":"After Edda \"cures\" Amos's hiccups, he takes the stage, first without his cello (hilarious!) and then with it. His performance, which is of course watched via satellite by all of his family and friends, inspires so much passion, that Juliette fucks Elliott on the couch right next to Nan. It also inspires Isabel to have sex with her boyfriend and Seth to make up with Mark, who appears here as a doll or small child. Amos finishes his performance and everyone there loses their minds, throwing their programs in the air and then roses at Amos and Edda. Naturally, the judges unanimously award the grand prize to Amos, who honestly looks like he doesn't give a shit and would rather be anywhere else but there. The victory is short-lived because of the sex tape that everyone saw. You know, because that caused an unfair advantage. Amos asks for another juried performance and then fucks Edda at the press conference. And that's where we leave Brussels, because this just goes on and on and we've truly had enough. (Part 3 of 3)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nTwo Belgian perverts listen to Amos \u0026amp; Edda have sex, Amos \u0026amp; Edda finish having sex, Amos forgets his cello, then Amos forgets he's at a competition are here.\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda begin their performance, the audience falls in love, Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott have sex next to Gran, and Isabel accosts her boyfriend are here.\nSeth reunites with Mark, the audience throws their programs, the audience throws roses, and Amos gives Edda a rose are here.\nBrooke Mac-El-Dee makes an ellipsis joke, Edda floats up to heaven, Amos and Edda get a phone call, and Edda finally has to tell Amos about the sex tape are here.\nAmos doesn't care about the sex tape and Amos \u0026amp; Edda have sex at a press conference are here.\n\nThis award-winning, then award-losing episode includes:\n\n\nDrug commercials\nResting heart rates\nThe Actor's Nightmare\nBroadway\nStupid computers\nLurking outside doors\nClaude the Cat\nShowgirls\nYo-Yo Ma performs Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major.\n\"Great Balls of Fire\" by Jerry Lee Lewis\nPoltergeist\nThe clown scene is here and starts at 2:22.\nThe vulva\nSex in front of your mom\nTurtlenecks!\nConsole TVs, much like this one.\nRaggedy Andy Doll\nBats!\nCaligula\nRoses\nMelissa Manchester sings \"Please Don't Let This Feeling End.\" \nEllipses!\nE.T.\nMore turtlenecks!\nSweet Greens\nSouplantation\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter Edda \u0026quot;cures\u0026quot; Amos\u0026#39;s hiccups, he takes the stage, first without his cello (hilarious!) and then with it. His performance, which is of course watched via satellite by all of his family and friends, inspires so much passion, that Juliette fucks Elliott on the couch right next to Nan. It also inspires Isabel to have sex with her boyfriend and Seth to make up with Mark, who appears here as a doll or small child. Amos finishes his performance and everyone there loses their minds, throwing their programs in the air and then roses at Amos and Edda. Naturally, the judges unanimously award the grand prize to Amos, who honestly looks like he doesn\u0026#39;t give a shit and would rather be anywhere else but there. The victory is short-lived because of the sex tape that everyone saw. You know, because that caused an unfair advantage. Amos asks for another juried performance and then fucks Edda at the press conference. And that\u0026#39;s where we leave Brussels, because this just goes on and on and we\u0026#39;ve truly had enough. (Part 3 of 3)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Belgian perverts listen to Amos \u0026amp; Edda have sex, Amos \u0026amp; Edda finish having sex, Amos forgets his cello, then Amos forgets he\u0026#39;s at a competition \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658453236981760?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda begin their performance, the audience falls in love, Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott have sex next to Gran, and Isabel accosts her boyfriend \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658456625991681?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nSeth reunites with Mark, the audience throws their programs, the audience throws roses, and Amos gives Edda a rose \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658459931119619?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nBrooke Mac-El-Dee makes an ellipsis joke, Edda floats up to heaven, Amos and Edda get a phone call, and Edda finally has to tell Amos about the sex tape \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658463382994944?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos doesn\u0026#39;t care about the sex tape and Amos \u0026amp; Edda have sex at a press conference \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658466302230528?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis award-winning, then award-losing episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrug commercials\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResting heart rates\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Actor\u0026#39;s Nightmare\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroadway\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStupid computers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLurking outside doors\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClaude the Cat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShowgirls\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYo-Yo Ma performs Bach\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1prweT95Mo0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCello Suite No. 1 in G Major\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F569_t2jCio\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Great Balls of Fire\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Jerry Lee Lewis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoltergeist\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe clown scene \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOnLUt7OI4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and starts at 2:22.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vulva\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSex in front of your mom\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsole TVs, much like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebay.com/itm/174787590138?chn=ps\u0026norover=1\u0026mkevt=1\u0026mkrid=711-117182-37290-0\u0026mkcid=2\u0026mkscid=101\u0026itemid=174787590138\u0026targetid=1262749491542\u0026device=c\u0026mktype=\u0026googleloc=9031194\u0026poi=\u0026campaignid=14859008593\u0026mkgroupid=130497710760\u0026rlsatarget=pla-1262749491542\u0026abcId=9300678\u0026merchantid=6296724\u0026gclid=Cj0KCQiAi8KfBhCuARIsADp-A55qOrLDnpRrQ2lb9akFKcqkCiQVzgDHs-4dkQ0WG44bXsm_nWKByFUaAtXSEALw_wcB\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethis one\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaggedy Andy Doll\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBats!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaligula\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelissa Manchester \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGmYnKsuSh0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esings\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u0026quot;Please Don\u0026#39;t Let This Feeling End.\u0026quot; \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEllipses!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE.T.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore turtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Greens\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouplantation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Amos's cello performance makes people all over the world have sex. (Part 3 of 3)","date_published":"2023-02-20T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/00ad5e7a-79f1-4a88-9aab-1fecf16d12ab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61059407,"duration_in_seconds":5051}]},{"id":"c06f7e83-b172-4d9a-ad5d-5fc6fe0db28b","title":"022: Rampant on a Bösendorfer","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/022","content_text":"The world watched Amos and Edda have sex, thanks to a Belgian breaking news balloon, the kind of balloon that floats through the city of Brussels, filled with at least 10 reporters looking for news stories. And part of how they look for news, we guess, is to peep through windows of buildings and film people without their permission. Seems totally cool. But maybe that's just how \"European\" they are, and we're all a bunch of American yahoos. Whatever the case, the video (or film as Brooke Mac-El-D prefers to call it) becomes a sensation on the internet. But before that, Juliette, Seth, and some lady named Isabel all see the video/film of Amos and Edda fucking on a piano in a rehearsal space, thanks to the peeping reporters on the news balloon that somehow hovered outside their window for the entirety of their tryst. Edda sees the video/film on her laptop, but keeps Amos from viewing it or even knowing about it. So he is pretty confused when they're on the streets of Brussels and everyone they pass, literally everyone, is craning their necks to look at them. And by craning their necks we mean turning their heads literally completely around. The venue is packed, not \"standing room only\" as one would normally say, but \"crammed to the exit signs.\" Sure. Amos gets nervous, gets the hiccups, and Edda gives him a look that says, \"let's fuck,\" even though he is five minutes from taking the stage. And that's where we end this episode. (Part 2 of 3)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nJuliette picks up the satellite broadcast from Brussels, tells Edda about it, and Edda is pleased Isabel has seen it are here.\nEdda talks to Seth and then hides the video from Amos are here. \nAll of Brussels stares at Edda and Amos gets the hiccups again are here.\n\nThis episode that we picked up on a satellite broadcast from Brussels includes:\n\n\nThe classic Yahtzee commercial.\nWillie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory\nThe Wild West\nEthel Merman\nLa La Land\nThe Oscar mixup explained.\nWe're twins!\nWood Burning Kit\nEasy-Bake Ovens and the dangers thereof.\nThe Magic of Making Movies!\nSingin' in the Rain\nAMC's Nicole Kidman commercial\nBreaking News Balloon\nTurtlenecks!\nRemote controls\nThe Bechdel Test\nPicking up satellite broadcasts\nSatellite Balloon / Balloon Satellite\nAnd then this related thing that happened the same day we recorded.\nCirque du Soliel\nWoody Allen\nLet us never speak of Manhattan\nLong-distance and international calls\nFabio killing a goose with his face.\nMike Teevee's mom says Rachmoninoff.\nHarold \u0026amp; Maude\nColumbo falls down a hill\nBroken necks\nJohnny Cash\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe world watched Amos and Edda have sex, thanks to a Belgian breaking news balloon, the kind of balloon that floats through the city of Brussels, filled with at least 10 reporters looking for news stories. And part of how they look for news, we guess, is to peep through windows of buildings and film people without their permission. Seems totally cool. But maybe that\u0026#39;s just how \u0026quot;European\u0026quot; they are, and we\u0026#39;re all a bunch of American yahoos. Whatever the case, the video (or film as Brooke Mac-El-D prefers to call it) becomes a sensation on the internet. But before that, Juliette, Seth, and some lady named Isabel all see the video/film of Amos and Edda fucking on a piano in a rehearsal space, thanks to the peeping reporters on the news balloon that somehow hovered outside their window for the entirety of their tryst. Edda sees the video/film on her laptop, but keeps Amos from viewing it or even knowing about it. So he is pretty confused when they\u0026#39;re on the streets of Brussels and everyone they pass, literally everyone, is craning their necks to look at them. And by craning their necks we mean turning their heads literally completely around. The venue is packed, not \u0026quot;standing room only\u0026quot; as one would normally say, but \u0026quot;crammed to the exit signs.\u0026quot; Sure. Amos gets nervous, gets the hiccups, and Edda gives him a look that says, \u0026quot;let\u0026#39;s fuck,\u0026quot; even though he is five minutes from taking the stage. And that\u0026#39;s where we end this episode. (Part 2 of 3)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJuliette picks up the satellite broadcast from Brussels, tells Edda about it, and Edda is pleased Isabel has seen it \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1622303250262425600?s=20\u0026t=oPfPgstnxF2LZLAsXti8lQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdda talks to Seth and then hides the video from Amos \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1622303253710139393?s=20\u0026t=oPfPgstnxF2LZLAsXti8lQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\nAll of Brussels stares at Edda and Amos gets the hiccups again \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1622303256415453184?s=20\u0026t=oPfPgstnxF2LZLAsXti8lQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode that we picked up on a satellite broadcast from Brussels includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe classic \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9rCvNbvcM\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYahtzee commercial\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWillie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wild West\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthel Merman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa La Land\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oscar \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39097183\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emixup explained\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe\u0026#39;re twins!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Temperature-Professional-Embossing-Soldering/dp/B07QWVHP5B\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood Burning Kit\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy-Bake Ovens and \u003ca href=\"https://www.retrothing.com/2007/07/hasbro-easy-bak.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe dangers\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e thereof.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magic of Making Movies!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingin\u0026#39; in the Rain\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAMC\u0026#39;s Nicole Kidman commercial\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaking News Balloon\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemote controls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bechdel Test\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicking up satellite broadcasts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatellite Balloon / \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_satellite\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalloon Satellite\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd then \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/1154473950/u-s-cancels-blinkens-visit-to-china-after-the-appearance-of-a-spy-balloon\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethis related thing\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e that happened the same day we recorded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCirque du Soliel\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoody Allen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet us never speak of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManhattan\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-distance and international calls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabio killing a goose \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QUEtkXzwzQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewith his face\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike Teevee\u0026#39;s mom says \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4r-FbGivk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachmoninoff\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarold \u0026amp; Maude\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbo falls \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca037hZ36ZA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edown a hill\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroken necks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny Cash\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Now that the world has seen Amos and Edda have sex, it's time for the cello competition! (Part 2 of 3)","date_published":"2023-02-06T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/c06f7e83-b172-4d9a-ad5d-5fc6fe0db28b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55691188,"duration_in_seconds":4603}]},{"id":"9eae389e-e6e4-4191-ba11-ea8f97e49ade","title":"021: The Hiccups and the Special Way You Made Them Go Away","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/021","content_text":"Buckle up for another epic run of this guy's fucking garbage. We start looking at the story of Amos and Edda finally doing it in Brussels during a cello competition. It begins with Edda making a move on Amos which causes him to have the hiccups, which results in Amos wanting to go home. But Edda claims she has a cure, which is (of course) fucking. As soon as they've done the deed, Edda gets on the phone back home to tell her mom that, yes, she used the same \"hiccup cure\" that Juliette did when Juliette first humped Elliott. Because of COURSE the women had to be the instigators and the men had to be uncertain, terrified idiots about sex. Amos and Edda can't keep their hands off each other, which means that Amos pins Edda (very uncomfortably) against a piano. This embrace is viewed by a hot air balloon filled with tourists? Prisoners of war? News reporters? It is so very unclear who the people are and why they're in a hot air balloon floating through downtown Brussels. But why should anything ever make sense in this fucking strip? Why? (Part 1 of 3)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe ones where Edda comes on so strongly, Amos has hiccups, but she has a cure are here.\nThe ones where Edda tells Juliette about fucking Amos, then Edda and Amos make out while rehearsing are here.\nThe ones with the inexplicable spy balloon are here.\n\nThis no longer virginal episode includes:\n\n\nHangers\nBroadway\nBritney Spears\nLaundry vs. clothes\nCatholicism\nMadonna vs. whore\nMartin Scorsese\nHigh five / down low too slow\nThe D.A. hairstyle\nLenny Briscoe\nJerry Orbach, Broadway star\nThe definition of infatuation\nHiccups\nJascha Heifetz\nTuba farts\nAmos's Patented Panty-Dropper\nHelium balloons in Burbank\nBalloon day in church\nCleveland Balloonfest 1986\nLiquid mercury\nPirate ship ride\nPro-Butt vs. Am-Butt\nAll of the hiccup cures\nPausing the recording\nTurtlenecks\nSyrup bottles\nStar Trek: The Next Generation\nThe End Pin\nInternational Cello Competition\nChicken wire cages\nHot air balloons\nThe Montgolfier Brothers\nThe Hindenburg\nThe Last of Us\nNews balloons\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBuckle up for another epic run of this guy\u0026#39;s fucking garbage. We start looking at the story of Amos and Edda finally doing it in Brussels during a cello competition. It begins with Edda making a move on Amos which causes him to have the hiccups, which results in Amos wanting to go home. But Edda claims she has a cure, which is (of course) fucking. As soon as they\u0026#39;ve done the deed, Edda gets on the phone back home to tell her mom that, yes, she used the same \u0026quot;hiccup cure\u0026quot; that Juliette did when Juliette first humped Elliott. Because of COURSE the women had to be the instigators and the men had to be uncertain, terrified idiots about sex. Amos and Edda can\u0026#39;t keep their hands off each other, which means that Amos pins Edda (very uncomfortably) against a piano. This embrace is viewed by a hot air balloon filled with tourists? Prisoners of war? News reporters? It is so very unclear who the people are and why they\u0026#39;re in a hot air balloon floating through downtown Brussels. But why should anything ever make sense in this fucking strip? Why? (Part 1 of 3)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones where Edda comes on so strongly, Amos has hiccups, but she has a cure \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1619827633470185472?s=20\u0026t=gtVxrdmvLSagRKhZC7Uh7g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe ones where Edda tells Juliette about fucking Amos, then Edda and Amos make out while rehearsing \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1619827637031145472?s=20\u0026t=gtVxrdmvLSagRKhZC7Uh7g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe ones with the inexplicable spy balloon \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1619827640550191104?s=20\u0026t=gtVxrdmvLSagRKhZC7Uh7g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis no longer virginal episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHangers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroadway\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritney Spears\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaundry vs. clothes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatholicism\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadonna vs. whore\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Scorsese\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh five / down low too slow\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe D.A. \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducktail\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehairstyle\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLenny Briscoe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerry Orbach, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uGlL0xafP8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBroadway star\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe definition of infatuation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiccups\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJascha Heifetz\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuba farts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos\u0026#39;s Patented Panty-Dropper\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelium balloons in Burbank\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalloon day in church\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleveland \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/562556/cleveland-balloonfest/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalloonfest\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e 1986\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiquid mercury\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePirate ship ride\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePro-Butt vs. Am-Butt\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-hiccups#treatment\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehiccup cures\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePausing the recording\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSyrup bottles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End Pin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Cello Competition\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken wire cages\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot air balloons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/montgolfier-brothers-balloon\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMontgolfier Brothers\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hindenburg\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/montgolfier-brothers-balloon\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNews balloons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Amos and Edda finally do the deed during a cello competition. (Part 1 of 3)","date_published":"2023-01-30T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/9eae389e-e6e4-4191-ba11-ea8f97e49ade.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59562222,"duration_in_seconds":4926}]},{"id":"8e1fcaaf-fa3b-4c67-821c-7a35128117d5","title":"020: A Pair of Overalls for the Pleasingly Plump Farmer","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/020","content_text":"It's our first podcast of 2023! And we're so happy to discover that this strip still makes no goddamned sense at all. We begin our twelve-strip journey (yes! twelve!) with a customer service rep responding to texts from what turns out to be Thorax. Thorax is looking for overalls in XXXXL-Tall, so naturally his path to purchasing said clothing begins with texting a customer service person. And once he finds out it's a lady -- with the doubly unlikely name of Verity Dupee -- Thorax begins his harrassment. We're sorry, we totally mean romance. Romance as defined by Brooke McEldowney. Verity seems totally annoyed wiht Thorax. Who wouldn't be? But in the end she quits her job and travels to New Hampshire to hand deliver the overalls to Thorax, because she's in love with him. Right up until he tells her he's from another planet. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThorax's romance/stalking of Verity Dupee begins right here.\nVerity DEFINITELY seems like she might call the cops on Thorax right here.\nFor some reason, Verity is charmed by Thorax and visits him in New Hampshire right here.\nVerity is ready to get it on with Thorax but he ruins it by saying he's from another planet right here.\n\nThis XXXL-tall episode includes:\n\n\nDeep sleep\nSmoked pepper cheddar cheese\nCorn chowder with poblano pepper soup\nVon's/Safeway and Ralph's/Kroger\nThe old Soup Hole\nDollar signs vs money signs\nCustomer service\nThe definition of verity.\nRaising Arizona\nWatt's Mill Theater in Kansas City\nColumbo\nPoise pads\nVan der Graaf generator\nXXXXL-Tall bib overalls\nStrawberries\nPaladins\nThorax's home planet\nMurder, She Wrote\nLove letters\nThe Fonz\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s our first podcast of 2023! And we\u0026#39;re so happy to discover that this strip still makes no goddamned sense at all. We begin our twelve-strip journey (yes! twelve!) with a customer service rep responding to texts from what turns out to be Thorax. Thorax is looking for overalls in XXXXL-Tall, so naturally his path to purchasing said clothing begins with texting a customer service person. And once he finds out it\u0026#39;s a lady -- with the doubly unlikely name of Verity Dupee -- Thorax begins his harrassment. We\u0026#39;re sorry, we totally mean romance. Romance as defined by Brooke McEldowney. Verity seems totally annoyed wiht Thorax. Who wouldn\u0026#39;t be? But in the end she quits her job and travels to New Hampshire to hand deliver the overalls to Thorax, because she\u0026#39;s in love with him. Right up until he tells her he\u0026#39;s from another planet. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThorax\u0026#39;s romance/stalking of Verity Dupee begins \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542019781636101?s=20\u0026t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nVerity DEFINITELY seems like she might call the cops on Thorax \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542022717661185?s=20\u0026t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nFor some reason, Verity is charmed by Thorax and visits him in New Hampshire \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542025724977153?s=20\u0026t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nVerity is ready to get it on with Thorax but he ruins it by saying he\u0026#39;s from another planet \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542029164318720?s=20\u0026t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis XXXL-tall episode includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep sleep\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoked pepper cheddar cheese\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorn chowder with poblano pepper soup\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVon\u0026#39;s/Safeway and Ralph\u0026#39;s/Kroger\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe old Soup Hole\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDollar signs vs money signs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustomer service\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe definition of verity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaising Arizona\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatt\u0026#39;s Mill Theater in Kansas City\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbo\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoise pads\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVan der Graaf generator\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eXXXXL-Tall bib overalls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrawberries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaladins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorax\u0026#39;s home planet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder, She Wrote\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove letters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fonz\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"While shopping online (?) for overalls, Thorax \"romances\" (stalks) a customer service rep.","date_published":"2023-01-23T07:30:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/8e1fcaaf-fa3b-4c67-821c-7a35128117d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":93128956,"duration_in_seconds":3880}]},{"id":"e955f5a2-0f69-41a6-b0b0-a4ecd68d05ab","title":"019: I Think This Whole Santa Tradition is Overrated","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/019","content_text":"It's our last podcast of 2022! So to celebrate the holidays, we focus on Christmas this episode. Despite striking out at Halloween and Thanksgiving, we give the holidays another shot and take a look to see if Brooke McEldowney has anything joyful or celebratory to say about Christmas. The answer is, of course, mostly no. We're exposed to a very weird \"pickle leg,\" an inappropriately sexy ballet Santa, Edda's sexy knees, and there's even a fun Hitchcockian cameo from McEldowney himself. By \"fun,\" we mean very, very confusing. Ultimately, Amos and Edda show us they have some serious Santa cosplay kink that they can't resist the gravitational pull of, even when their bedraggled-looking twins are nearby. Our exploration ends with McEldowney saying (through Edda) \"God bless cartoonists.\" Because of course he does. It's just like the end of_** A Christmas Carol**_, only if Dickens was a pompous asshole. Which is our way of saying, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll see you in 2023!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nEdda dances, Seth becomes Sexy Santa, and Edda has sexy knees are here.\nSeth's roommate hits on Edda and barfs and Brooke McEldowney makes an appearance are here.\nAmos fucks pregnant Santa and Polly \u0026amp; Lolly hate Christmas are here.\nAnd the world's most dismal White Christmas is here.\n\nThis episode's jolly journey includes:\n\n\nCottonelle toilet paper\nPandemic preparation\nPeanut butter\nCan peanut butter go bad?\nWhimsical hydration bottles\nKelsey Grammer falling off a stage.\nThe classic Grape Stomping Lady fall.\nThe news tease jet pack fail.\n\"Effing Under the Christmas Tree!\"\nSudden Onset Baby Leg\nPickle leg\n\"Buon Natale\" by Brave Combo.\nConversion therapy\nCindy Lou Who\nCock rings\nShame\nUnderprivileged kids\nUncle Fester fakes a neck injury on The Brady Bunch, but Mike outwits him.\nKnee fetish\nMistletoe\nWarner Brothers cartoons\nDaffy Duck in \"Duck Amuck\"\nPregnant Santa\nTurtlenecks\nWhite Christmas\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s our last podcast of 2022! So to celebrate the holidays, we focus on Christmas this episode. Despite striking out at Halloween and Thanksgiving, we give the holidays another shot and take a look to see if Brooke McEldowney has anything joyful or celebratory to say about Christmas. The answer is, of course, mostly no. We\u0026#39;re exposed to a very weird \u0026quot;pickle leg,\u0026quot; an inappropriately sexy ballet Santa, Edda\u0026#39;s sexy knees, and there\u0026#39;s even a fun Hitchcockian cameo from McEldowney himself. By \u0026quot;fun,\u0026quot; we mean very, very confusing. Ultimately, Amos and Edda show us they have some serious Santa cosplay kink that they can\u0026#39;t resist the gravitational pull of, even when their bedraggled-looking twins are nearby. Our exploration ends with McEldowney saying (through Edda) \u0026quot;God bless cartoonists.\u0026quot; Because of course he does. It\u0026#39;s just like the end of_** A Christmas Carol**_, only if Dickens was a pompous asshole. Which is our way of saying, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We\u0026#39;ll see you in 2023!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdda dances, Seth becomes Sexy Santa, and Edda has sexy knees \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481247681130496?s=20\u0026t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nSeth\u0026#39;s roommate hits on Edda and barfs and Brooke McEldowney makes an appearance \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481250038329344?s=20\u0026t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos fucks pregnant Santa and Polly \u0026amp; Lolly hate Christmas \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481253066547200?s=20\u0026t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd the world\u0026#39;s most dismal White Christmas \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481255218270208?s=20\u0026t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s jolly journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottonelle toilet paper\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePandemic preparation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeanut butter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan peanut butter \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/wellness/how-long-will-that-peanut-butter-last.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ego bad\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhimsical hydration bottles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKelsey Grammer \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-BqOsvj00\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efalling off a stage\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe classic \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RVyoAVgeyI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Stomping Lady\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e fall.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe news tease \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRVspuAJyAY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejet pack fail\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Effing Under the Christmas Tree!\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSudden Onset Baby Leg\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickle leg\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDPjM5C0fCw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Buon Natale\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Brave Combo.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConversion therapy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCindy Lou Who\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCock rings\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShame\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderprivileged kids\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncle Fester fakes a neck injury on \u003cem\u003eThe Brady Bunch\u003c/em\u003e, but Mike \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wLG0VUPXg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoutwits him\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnee fetish\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistletoe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarner Brothers cartoons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaffy Duck in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QZDeDsadDs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Duck Amuck\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePregnant Santa\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Christmas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What does Brooke McEldowney have to say about Christmas?","date_published":"2022-12-21T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/e955f5a2-0f69-41a6-b0b0-a4ecd68d05ab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58741871,"duration_in_seconds":4857}]},{"id":"997be421-2953-4af0-8279-5bd96f881321","title":"018: Is Nakedness Such a Hindrance to Shooting People?","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/018","content_text":"We flash back to World War II and immediately find ourselves dealing with two naked people in a...pond? ...a lake? ...a magical puddle? It's very unclear what kind of body of water. Anyway, the skinny-dippers are confronted with Nazis. We don't really know who we're dealing with at first. But the lady scares off some Nazis with her \"terrifying downstairs business.\" We later discover that these mysterious people are Bill O'Malley, Juliette's stepfather, and Martine Clocqueur. Naturally, Martine is a beautiful double agent. We're just surprised she's not also a talented singer, dancer, or musician. Bill has a head wound which has resulted in amnesia. But when he and Martine make out, under the water of course, he remembers kissing someone else. That person is Edna, Juliette's mom, who is also a spy. Who isn't? Apparently Bill promised to get engaged with Edna after the war. Martine isn't so concerned about that because it's wartime and during wartime \"everything we hold honorable has to be cured in salt and sliced very thin.\" Like that's a famous saying or something, which it isn't. What she means is that it's totally cool for them to have sex because it's war and, you know, only wartime rules apply. It's a little surprising that we don't see them doing it, all things considered, but she does press her \"upsetting business\" up against him a lot in that pond/lake/puddle.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe \"back-up beave\" is introduced, the Nazis cavort away, and Billy thinks about Martine's \"downstairs business\" are here.\nBilly and Martine make out under the water, Billy remembers Edna (or has his penis eaten by fish), Martine recommends they have sex despite Edna are here.\nMartine throws herself at Billy and then slices all honorable things paper thin are here.\n\nThis episode's terrifying \u0026amp; confusing journey includes:\n\n\nUCLA\nKU / MU\nChristmas\nSausage\nBabe\nTalent Show\nChristmas cookies\nProfessional voice work\nLiz Lemon shoots her Dealbreaker intro on 30 Rock.\nWorld War II\nNazis\nAmateur butt vs. pro butt\nThe Back-Up Beaver\nSexy Lady Godzilla\nCrystal Gayle / Emmylou Harris / Loretta Lynn\nThe Nutcracker\n\"What are cows?\"\nThe opening of the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark.\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe flash back to World War II and immediately find ourselves dealing with two naked people in a...pond? ...a lake? ...a magical puddle? It\u0026#39;s very unclear what kind of body of water. Anyway, the skinny-dippers are confronted with Nazis. We don\u0026#39;t really know who we\u0026#39;re dealing with at first. But the lady scares off some Nazis with her \u0026quot;terrifying downstairs business.\u0026quot; We later discover that these mysterious people are Bill O\u0026#39;Malley, Juliette\u0026#39;s stepfather, and Martine Clocqueur. Naturally, Martine is a beautiful double agent. We\u0026#39;re just surprised she\u0026#39;s not also a talented singer, dancer, or musician. Bill has a head wound which has resulted in amnesia. But when he and Martine make out, under the water of course, he remembers kissing someone else. That person is Edna, Juliette\u0026#39;s mom, who is also a spy. Who isn\u0026#39;t? Apparently Bill promised to get engaged with Edna after the war. Martine isn\u0026#39;t so concerned about that because it\u0026#39;s wartime and during wartime \u0026quot;everything we hold honorable has to be cured in salt and sliced very thin.\u0026quot; Like that\u0026#39;s a famous saying or something, which it isn\u0026#39;t. What she means is that it\u0026#39;s totally cool for them to have sex because it\u0026#39;s war and, you know, only wartime rules apply. It\u0026#39;s a little surprising that we don\u0026#39;t see them doing it, all things considered, but she does press her \u0026quot;upsetting business\u0026quot; up against him a lot in that pond/lake/puddle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u0026quot;back-up beave\u0026quot; is introduced, the Nazis cavort away, and Billy thinks about Martine\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;downstairs business\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1602053419799179264?s=20\u0026t=GqcZfMdqjP4u8wlR1R6Uxg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nBilly and Martine make out under the water, Billy remembers Edna (or has his penis eaten by fish), Martine recommends they have sex despite Edna \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1602053425335742464?s=20\u0026t=GqcZfMdqjP4u8wlR1R6Uxg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nMartine throws herself at Billy and then slices all honorable things paper thin \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1602053432189165569?s=20\u0026t=GqcZfMdqjP4u8wlR1R6Uxg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s terrifying \u0026amp; confusing journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUCLA\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKU / MU\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSausage\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBabe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalent Show\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas cookies\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional voice work\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoXfQupV5n8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiz Lemon\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e shoots her Dealbreaker intro on \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30 Rock\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld War II\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNazis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmateur butt vs. pro butt\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Back-Up Beaver\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexy Lady Godzilla\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Gayle / Emmylou Harris / Loretta Lynn\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;What are cows?\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0APF3SO9tqE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eopening of the Ark of the Covenant\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in \u003cem\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Back during WWII, two skinny dippers scare away Nazis with a terrifying beaver.","date_published":"2022-12-12T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/997be421-2953-4af0-8279-5bd96f881321.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52430793,"duration_in_seconds":4331}]},{"id":"786aee2d-ab74-4647-9405-45a7c71a2de2","title":"017: You Have Utterly Stunning Toe Cleavage","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/017","content_text":"If there was even a moment that you thought Brooke McEldowney wasn't a weirdo, we offer up this six-pack of excursions into the world of Edda's \"toe cleavage.\" It starts off super-weird, with Edda sitting on the sidewalk so Amos can gawk at her feet. After thirty years of knowing each other, this toe cleavage thing comes as a surprise to Edda, because that totally makes as much sense as anything else in this strip. A cop threatens to take them in, and eventually someone files a court order against Amos to keep him from publicly lavishing affection on Edda's toes. It does NOT stop him from gawking at them in front of his children, however. So that's cool. Finally, when the kids are asleep, Amos asks permission, but somehow the thrill is gone for Edda. In other words, just a normal week in this godforsaken comic.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nAmos gawks, then a cop shows up, then a cop admires Edda's toes too right here.\nStrangers witness Amos's fetish, his children witness his fetish, and Edda is no longer interested in his fetish are right here. \n\nThis episode's fetishized journey includes:\n\n\nER\nAdvent Calendars\nNativity Scenes\nStudio Ghibli\nAmazon\nPokemon\nMinecraft\nRoblox\nTexting\nEdema\nTurtlenecks!\nSudden onset foot fetish\nBradley Whitford\n\"Queen of Hearts\" by Juice Newton\nThe Glenn Close / Glenn Far meme.\nGeorge Michael\nPurity pledges\nThe Good Place\nShaq\nHallmark Keepsake Ornaments\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIf there was even a moment that you thought Brooke McEldowney wasn\u0026#39;t a weirdo, we offer up this six-pack of excursions into the world of Edda\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;toe cleavage.\u0026quot; It starts off super-weird, with Edda sitting on the sidewalk so Amos can gawk at her feet. After thirty years of knowing each other, this toe cleavage thing comes as a surprise to Edda, because that totally makes as much sense as anything else in this strip. A cop threatens to take them in, and eventually someone files a court order against Amos to keep him from publicly lavishing affection on Edda\u0026#39;s toes. It does NOT stop him from gawking at them in front of his children, however. So that\u0026#39;s cool. Finally, when the kids are asleep, Amos asks permission, but somehow the thrill is gone for Edda. In other words, just a normal week in this godforsaken comic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmos gawks, then a cop shows up, then a cop admires Edda\u0026#39;s toes too \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1599453229892644865?s=20\u0026t=WCsns7mc4wUrv5DOSySydw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nStrangers witness Amos\u0026#39;s fetish, his children witness his fetish, and Edda is no longer interested in his fetish \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1599453235529777153?s=20\u0026t=WCsns7mc4wUrv5DOSySydw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare right here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s fetishized journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3KCM7ldK08\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eER\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvent Calendars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNativity Scenes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ghiblicollection.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio Ghibli\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmazon\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePokemon\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinecraft\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoblox\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTexting\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdema\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSudden onset foot fetish\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBradley Whitford\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Queen of Hearts\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Juice Newton\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Glenn Close / Glenn Far \u003ca href=\"https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/267959-name-puns\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ememe\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Michael\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurity pledges\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Place\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaq\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/keepsake-ornaments/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHallmark Keepsake Ornaments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Yep. That's right. Toe cleavage. That's what he's on about for six full days.","date_published":"2022-12-05T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/786aee2d-ab74-4647-9405-45a7c71a2de2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56316627,"duration_in_seconds":4655}]},{"id":"13c7f61a-8d8d-443d-98ac-041f0144b422","title":"016: Say Hello to Sphinxter, the Mobile Comments Wart","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/016","content_text":"Neither of us was ready for Brooke McEldowney to introduce us to a filthy sock puppet named Sphinxter. But he did it anyway. Here, Sphinxter takes on internet trolls, or as McEldowney calls them, \"anonymous onliners.\" If you're wondering if Sphinxter has a literal butthole for a mouth, he does. And we see it A LOT. In the end, McEldowney claims victory over the trolls and throws Sphinxter away. It's super fun!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nSphinxter gets introduced, states his thesis, and accosts Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott on the street right here.\nSphinxter uses a typewriter to address internet trolls, Juliette attacks Sphinxter, and then throws him away right here.\n\nThis episode's butthole-filled journey includes:\n\n\nTaking Brooke McEldowney to court\nDolly the dog\nClass-Action Lawsuit\nThorax\nSock puppet\nMuppets\nWashing machines\nOxy-Clean\nDishwashing pods\nSphinxter\nPopsicle sticks\nLomi\nMark Cuban\nElon Musk\nEmeralds into diamonds\nTwitter\n\"Onliners\"\nTypewriters\nCloaca\nMunchausen Syndrome\nJudy Garland\nStockholm Syndrome\nSo many turtlenecks!\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eNeither of us was ready for Brooke McEldowney to introduce us to a filthy sock puppet named Sphinxter. But he did it anyway. Here, Sphinxter takes on internet trolls, or as McEldowney calls them, \u0026quot;anonymous onliners.\u0026quot; If you\u0026#39;re wondering if Sphinxter has a literal butthole for a mouth, he does. And we see it A LOT. In the end, McEldowney claims victory over the trolls and throws Sphinxter away. It\u0026#39;s super fun!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSphinxter gets introduced, states his thesis, and accosts Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott on the street \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1596916594911113216?s=20\u0026t=22cX8UtP1t_ydjYB08_pSw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nSphinxter uses a typewriter to address internet trolls, Juliette attacks Sphinxter, and then throws him away \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1596916600514306048?s=20\u0026t=22cX8UtP1t_ydjYB08_pSw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s butthole-filled journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking Brooke McEldowney to court\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDolly the dog\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass-Action Lawsuit\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorax\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSock puppet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuppets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashing machines\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOxy-Clean\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishwashing pods\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSphinxter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopsicle sticks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLomi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark Cuban\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElon Musk\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmeralds into diamonds\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwitter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Onliners\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypewriters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloaca\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMunchausen Syndrome\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudy Garland\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStockholm Syndrome\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo many turtlenecks!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Brooke McEldowney introduces a sock puppet named Sphinxter, and he looks like a butthole.","date_published":"2022-11-28T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/13c7f61a-8d8d-443d-98ac-041f0144b422.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55686410,"duration_in_seconds":4602}]},{"id":"a0e3355f-b98f-445d-8e0a-8c7f39edf754","title":"015: A Butt of Malmsey: Happy Thanksgiving from Brooke McEldowney!","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/015","content_text":"To celebrate Thanksgiving, we check out a handful of strips that ran on Thanksgivings in the past. Naturally, Brooke McEldowney wants NOTHING to do with such a common holiday. So we have to find our own way to give thanks for Juliette burning her old Daisy Dukes, Rita Hayworth throwing hot dogs at virgins, Edda getting furious at a butt of Malmsey, Amos \u0026amp; Edda ogling a mystery woman together, and a character we've never seen before attempting to jump off a diving board while giving a piggy-back ride to another character we've never seen before. But the real thing to give thanks for might be our conversation about vampires and how the rules of vampires make Brooke (Dillman) absolutely furious.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nJuliette burns her Daisy Dukes, Rita Hayworth throws some hot dogs around, and Edda hears \"butt\" everywhere are here.\nEdda \u0026amp; Amos stare at some lady's bazongas and the nude diving board shenanigans are here. \n\nThis episode's thankful journey includes:\n\n\nJeff hates Thanksgiving\nMashed potatoes\nTurkey butt\nCorn pudding\nCandied yams\nGreen bean casserole\nDaisy Duke from Dukes of Hazzard\nThe girl from The Ring\nThe Weber Grill\nWorld War II\nEntertainment Weekly\nRita Hayworth\nHot dogs\nRichard III\nStuffing\nRamen noodles\nCarol Burnett as Norma Desmond.\nHarvey Korman\nBugs Bunny dressed up as a lady.\nPeriod abuse\nConsonant blends\nDiving boards\nBilly Joel\nLet the Right One In\nVampires\nWizards\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate Thanksgiving, we check out a handful of strips that ran on Thanksgivings in the past. Naturally, Brooke McEldowney wants NOTHING to do with such a common holiday. So we have to find our own way to give thanks for Juliette burning her old Daisy Dukes, Rita Hayworth throwing hot dogs at virgins, Edda getting furious at a butt of Malmsey, Amos \u0026amp; Edda ogling a mystery woman together, and a character we\u0026#39;ve never seen before attempting to jump off a diving board while giving a piggy-back ride to another character we\u0026#39;ve never seen before. But the real thing to give thanks for might be our conversation about vampires and how the rules of vampires make Brooke (Dillman) absolutely furious.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJuliette burns her Daisy Dukes, Rita Hayworth throws some hot dogs around, and Edda hears \u0026quot;butt\u0026quot; everywhere \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1594627712999559168?s=20\u0026t=lGc2HR0TTMcJ3sl_Acq0wQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdda \u0026amp; Amos stare at some lady\u0026#39;s bazongas and the nude diving board shenanigans \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1594627720956084225?s=20\u0026t=lGc2HR0TTMcJ3sl_Acq0wQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s thankful journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeff hates Thanksgiving\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMashed potatoes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurkey butt\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorn pudding\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandied yams\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen bean casserole\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaisy Duke from Dukes of Hazzard\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe girl from \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpb2-ZOzc_o\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ring\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Weber Grill\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld War II\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRita Hayworth\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot dogs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard III\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStuffing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRamen noodles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarol Burnett as \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5fpga\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorma Desmond\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvey Korman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBugs Bunny dressed up \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpg-w2W1-GI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eas a lady\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod abuse\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsonant blends\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiving boards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Joel\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the Right One In\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVampires\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWizards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We look at a bunch of strips that ran on Thanksgiving that, of course, have NOTHING to do with Thanksgiving.","date_published":"2022-11-21T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/a0e3355f-b98f-445d-8e0a-8c7f39edf754.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50372191,"duration_in_seconds":4159}]},{"id":"88acd06b-0c4c-4fd3-a13d-0bdcf0bbab91","title":"014: A Radio Flyer, A Sack of Flour, and a Very Long Pole","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/014","content_text":"Of course, one episode devoted to the imaginary sex rabbit McTwo could never be enough, right? So we spend another day exploring the world of McTwo. This time, we stay primarily in Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott's bedroom, but that doesn't mean the psychological landscape is any simpler. Far from it. There is such outlandish punctuation abuse, it nearly defies belief. But Brooke McEldowney does in fact use over 100 periods IN ONE WORD BUBBLE. Then McTwo joins Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott in their bed, which Juliette finds disconcerting at first but then -- we guess? -- a turn on? Ultimately, we end where we began last episode, specifically, with Juliette angrily \"fluffing her pillow.\" I wish that was slang for something other than punching her pillow, I really do.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nJuliette is annoyed with Elliott, Elliott conjures McTwo, and McTwo insults Juliette are here.\nMad Juliette, horny Juliette, and mad (post-coital) Juliette are here.\n\nThis episode's sexually confused journey includes:\n\n\nObituaries\nAbe Vigoda\nActresses of old\nHeroin\nSlouching\nCentral Park on Apple TV+\nStorming the Capital\n\"If Ever I Would Leave You\" by Robert Goulet\nMcEldowney Ellipsis x 20\nRadio Flyer\nThe bag of flour from health class\nInside Out\nBing Bong \u0026amp; Joy try to escape the Memory Dump\nLa Vie en Rose by Edith Piaf\nThe Eiffel Tower\nBeing \"Eiffel Towered\"\nYorick's Skull\nHepatitis\nThe Diet Coke Shortage\nDentistry\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOf course, one episode devoted to the imaginary sex rabbit McTwo could never be enough, right? So we spend another day exploring the world of McTwo. This time, we stay primarily in Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott\u0026#39;s bedroom, but that doesn\u0026#39;t mean the psychological landscape is any simpler. Far from it. There is such outlandish punctuation abuse, it nearly defies belief. But Brooke McEldowney does in fact use over 100 periods IN ONE WORD BUBBLE. Then McTwo joins Juliette \u0026amp; Elliott in their bed, which Juliette finds disconcerting at first but then -- we guess? -- a turn on? Ultimately, we end where we began last episode, specifically, with Juliette angrily \u0026quot;fluffing her pillow.\u0026quot; I wish that was slang for something other than punching her pillow, I really do.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJuliette is annoyed with Elliott, Elliott conjures McTwo, and McTwo insults Juliette \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1591153183929536512?s=20\u0026t=TnNRg6t9LRp6fhyswBJ9Dw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nMad Juliette, horny Juliette, and mad (post-coital) Juliette \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1591153189210165248?s=20\u0026t=TnNRg6t9LRp6fhyswBJ9Dw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s sexually confused journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObituaries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbe Vigoda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActresses of old\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlouching\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://tv.apple.com/us/show/central-park/umc.cmc.4qe3i11erof30x0vz8nwnjkw3\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCentral Park\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e on Apple TV+\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorming the Capital\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwfYHVJHMOA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;If Ever I Would Leave You\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Robert Goulet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney Ellipsis x 20\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadio Flyer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bag of flour from health class\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside Out\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBing Bong \u0026amp; Joy try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPQRHemfk9E\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eescape the Memory Dump\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Vie en Rose by \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzViYkZAz4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdith Piaf\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Eiffel Tower\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing \u003ca href=\"https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a35452015/eiffel-tower-sex-position/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Eiffel Towered\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYorick\u0026#39;s Skull\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHepatitis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Diet Coke Shortage\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDentistry\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Part two of our deep dive with Juliette and Edda's imaginary sex rabbit. So...Part McTwo?","date_published":"2022-11-14T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/88acd06b-0c4c-4fd3-a13d-0bdcf0bbab91.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49338254,"duration_in_seconds":4073}]},{"id":"333e2d12-cff3-4ba3-9b83-97698a376a70","title":"013: Let Us All Say Floccinaucinihilipilification!","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/013","content_text":"So, there's this giant white rabbit named McTwo. He's imaginary and he only shows up during sex. Seems like it was Juliette's burden to carry originally, but lately McTwo has branched out to watch Edda \u0026amp; Amos. But then we discover that he's apparently doing something more than just watching, because he creates a stain on a couch that Edda \u0026amp; Amos can see. So can Edda's roommate Seth, who is so disgusted by it that he literally barfs. First the stain is described as \"marks,\" then a \"spot,\" then a \"blotch\" that grows in size to resemble Maine. (I wish I was making up some part of this, but I'm not.) McTwo explains that it's \"ectoplasm\" and it always looks like Maine. McTwo asks Juliette and Edda to join him saying the antiquated and pointless word \"floccinaucinihilipilification.\" Then the three of them sing a barbershop quartet song together. Yes. The three of them sing four-part harmony. We try to make sense of it all, as is our job. But, wow, this bunch of comic strips is A LOT.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe fun begins with angry Juliette right here.\nThe \"marks,\" the \"spot,\" and the \"blotch\" are here.\nThat big dumb word, the singing, and the confusing ending are here.\n\nThis episode's ectoplasmic journey includes:\n\n\nToilet paper\nCottonelle vs. Charmin\nOne of those horrible \"Enjoy the Go\" commercials.\nI mean, Jesus, get over yourself, Charmin!\nJuliette \u0026amp; Elliott\nMcTwo\nHepetitis \u0026amp; Jaundice\nJohn Mayer's \"quarterlife crisis,\" otherwise known as \"Why Georgia.\"\nYork Peppermint Pattie\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda\nHogtying\nIce Cream\nSeth, the roommate\nThe Rock\nEctoplasm\nMaine\nWhere exactly is South Berwick, ME?\nPoppy from Seinfeld.\nInterrobang\nHow to pronounce floccinaucinihilipilification.\n\"Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby\"\nChuck Jones' sad eyes.\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSo, there\u0026#39;s this giant white rabbit named McTwo. He\u0026#39;s imaginary and he only shows up during sex. Seems like it was Juliette\u0026#39;s burden to carry originally, but lately McTwo has branched out to watch Edda \u0026amp; Amos. But then we discover that he\u0026#39;s apparently doing something more than just watching, because he creates a stain on a couch that Edda \u0026amp; Amos can see. So can Edda\u0026#39;s roommate Seth, who is so disgusted by it that he literally barfs. First the stain is described as \u0026quot;marks,\u0026quot; then a \u0026quot;spot,\u0026quot; then a \u0026quot;blotch\u0026quot; that grows in size to resemble Maine. (I wish I was making up some part of this, but I\u0026#39;m not.) McTwo explains that it\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;ectoplasm\u0026quot; and it always looks like Maine. McTwo asks Juliette and Edda to join him saying the antiquated and pointless word \u0026quot;floccinaucinihilipilification.\u0026quot; Then the three of them sing a barbershop quartet song together. Yes. The three of them sing four-part harmony. We try to make sense of it all, as is our job. But, wow, this bunch of comic strips is A LOT.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fun begins with angry Juliette \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589492918909538304?s=20\u0026t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \u0026quot;marks,\u0026quot; the \u0026quot;spot,\u0026quot; and the \u0026quot;blotch\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589493935013265410?s=20\u0026t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThat big dumb word, the singing, and the confusing ending \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589493940474253312?s=20\u0026t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s ectoplasmic journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToilet paper\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottonelle vs. Charmin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of those horrible \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJbJeHEvok\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Enjoy the Go\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e commercials.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI mean, Jesus, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=028cCeHunNc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eget over yourself, Charmin\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliette \u0026amp; Elliott\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcTwo\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHepetitis \u0026amp; Jaundice\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Mayer\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;quarterlife crisis,\u0026quot; otherwise known as \u0026quot;\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsIQbm9FkZk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Georgia\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYork Peppermint Pattie\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos \u0026amp; Edda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHogtying\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIce Cream\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeth, the roommate\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rock\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEctoplasm\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere exactly is \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Berwick,+ME+03908/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e2a3a06bc98999:0x6864dbb13de2e7d8?sa=X\u0026ved=2ahUKEwjFgJvM5Jn7AhUjLUQIHf1kBQoQ8gF6BAhwEAE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Berwick, ME\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoppy from \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xy5QuXSys8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeinfeld\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterrobang\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to pronounce \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByI3gJBvZk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efloccinaucinihilipilification\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc76L6etF3I\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChuck Jones\u0026#39; \u003ca href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/pin/583427326730951954/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esad eyes\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In which we meet Juliette and Edda's imaginary sex rabbit, McTwo.","date_published":"2022-11-07T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/333e2d12-cff3-4ba3-9b83-97698a376a70.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48232648,"duration_in_seconds":3981}]},{"id":"aacf9b08-de40-479f-89ee-b3a191ddc03e","title":"012: Day and Night Area Bombing Raids","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/012","content_text":"Brooke McEldowney tells us everything he knows about conception and pregnancy. It's not clear that he  understands how any of the experience, especially for the woman, really works. We begin with Juliette showing Edda a useless pamphlet that attempts to explain sex. The very same pamphlet her mother showed her and was not useful to her. Amos \u0026amp; Edda talk about their two possible strategies for conception, both of which sound terrible. Edda claims to wear a string bikini for the first time as a \"last hurrah\" (?) before her body gets super gross because of pregnancy. Amos has sex with Edda while she's pregnant and they both need reassurance that it was okay. Amos speculates about that inevitable time when their kids will imagine him and Edda fucking. Oh yeah, he also then thinks about Juliette having sex to get pregnant with Edda. And apparently it's something he does A LOT. In a Sunday comic, Edda says \"whoops\" for reasons we're still not certain about. Then there's a whole nursing thing that's also super gross. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe useless sex pamphlet, the bombing raids, and the string bikini are here.\nThe \"coal to Newcastle\" sex, Amos imagining Juliette having sex, and the gross nursing are here.\nThe big Sunday comic with the unexplainable \"whoops\" is here.\n\nThis episode's upsetting journey includes:\n\n\nNorm's $7.99 steak breakfast\n9/11\nTattoos\nDoor-to-door meat salesman\nJuliette \u0026amp; Edda\nSex Education\nWhat is an Eb Alto Horn?\nTurtlenecks\nAmos\nOvulation\nBeaver shots\nStretch Armstrong\nString bikinis\nBy the way, the phrase isn't \"coal to Newcastle,\" it's \"COALS to Newcastle\" and it means doing something unnecessary or pointless.\nBringing babies home from the hospital\nSingin' in the Rain\nCyd Charisse and Gene Kelly.\nThe bombing of Dresden.\nGaslighting\nJessica Rabbit\nBreastfeeding \n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBrooke McEldowney tells us everything he knows about conception and pregnancy. It\u0026#39;s not clear that he  understands how any of the experience, especially for the woman, really works. We begin with Juliette showing Edda a useless pamphlet that attempts to explain sex. The very same pamphlet her mother showed her and was not useful to her. Amos \u0026amp; Edda talk about their two possible strategies for conception, both of which sound terrible. Edda claims to wear a string bikini for the first time as a \u0026quot;last hurrah\u0026quot; (?) before her body gets super gross because of pregnancy. Amos has sex with Edda while she\u0026#39;s pregnant and they both need reassurance that it was okay. Amos speculates about that inevitable time when their kids will imagine him and Edda fucking. Oh yeah, he also then thinks about Juliette having sex to get pregnant with Edda. And apparently it\u0026#39;s something he does A LOT. In a Sunday comic, Edda says \u0026quot;whoops\u0026quot; for reasons we\u0026#39;re still not certain about. Then there\u0026#39;s a whole nursing thing that\u0026#39;s also super gross. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe useless sex pamphlet, the bombing raids, and the string bikini \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1587086453032374272?s=20\u0026t=UdIqlmxxQ2zrAnQLVSoKRw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eare here\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \u0026quot;coal to Newcastle\u0026quot; sex, Amos imagining Juliette having sex, and the gross nursing \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1587086459730739201?s=20\u0026t=UdIqlmxxQ2zrAnQLVSoKRw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe big Sunday comic with the unexplainable \u0026quot;whoops\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1587086464038207488?s=20\u0026t=UdIqlmxxQ2zrAnQLVSoKRw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s upsetting journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorm\u0026#39;s $7.99 steak breakfast\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9/11\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTattoos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoor-to-door meat salesman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliette \u0026amp; Edda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSex Education\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is an \u003ca href=\"https://www.prowinds.com/product/9158/681?utm_source=google\u0026utm_medium=surfaces\u0026utm_campaign=Surfaces%20Shopping\u0026utm_content=google%20surfaces%20shopping\u0026gclid=Cj0KCQjwwfiaBhC7ARIsAGvcPe7ApStvkzmb2qwiXB-oNN1Zl7Hdf7NgIlRKxP9vzhOLsntnI0eXqnsaAq3kEALw_wcB\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEb Alto Horn\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvulation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeaver shots\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStretch Armstrong\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString bikinis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy the way, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coals_to_Newcastle\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe phrase isn\u0026#39;t \u0026quot;coal to Newcastle,\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e it\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;COALS to Newcastle\u0026quot; and it means doing something unnecessary or pointless.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBringing babies home from the hospital\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingin\u0026#39; in the Rain\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOxpnWbzOco\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyd Charisse\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and Gene Kelly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bombing of \u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/commemorating-the-legacy-of-the-wwii-bombing-of-dresden/a-52355581\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDresden\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaslighting\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJessica Rabbit\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreastfeeding \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Believe it or not, the title of this episode is referring to sex. And it all gets so much grosser than that.","date_published":"2022-10-31T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/aacf9b08-de40-479f-89ee-b3a191ddc03e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48535829,"duration_in_seconds":4006}]},{"id":"b2ba9c9b-1336-4c6a-985a-abfa447af146","title":"011: My Sweaty, Tempest-Tossed Hallucination of Shrieking Abandon: A Halloween Extravaganza","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/011","content_text":"Foolishly, I suppose, we thought FOR SURE Brooke McEldowney would make some reference to Halloween in his strip over the years. At the very least, we were expecting the female characters to be dressed as sexy somethings -- painters? pilots? poop emojis? -- but McEldowney gave us nothing. So we soldiered on and explored a half dozen or so strips that ran on Halloween. Edda writes an incomprehensible sentence on the chalkboard. Thorax either milks a cow or breaks up with it. Both seem equally possible. Edda finds some confidence only to have a friend tell her to \"drop dead.\" A former nun (Diane) and Catholic priest (Francis) get married, which fogs up another nun's glasses. Thorax becomes \"shadow president\" and for some reason a chicken reads three teleprompters that all say \"cluck.\" Amos \u0026amp; Edda's relationship is tested when Amos accidentally kisses Xiulan, a fellow cellist who is also a pilot, because of course she is. Finally, Edda does a solo ballet dance that's interrupted by a dog putting his nose in her butt. Mostly, we end up spending a lot of time at an insufferable dinner party with Brooke McEldowney. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe vexing chalkboard, magnificent cow, and Drop Dead Janice are here.\nThe nun with the boob-eyes, the Shadow President, and Xiulan's damp kiss are here.\nThe dog nose in the butthole is here.\n\nThis episode's not very spooky journey includes:\n\n\nMeditation\n2-liter bottles\nRocket launch\nSpace X\nElon Musk\nPlumbers\nHalloween decorations\nEdda\nCows\nThorax\nThe Bechdel Test\nJanice, Edda's friend from the ballet company\nDiane \u0026amp; Francis\nSister Steven / Sister Caligula\nLauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart films\nYet another ellipsis problem\nShadow governments\nTeleprompter\nTony Orlando \u0026amp; Dawn\nAmos, Edda, \u0026amp; Xiulan\nShowgirls\nSpeed skating, ballet, or modern dance?\nThe mysterious white dog again\nHappy Halloween!\n\n\nShow Notes\n\nNam myoho renge kyo for 15 minutes.\nNot a sexy poop emoji costume, but a sexy pope costume. \nDoes this comic strip pass The Bechdel Test? Probably not.\nFor context, this is Caligula.\nA moment from To Have and Have Not.\n\"Knock Three Times\" by Tony Orlando \u0026amp; Dawn.\nThe Showgirls pool sex scene. It is very NSFW. Skip to 2:15 for the splashiest part.\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFoolishly, I suppose, we thought FOR SURE Brooke McEldowney would make some reference to Halloween in his strip over the years. At the very least, we were expecting the female characters to be dressed as sexy somethings -- painters? pilots? poop emojis? -- but McEldowney gave us nothing. So we soldiered on and explored a half dozen or so strips that ran on Halloween. Edda writes an incomprehensible sentence on the chalkboard. Thorax either milks a cow or breaks up with it. Both seem equally possible. Edda finds some confidence only to have a friend tell her to \u0026quot;drop dead.\u0026quot; A former nun (Diane) and Catholic priest (Francis) get married, which fogs up another nun\u0026#39;s glasses. Thorax becomes \u0026quot;shadow president\u0026quot; and for some reason a chicken reads three teleprompters that all say \u0026quot;cluck.\u0026quot; Amos \u0026amp; Edda\u0026#39;s relationship is tested when Amos accidentally kisses Xiulan, a fellow cellist who is also a pilot, because of course she is. Finally, Edda does a solo ballet dance that\u0026#39;s interrupted by a dog putting his nose in her butt. Mostly, we end up spending a lot of time at an insufferable dinner party with Brooke McEldowney. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe vexing chalkboard, magnificent cow, and Drop Dead Janice \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1583844780823322626?s=20\u0026t=kuoU5Slu_SoVFwnXWhY_tQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eare here\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe nun with the boob-eyes, the Shadow President, and Xiulan\u0026#39;s damp kiss \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1583844786057814016?s=20\u0026t=kuoU5Slu_SoVFwnXWhY_tQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe dog nose in the butthole \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1583844790239580160?s=20\u0026t=kuoU5Slu_SoVFwnXWhY_tQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eis here\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s not very spooky journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeditation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-liter bottles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRocket launch\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace X\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElon Musk\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlumbers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalloween decorations\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCows\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorax\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bechdel Test\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanice, Edda\u0026#39;s friend from the ballet company\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiane \u0026amp; Francis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSister Steven / Sister Caligula\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart films\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYet another ellipsis problem\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShadow governments\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeleprompter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Orlando \u0026amp; Dawn\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos, Edda, \u0026amp; Xiulan\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShowgirls\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed skating, ballet, or modern dance?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mysterious white dog again\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappy Halloween!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNam myoho renge kyo \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfRcUpoPl7w\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efor 15 minutes\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nNot a sexy poop emoji costume, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.yandy.com/products/yandy-shining-bright-pope-costume\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea sexy pope costume\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\nDoes this comic strip pass \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bechdel Test\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e? Probably not.\u003cbr\u003e\nFor context, \u003ca href=\"https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caligula-Roman-emperor\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethis is Caligula\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nA moment from \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huTKkFSn8us\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo Have and Have Not\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt5uNQ3FXRI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Knock Three Times\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Tony Orlando \u0026amp; Dawn.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShowgirls\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://dai.ly/x2bcf61\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epool sex scene\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. It is very NSFW. Skip to 2:15 for the splashiest part.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"If you thought that Brooke McEldowney would dress Edda in a \"sexy ballerina/pianist\" costume for Halloween, you'd be wrong. And we're as surprised as you are.","date_published":"2022-10-24T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/b2ba9c9b-1336-4c6a-985a-abfa447af146.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45539005,"duration_in_seconds":3756}]},{"id":"4b90b670-4e3e-4cc0-a6f1-b7769e9c0642","title":"010: A Vial of My Personal Body Fluid","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/010","content_text":"So there's this whole string of strips where people send off, basically, angry \"letters to the editor.\" Only in this case, it's people or entities that our beloved (?) Chickweed residents have had enough of. Juliette gets mad at the health care system and as a result shoots her computer full of arrows. Someone gets an \"unsolicited letter\" and throws their computer out of the window. Or the person sending the \"unsolicited letter\" throws the computer out the window. Or an unrelated person throws a computer out a window. Guys, it's not clear what's going on AT ALL in one of these comic strips. Amos shows what a super cool guy he is by showing he'd rather barf on his own computer than talk to children about what it's like to play in an orchestra. Thorax licks his computer. Why? Seriously? Why does anyone in this strip do ANYTHING? Juliette's husband moons his computer. And finally, Amos \u0026amp; Edda make out near their computer. The letters (and the reasons behind writing them) don't ever really make sense. We hate to be the ones to break this to Brooke McEldowney, but things that you do in front of your computer or to your computer aren't automatically conveyed through your computer to the recipient, at least not when you're typing. Anyway, one of these strips makes us so angry we can barely contain ourselves. All in all, totally worth it!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe computer shot with arrows and the computer thrown out the window are here.\nBarfing and licking can be found here.\nMooning and making out are here.\n\nThis episode's loquacious journey includes:\n\n\nBiscuits\nVitamins\nPop Tarts\nGummis\nSwedish Fish\nMaraschino cherries\nLuxardos\nBananas\nDiet Coke\nJuliette, Edda's mom\nPersonal body fluid\nBacterial analysis\nArchery\nMcEldowney Ellipsis\nNigerian Prince email\nMrs. Jameel Klotilde McSoderstrom\nMonty Python \u0026amp; the Holy Grail\nAmos\nThorax \u0026amp; Sister Steven\nThe Oxford Comma\nGrammarly\nElliott \u0026amp; Juliette\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda\nMarry-Fuck-Kill\nGustavo Dudamel\n\n\nShow Notes\n\nHow gelatin is made.\nHow maraschino cherries are made.\nThe Castle of Aarrrrgghhhhh!\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSo there\u0026#39;s this whole string of strips where people send off, basically, angry \u0026quot;letters to the editor.\u0026quot; Only in this case, it\u0026#39;s people or entities that our beloved (?) Chickweed residents have had enough of. Juliette gets mad at the health care system and as a result shoots her computer full of arrows. Someone gets an \u0026quot;unsolicited letter\u0026quot; and throws their computer out of the window. Or the person sending the \u0026quot;unsolicited letter\u0026quot; throws the computer out the window. Or an unrelated person throws a computer out a window. Guys, it\u0026#39;s not clear what\u0026#39;s going on AT ALL in one of these comic strips. Amos shows what a super cool guy he is by showing he\u0026#39;d rather barf on his own computer than talk to children about what it\u0026#39;s like to play in an orchestra. Thorax licks his computer. Why? Seriously? Why does anyone in this strip do ANYTHING? Juliette\u0026#39;s husband moons his computer. And finally, Amos \u0026amp; Edda make out near their computer. The letters (and the reasons behind writing them) don\u0026#39;t ever really make sense. We hate to be the ones to break this to Brooke McEldowney, but things that you do in front of your computer or to your computer aren\u0026#39;t automatically conveyed through your computer to the recipient, at least not when you\u0026#39;re typing. Anyway, one of these strips makes us so angry we can barely contain ourselves. All in all, totally worth it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe computer shot with arrows and the computer thrown out the window \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064941686628352?s=20\u0026t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarfing and licking can be \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064946157797377?s=20\u0026t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efound here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nMooning and making out \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064949840334849?s=20\u0026t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s loquacious journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiscuits\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePop Tarts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGummis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwedish Fish\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaraschino cherries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuxardos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBananas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiet Coke\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliette, Edda\u0026#39;s mom\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal body fluid\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacterial analysis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchery\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney Ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNigerian Prince email\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMrs. Jameel Klotilde McSoderstrom\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonty Python \u0026amp; the Holy Grail\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorax \u0026amp; Sister Steven\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oxford Comma\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrammarly\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElliott \u0026amp; Juliette\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos \u0026amp; Edda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarry-Fuck-Kill\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGustavo Dudamel\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow gelatin \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8jOi40-7A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis made\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nHow maraschino cherries \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/maraschino-cherries#TOC_TITLE_HDR_6\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare made\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Castle of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlIz0q8aWpA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAarrrrgghhhhh\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Lots of letters. Not angry letters from fans like us, but letters from Chickweed characters to people they're mad at. ","date_published":"2022-10-17T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/4b90b670-4e3e-4cc0-a6f1-b7769e9c0642.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45807335,"duration_in_seconds":3779}]},{"id":"3c4ddd01-b65e-47d3-a556-00732b5ce370","title":"009: Prince Valiant \u0026 the Gorgon Dominatrix of the Universe","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/009","content_text":"So, the government really did bug Edda's bikini bottoms. And her response to that is to dangle her recently removed bikini from a window to confuse the agents of the Creepy National Furtiveness Agency (you know, the CNFA). Somehow, Edda knows to lower the bikini bottom down to the open window (she knows it's open somehow?) where two children are talking about inflatable office buildings. As if \"inflatable office building\" is a toy that children can buy and/or would be interested in for some reason. The children talking about \"blowing up\" these inflatable buildings convinces the CNFA that actual buildings are being exploded. So they arrest Amos \u0026amp; Edda (hooray!) only to let them go immediately (boo!). They explain that they overheard the plot on Edda's bugged bikini bottom. Edda, wearing a dress, explains that she is not in fact wearing her bikini bottom under her dress. Because that is something that needs to be clarified. Edda talking about not wearing her bikini bottom convinces the CNFA agents that she's likely not wearing underwear, I guess. So it short circuits their brains, because that's what women talking about undergarments does to men ALWAYS. Edda \u0026amp; Amos leave the short-circuited agents in their apartment and go to dinner. And at dinner, Edda tells Amos she's not wearing her bikini bottom and that short-circuits him too. Because men are incapable of hearing about undergarments without being paralyzed. Fun stuff! (Part 2 of 2)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nPrince Valiant and the Hyena Girl examine the inflatable office buildings here.\nThings escalate and Edda \u0026amp; Amos are arrested here.\nAdult human men are incapacitated when a woman speaks about her undergarments here.\n\nThis episode's bottom-less journey includes:\n\n\nSwedish accent\nDiminishing returns\nBrooke's (Dillman) home phone number\nMicrophones\nMcEldowney's horrible blog\n\"As Time Goes By\"\nAlan Dean Foster\nPibgorn\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda\nPrince Valiant\nHyena\nDick jokes\nGreek mythology\nDominatrixes\nLooking For Mr. Goodbar\nGoodyear Blimp\nMurder Mysteries\nInflatable Cotton Exchange\nThe Lehman Trilogy\nErector Sets\nThe New York Central Office Building\nSirens\nUrine\nDuane Reade\nHeadphones\nRichard Belzer / Jay Leno\n\n\nShow Notes\n\nThe best of the Swedish Chef.\nIf you want to read the Brooke McEldowney interview, you can't claim you weren't warned.\n\"As Time Goes By\" from Casablanca\nBathe in the magnificence of the Prince Valiant haircut.\nWhat exactly is a Gorgon?\nIs a dominatrix always a sexual thing? I mean, not necessarily, but also yes, probably?\nThat Old Black Magic\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSo, the government really did bug Edda\u0026#39;s bikini bottoms. And her response to that is to dangle her recently removed bikini from a window to confuse the agents of the Creepy National Furtiveness Agency (you know, the CNFA). Somehow, Edda knows to lower the bikini bottom down to the open window (she knows it\u0026#39;s open somehow?) where two children are talking about inflatable office buildings. As if \u0026quot;inflatable office building\u0026quot; is a toy that children can buy and/or would be interested in for some reason. The children talking about \u0026quot;blowing up\u0026quot; these inflatable buildings convinces the CNFA that actual buildings are being exploded. So they arrest Amos \u0026amp; Edda (hooray!) only to let them go immediately (boo!). They explain that they overheard the plot on Edda\u0026#39;s bugged bikini bottom. Edda, wearing a dress, explains that she is not in fact wearing her bikini bottom under her dress. Because that is something that needs to be clarified. Edda talking about not wearing her bikini bottom convinces the CNFA agents that she\u0026#39;s likely not wearing underwear, I guess. So it short circuits their brains, because that\u0026#39;s what women talking about undergarments does to men ALWAYS. Edda \u0026amp; Amos leave the short-circuited agents in their apartment and go to dinner. And at dinner, Edda tells Amos she\u0026#39;s not wearing her bikini bottom and that short-circuits him too. Because men are incapable of hearing about undergarments without being paralyzed. Fun stuff! (Part 2 of 2)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrince Valiant and the Hyena Girl examine the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1579139678393237504?s=20\u0026t=mSGuuhAbe4_ToGTx-mDr7g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003einflatable office buildings here\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThings escalate and Edda \u0026amp; Amos \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1579139684352999424?s=20\u0026t=mSGuuhAbe4_ToGTx-mDr7g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eare arrested here\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAdult human men are incapacitated when a woman speaks about \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1579139689788846080?s=20\u0026t=mSGuuhAbe4_ToGTx-mDr7g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eher undergarments here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s bottom-less journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwedish accent\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiminishing returns\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke\u0026#39;s (Dillman) home phone number\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrophones\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney\u0026#39;s horrible blog\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;As Time Goes By\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Dean Foster\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePibgorn\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos \u0026amp; Edda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyena\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDick jokes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreek mythology\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDominatrixes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking For Mr. Goodbar\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodyear Blimp\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder Mysteries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInflatable Cotton Exchange\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lehman Trilogy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErector Sets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New York Central Office Building\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSirens\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuane Reade\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadphones\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Belzer / Jay Leno\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe best of the \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/YN1hL9cn7s0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwedish Chef\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nIf you want to read \u003ca href=\"https://chickweedcafe.blogspot.com/p/alan-dean-foster-asks.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Brooke McEldowney interview\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, you can\u0026#39;t claim you weren\u0026#39;t warned.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22CiKMPpaY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;As Time Goes By\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from Casablanca\u003cbr\u003e\nBathe in the magnificence of \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=prince+valiant+haircut\u0026sxsrf=ALiCzsaosWGe5UqbdoEG4sOJTOi8ca0QVw:1665173499169\u0026source=lnms\u0026tbm=isch\u0026sa=X\u0026ved=2ahUKEwjl1qDX9s76AhVcLkQIHVeACr8Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw\u0026biw=1318\u0026bih=754\u0026dpr=1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Prince Valiant haircut\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat exactly is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gorgon\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGorgon\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\nIs a dominatrix \u003cem\u003ealways\u003c/em\u003e a sexual thing? I mean, \u003ca href=\"https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/sex-and-love/what-is-a-dominatrix\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enot necessarily, but also yes, probably\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpjxx9BOm-0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat Old Black Magic\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The saga of Edda's ridiculously bugged bikini bottom ends here, but not before two children (?) inflate some toy skyscrapers. (Part 2 of 2)","date_published":"2022-10-10T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/3c4ddd01-b65e-47d3-a556-00732b5ce370.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44309052,"duration_in_seconds":3654}]},{"id":"955c72f2-f547-4544-a2f5-48cbe715a32a","title":"008: Your Views on Herbert Hoover Have Placed Your Bikini Under Surveillance","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/008","content_text":"Just another day in the life of Edda \u0026amp; Amos Van Hoesen, when a simple trip to the pool ends up with Edda hanging by a thread. A rope? A wire? Look, we don't know. She jumps off a diving board with SOMETHING attached to her bikini bottom and she ends up hanging there for about a week's worth of comics. Amos speculates that it has to do with government surveillance, that someone planted a bug in her bikini bottom. We are not making this up. This is what he says. And so we spend all week on this topic. Sure, sure, there's a brief moment where Amos gets a boner. BECAUSE OF COURSE HE DOES! But does he ever make even the slightest attempt to help Edda down? OF COURSE NOT. He just continues to stare at her like a big dumb idiot. The biggest surprise is that he wasn't just making a goofy \"joke\" about her bikini being under surveillance. Nope, that's really what's happening. A government agency has put a bug in Edda's bikini bottom, and there's a (roughly) 200-foot cord attached that she somehow didn't notice. For reals. Yeah. We know. It's...it's something. (Part 1 of 2)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe bugged bikini saga begins here.\nEdda wriggles out of her bikini here.\nAnd we visit the horrible blog cafe and finally see the government agents right here.\n\nThis episode's partially bare-assed journey includes:\n\n\nVoicemail\nDay drinking / day heroin\nLaCroix Raz-Cranberry\nSteve Martin\nDirty Rotten Scoundrels\nDepends\nWigs\nDirndls \u0026amp; Germans\nCoco Chanel: Nazi sympathizer\n\"At Seventeen\"\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda\nRed bikinis\nDiving board\nDutch Angle\nCore strength\nFiji\nHerbert Hoover\nJ. Edgar Hoover\nAnnie\nPolly \u0026amp; Lolly\nVillage of the Damned\nGeorge Sanders (we said Saunders, sorry)\nAll About Eve\nWrecked\nRhys Darby\nGadget Hackwrench...again\nNASA's space bikini\nBrooke McEldowney's secret X-rated stash\nSingin' in the Rain\nchickweedcafe.blogspot.com\nNot tipping your waiter\nTo Catch a Thief\nMission: Impossible\nPigeons\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\"At Seventeen\" by Janis Ian\n\"I must think of a brick wall.\"\nShere Khan in the original Jungle Book.\nHere's a little taste of Wrecked.\nRecording sound for the first time in Singin' in the Rain.\nIn case you have a hunger to \"dine on words.\"\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJust another day in the life of Edda \u0026amp; Amos Van Hoesen, when a simple trip to the pool ends up with Edda hanging by a thread. A rope? A wire? Look, we don\u0026#39;t know. She jumps off a diving board with SOMETHING attached to her bikini bottom and she ends up hanging there for about a week\u0026#39;s worth of comics. Amos speculates that it has to do with government surveillance, that someone planted a bug in her bikini bottom. We are not making this up. This is what he says. And so we spend all week on this topic. Sure, sure, there\u0026#39;s a brief moment where Amos gets a boner. BECAUSE OF COURSE HE DOES! But does he ever make even the slightest attempt to help Edda down? OF COURSE NOT. He just continues to stare at her like a big dumb idiot. The biggest surprise is that he wasn\u0026#39;t just making a goofy \u0026quot;joke\u0026quot; about her bikini being under surveillance. Nope, that\u0026#39;s really what\u0026#39;s happening. A government agency has put a bug in Edda\u0026#39;s bikini bottom, and there\u0026#39;s a (roughly) 200-foot cord attached that she somehow didn\u0026#39;t notice. For reals. Yeah. We know. It\u0026#39;s...it\u0026#39;s something. (Part 1 of 2)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bugged bikini saga \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1576595853673832448?s=20\u0026t=r3lAQcIqizXOr62cIAdjLg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebegins here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdda wriggles out of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1576595859206156288?s=20\u0026t=r3lAQcIqizXOr62cIAdjLg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eher bikini here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd we visit the horrible blog cafe and finally see the government agents \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1576595865082339329?s=20\u0026t=r3lAQcIqizXOr62cIAdjLg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s partially bare-assed journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoicemail\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDay drinking / day heroin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaCroix Raz-Cranberry\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve Martin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirty Rotten Scoundrels\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepends\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWigs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirndls \u0026amp; Germans\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoco Chanel: Nazi sympathizer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;At Seventeen\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos \u0026amp; Edda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed bikinis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiving board\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Angle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore strength\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiji\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ. Edgar Hoover\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolly \u0026amp; Lolly\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVillage of the Damned\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Sanders (we said Saunders, sorry)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll About Eve\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWrecked\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhys Darby\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGadget Hackwrench...again\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNASA\u0026#39;s space bikini\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke McEldowney\u0026#39;s secret X-rated stash\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingin\u0026#39; in the Rain\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echickweedcafe.blogspot.com\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot tipping your waiter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Catch a Thief\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission: Impossible\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePigeons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUz2TNMvL0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;At Seventeen\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Janis Ian\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026quot;I must think of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEZ0Mr9N1G4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebrick wall\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2NOKiFlUE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShere Khan\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in the original Jungle Book.\u003cbr\u003e\nHere\u0026#39;s a little taste of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1bpW7HNWg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWrecked\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ETEbv6BSv8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecording sound\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for the first time in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingin\u0026#39; in the Rain\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn case you have a hunger to \u0026quot;\u003ca href=\"https://chickweedcafe.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edine on words\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We talk a lot -- A LOT -- about Edda's bikini and whether or not the government might have bugged it. (Part 1 of 2)","date_published":"2022-10-03T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/955c72f2-f547-4544-a2f5-48cbe715a32a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46841155,"duration_in_seconds":3865}]},{"id":"11d0acae-eaea-4db4-90c4-f30084daf8ff","title":"007: The Subtle Difference Between Livestock and a Blushing Bride","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/007","content_text":"In order to fully understand the courtship of Fleurrie \u0026amp; Sven Spocket, we dive into an epic 10-strip sequence. Do we also talk about a handful of strips that we're not supposed to be talking about? Of course we do. Is their \"romance\" as disgusting and needlessly horny as we expected? Sadly, it is even more so. Yeah. We weren't happy about that either. Speaking of not happy, Brooke promised Jeff \"4 or maybe 5\" comic strips and then brought TEN to the table, making Jeff angry before he even looked at a single panel. Of course, Sven is slightly clueless about Fleurrie's intentions, because he's a male character in this godforsaken comic strip. But it's more than that. We discover that Sven is also a virgin who has been saving himself for his wedding night. We revisit Brooke McEldowney's habit of referring to sexual inexperience as a \"new car smell.\" Which is so very, very gross. Only this time, it's a woman saying it about a man! So...hooray for equality? We don't subject you to the wedding, but we do dive into the honeymoon. Which is gross. Because: What else would it be?! Is there a strip that basically shows Fleurrie \u0026amp; Sven fucking? Like actually in the middle of fucking? You bet! It's supposed to be romantic, but it's obvious that Sven would prefer the company of livestock.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first two are here.\nThe boner trilogy can be viewed here.\nDumb Sven on his wedding night is here.\nThe fucking and the weird aftermath are here.\n\nThis episode's extra horny journey includes:\n\n\nSIM cards\nThe Girl From Ipanema\nDenmark\nDiet Coke\nBrach's Autumn Mix\nCandy Corn\nMcEldowney Ellipses\nGU Packets\nHarvest Mix\nWalgreen's\nBananas\nFleurrie \u0026amp; Sven Spocket\nFrench Rococo\nPaul Lynde\nAustralian accents\nHuman Kite\nChicken fights\nMarriage proposals\nDocks\nDrill team routines\nDeflated balloons\nQueen\nHarry Caray\nThermos\nG-strings \u0026amp; Speedos\nBoners\nAmos\nSilhouettes\nDeltoids (but we meant trapezius)\nMore boners\nSo many ellipses\nVirgins \u0026amp; the \"new car smell\"\nImplied beastiality\nHoneymoon\nAnimaniacs\nThe Vet-lise\nDutch Angle\nKarate Gi\nBowl cut\nThe Thousand-Yard Stare\nChip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers\n\n\nShow Notes\n\nThe Girl From Ipanema\nPaul Lynde on Hollywood Squares.\nAn actual Australian accent.\n\"Another One Bites the Dust\"\nHow to carry livestock.\nThe Dutch Angle is only ever used to show that something is wrong.\nThe best of Gadget Hackwrench.\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn order to fully understand the courtship of Fleurrie \u0026amp; Sven Spocket, we dive into an epic 10-strip sequence. Do we also talk about a handful of strips that we\u0026#39;re not supposed to be talking about? Of course we do. Is their \u0026quot;romance\u0026quot; as disgusting and needlessly horny as we expected? Sadly, it is even more so. Yeah. We weren\u0026#39;t happy about that either. Speaking of not happy, Brooke promised Jeff \u0026quot;4 or maybe 5\u0026quot; comic strips and then brought TEN to the table, making Jeff angry before he even looked at a single panel. Of course, Sven is slightly clueless about Fleurrie\u0026#39;s intentions, because he\u0026#39;s a male character in this godforsaken comic strip. But it\u0026#39;s more than that. We discover that Sven is also a virgin who has been saving himself for his wedding night. We revisit Brooke McEldowney\u0026#39;s habit of referring to sexual inexperience as a \u0026quot;new car smell.\u0026quot; Which is so very, very gross. Only this time, it\u0026#39;s a woman saying it about a man! So...hooray for equality? We don\u0026#39;t subject you to the wedding, but we do dive into the honeymoon. Which is gross. Because: What else would it be?! Is there a strip that basically shows Fleurrie \u0026amp; Sven fucking? Like actually in the middle of fucking? You bet! It\u0026#39;s supposed to be romantic, but it\u0026#39;s obvious that Sven would prefer the company of livestock.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046622111014912?s=20\u0026t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe boner trilogy can be \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046627550986240?s=20\u0026t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eviewed here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nDumb Sven on his wedding night \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046632278048769?s=20\u0026t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe fucking and the weird aftermath \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046637067935745?s=20\u0026t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s extra horny journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSIM cards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Girl From Ipanema\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenmark\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiet Coke\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrach\u0026#39;s Autumn Mix\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandy Corn\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcEldowney Ellipses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGU Packets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest Mix\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalgreen\u0026#39;s\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBananas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFleurrie \u0026amp; Sven Spocket\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench Rococo\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Lynde\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralian accents\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman Kite\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken fights\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarriage proposals\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrill team routines\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeflated balloons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Caray\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThermos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eG-strings \u0026amp; Speedos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoners\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilhouettes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeltoids (but we meant trapezius)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore boners\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo many ellipses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirgins \u0026amp; the \u0026quot;new car smell\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplied beastiality\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoneymoon\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimaniacs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vet-lise\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Angle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKarate Gi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowl cut\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Thousand-Yard Stare\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChip \u0026#39;n Dale Rescue Rangers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5QfXjsoNe4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Girl From Ipanema\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPaul Lynde on \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Km6E_0sLg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHollywood Squares\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nAn actual \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsTVU1RE3mU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian accent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Another One Bites the Dust\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nHow to \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYzuycYCU8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecarry\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e livestock.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9FUEScjB1U\u0026t=1s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDutch Angle\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is only ever used to show that something is wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe best of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spSJZWxhRNk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGadget Hackwrench\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In case you were curious (you probably weren't!) about the courtship of Fleurrie and Sven Spocket, here it is! An epic 10-strip endeavor!","date_published":"2022-09-26T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/11d0acae-eaea-4db4-90c4-f30084daf8ff.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45807333,"duration_in_seconds":3779}]},{"id":"58331365-7dc5-4bce-ad2d-a6b6f894cf9f","title":"006: A Trampoline Comes Convulsively to Mind","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/006","content_text":"A few listeners had questions and comments, which led us to a week's worth of very confusing strips, even by this ridiculous comic's standard. Our goal was to answer their questions about what in the specific fuck was going on. There was a question about swings, and why the characters were on swings, and how old were they exactly, and also, seriously, what the fuck is up with this goddamned strip. Seriously. How do you go from a standstill in one panel to nearly flying off the swings in the next? But let's backtrack to the beginning of this story, a couple days earlier, where World's Most Romantic Couple are drawn as Hobbit-sized children, and they speak only of how they will have babies later. This leads us to our introduction to Edda's mother Juliette, who is infuriated (?) to hear that her daughter and her daughter's friend are discussing having babies at whatever age or ages they're currently portrayed at. Five? Eleven? Fifteen? Your guess is as good as ours. Is a conversation between two children about possibly having children when they get older awkward and gross? What? Are you new here? Of course it is!\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first three are here.\nThe last three are here.\n\nThis episode's time-traveling journey includes:\n\n\nPhantom of the Opera\nWriting letters\nLong-distance phone calls\nKansas City local commercials\nAmos \u0026amp; Edda\nSwingsets\nFarting (but blaming the chair)\nMessage boards\nTuberculosis\nBrooke's (Dillman) birthday\nFisher Price Little People\nThe McEldowney Ellipsis\nPeanuts\nDorf on Golf\nEdda's mother Juliette\nFulbright scholar\nOrangutan / Orangutang\nKU / MU\nHotline\nRotary phones\nRADAR vs. SONAR\nThe Gas Giants of our Solar System\nThe DOUBLE McEldowney Ellipsis\nBalloon animals\nSiri\nAccidental conception\nCrotchless ballet outfits\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\"All I Ask of You\" \nDorf on Golf\nThe correct pronunciation of \"orangutan.\"\nRotary phones for sale.\nTelephone dialer\nHow does RADAR work?\nThe poetry of Robert Krut.\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eA few listeners had questions and comments, which led us to a week\u0026#39;s worth of very confusing strips, even by this ridiculous comic\u0026#39;s standard. Our goal was to answer their questions about what in the specific fuck was going on. There was a question about swings, and why the characters were on swings, and how old were they exactly, and also, seriously, what the fuck is up with this goddamned strip. Seriously. How do you go from a standstill in one panel to nearly flying off the swings in the next? But let\u0026#39;s backtrack to the beginning of this story, a couple days earlier, where World\u0026#39;s Most Romantic Couple are drawn as Hobbit-sized children, and they speak only of how they will have babies later. This leads us to our introduction to Edda\u0026#39;s mother Juliette, who is infuriated (?) to hear that her daughter and her daughter\u0026#39;s friend are discussing having babies at whatever age or ages they\u0026#39;re currently portrayed at. Five? Eleven? Fifteen? Your guess is as good as ours. Is a conversation between two children about possibly having children when they get older awkward and gross? What? Are you new here? Of course it is!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first three \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1571521012818415616?s=20\u0026t=5TA0D6noFIhYnmbim7Bf1w\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe last three \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1571521019751596039?s=20\u0026t=5TA0D6noFIhYnmbim7Bf1w\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s time-traveling journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhantom of the Opera\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting letters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-distance phone calls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKansas City local commercials\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos \u0026amp; Edda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwingsets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarting (but blaming the chair)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessage boards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuberculosis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooke\u0026#39;s (Dillman) birthday\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFisher Price \u003ca href=\"https://shop.mattel.com/products/little-people-collector-the-golden-girls-gwr84\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle People\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McEldowney Ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeanuts\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorf on Golf\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdda\u0026#39;s mother Juliette\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFulbright scholar\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrangutan / Orangutang\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKU / MU\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHotline\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotary phones\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRADAR vs. SONAR\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gas Giants of our Solar System\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe DOUBLE McEldowney Ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalloon animals\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiri\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccidental conception\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrotchless ballet outfits\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfPLh_6ckzI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;All I Ask of You\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFlOgrodJPo\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorf on Golf\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDw65tR2vI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecorrect pronunciation\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e of \u0026quot;orangutan.\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com/search/vintage?q=rotary+phone\u0026ref=pagination\u0026vintage_rewrite=vintage+rotary+phone\u0026original_query=2\u0026orig_facet=\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRotary phones for sale.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.replacements.com/silver-tiffany-and-co-silver-cordis-sterling-1958-telephone-dialer-with-hollow-handle/p/7225671?utm_source=google_shopping\u0026utm_medium=organic\u0026utm_campaign=shopping_feed\u0026gclid=Cj0KCQjw94WZBhDtARIsAKxWG-8zCyEwI1vsaqLxLdsYzywpUsPBfnVIy0g8tF7a4DHj_GEAbsZNPK4aAmRdEALw_wcB\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTelephone dialer\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/how-do-radars-work\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does RADAR work?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe poetry of \u003ca href=\"https://www.robert-krut.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Krut\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In the course of one week, Edda \u0026 Amos travel through time, without the constraints of logic, common sense, or even relative size.","date_published":"2022-09-19T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/58331365-7dc5-4bce-ad2d-a6b6f894cf9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43916172,"duration_in_seconds":3621}]},{"id":"e4ba3620-6e7e-410c-bbd8-86c4b4b8d763","title":"005: Socrates Never Won a Debate By Licking Someone's Ear","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/005","content_text":"How do we decide which strips to look at each episode? Brooke uses a very scientific \"process of rage.\" And so this episode we focus on talking about Edda \u0026amp; Amos, the most romantic and perfect couple the modern world has ever seen. What evidence is there of their amazing relationship? Well, Amos goes out of his way to make a terrible pun and Edda either punches him or hip-checks him out of the strip. (Who can tell which? Not us, for sure!) Not for good, unfortunately. Edda also gets sexy for Amos, who is obviously too stupid to pick up on simple cues like lingerie. I mean, he's a real idiot. It nearly makes Jeff lose his mind. In a special Sunday edition, Amos's sexual petulance finds a new level, inspiring Edda to (apparently) put his entire ear in her mouth. We are apparently to believe that Amos and Edda are NOT doing it doggy style on a dock. Yeah yeah, sure sure, it's just accidental that they're drawn that way. Finally, their newborn twins, Polly and Lolly (lord help us), use their powers of mental telepathy to discuss Amos and Edda's sex life. It's totally cool, guys. Very, VERY cool. \n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first two are here.\nThe big Sunday strip is here.\nThe last two are here.\n\nThis episode's \"aphrodisiacal\" journey includes:\n\n\nSubject: Nightmare\nEdda \u0026amp; Amos Van Hoesen\nContractions\nBa-donk-a-donk\nJerry Lewis\nMMA\nBaby doll nighties\nWord bubbles\nThe McEldowney Ellipsis\nKU / MU\nRick Moranis\nTurtlenecks (yet again!)\nYodeling\nThe Bletter: The stylish Blazer/Sweater combo\nClown pants\nKrusty the Clown\nSocrates\nFeminine wiles\nMonty Python \u0026amp; the Holy Grail\nDoggy style\nLolly \u0026amp; Polly, the twins\nNightrobes\nBob Seger\nPeanuts\nQuality time\nEsperanto\nSexual beings\nFuck swing\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\n\"The Lonely Goatherd\" \n\"Krusty Gets Busted\"\nThe Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch\nEsperanto Explained\nThis is definitely in Amos \u0026amp; Edda's nursery.\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHow do we decide which strips to look at each episode? Brooke uses a very scientific \u0026quot;process of rage.\u0026quot; And so this episode we focus on talking about Edda \u0026amp; Amos, the most romantic and perfect couple the modern world has ever seen. What evidence is there of their amazing relationship? Well, Amos goes out of his way to make a terrible pun and Edda either punches him or hip-checks him out of the strip. (Who can tell which? Not us, for sure!) Not for good, unfortunately. Edda also gets sexy for Amos, who is obviously too stupid to pick up on simple cues like lingerie. I mean, he\u0026#39;s a real idiot. It nearly makes Jeff lose his mind. In a special Sunday edition, Amos\u0026#39;s sexual petulance finds a new level, inspiring Edda to (apparently) put his entire ear in her mouth. We are apparently to believe that Amos and Edda are \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOT\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e doing it doggy style on a dock. Yeah yeah, sure sure, it\u0026#39;s just accidental that they\u0026#39;re drawn that way. Finally, their newborn twins, Polly and Lolly (lord help us), use their powers of mental telepathy to discuss Amos and Edda\u0026#39;s sex life. It\u0026#39;s totally cool, guys. Very, VERY cool. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1569020251970613248?s=20\u0026t=m4pO1oOKEwzj1QXby5yvvA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe big Sunday strip \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1569020258039787520?s=20\u0026t=m4pO1oOKEwzj1QXby5yvvA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe last two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1569020264092172288?s=20\u0026t=m4pO1oOKEwzj1QXby5yvvA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;aphrodisiacal\u0026quot; journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Nightmare\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdda \u0026amp; Amos Van Hoesen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContractions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBa-donk-a-donk\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerry Lewis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMMA\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby doll nighties\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord bubbles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McEldowney Ellipsis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKU / MU\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRick Moranis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtlenecks (yet again!)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYodeling\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bletter: The stylish Blazer/Sweater combo\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClown pants\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKrusty the Clown\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocrates\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeminine wiles\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonty Python \u0026amp; the Holy Grail\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoggy style\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLolly \u0026amp; Polly, the twins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNightrobes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Seger\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeanuts\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality time\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEsperanto\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexual beings\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuck swing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmmOJx_Hxto\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;The Lonely Goatherd\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701147/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Krusty Gets Busted\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrgLj9lOwk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJWVOkdWQAs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEsperanto Explained\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Sex-Swings/zgbs/hpc/1243851011\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is definitely in Amos \u0026amp; Edda\u0026#39;s nursery.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Are Edda \u0026 Amos the most romantic and perfect couple the modern world has ever seen? Of course they are! And of course they aren't. ","date_published":"2022-09-12T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/e4ba3620-6e7e-410c-bbd8-86c4b4b8d763.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38513214,"duration_in_seconds":3171}]},{"id":"4b0308b5-eb9e-451b-b347-b0e63ae6bba1","title":"004: The Wrong-Way Taco","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/004","content_text":"This episode, Brooke brings four completely wordless 9 Chickweed Lane strips to the podcast. Would words have helped some of these strips? I think we all know the answer to that is: Probably not. We discover that Go Comics has three separate sections of this god-forsaken comic: 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed Lane Classics, and Staff Favorites. From the Classics category, we see Edda dancing and Edda watching Edda dancing, if that makes any sense. Chances are it doesn't, which is totally on-brand. McEldowney's (almost certain) nudism is again discussed. Sven \u0026amp; Fleurette \"Fleurry\" Spocket are introduced, along with their calf, who is either their pet or lover. Both? Edda confuses a mysterious dog for her husband Amos. And finally, Edda dives into a pool for reasons that you seriously will not believe. We discover that Brooke (Dillman, not McEldowney) would forgive this comic strip if only every installment ended with a picture of a dog covering his eyes with a paw out of embarrassment.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first three are here.\nThe big Sunday strip is here.\n\nThis episode's word-free journey includes:\n\n\nOur mission statement\nTongue twisters\nEdda\nBallet\nMirrors\nOpera glasses\nNudists\nSven \u0026amp; Fleurette \"Fleurrie\" Spocket\nJuliette's sick bull\nVeterinarians\nPhDs\nGutter cleaners\nFrench Rococo, specifically Jean-Honoré Fragonard\nCowl neck sweaters\nDickies\nKickstarter\nVet-lise: The Briefcase for Veterinarians\nEyes Wide Shut\nThrouples\n1,000 Monkeys\nPiano recital\nBreaking Bad\nAmos\nDiving\nThe Wrong-Way Taco\nShark Tank\nRubik's Cube\nDrabble\nSecret 90\nDickweed\nBalls\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\nPeculiarly \nGo Comics\nThe racial slur controversy.\nPerineum\n1970s white turtleneck dickie sweater\nEyes Wide Shut masks\nInfinite Monkey Theorem\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis episode, Brooke brings four completely wordless \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips to the podcast. Would words have helped some of these strips? I think we all know the answer to that is: Probably not. We discover that Go Comics has three separate sections of this god-forsaken comic: \u003cem\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/em\u003e Classics, and Staff Favorites. From the Classics category, we see Edda dancing and Edda watching Edda dancing, if that makes any sense. Chances are it doesn\u0026#39;t, which is totally on-brand. McEldowney\u0026#39;s (almost certain) nudism is again discussed. Sven \u0026amp; Fleurette \u0026quot;Fleurry\u0026quot; Spocket are introduced, along with their calf, who is either their pet or lover. Both? Edda confuses a mysterious dog for her husband Amos. And finally, Edda dives into a pool for reasons that you seriously will not believe. We discover that Brooke (Dillman, not McEldowney) would forgive this comic strip if only every installment ended with a picture of a dog covering his eyes with a paw out of embarrassment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first three \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1566137704588267520?s=20\u0026t=16g6ovDH823K4lR-m_t3qQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe big Sunday strip \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1566137849551892480?s=20\u0026t=16g6ovDH823K4lR-m_t3qQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s word-free journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur mission statement\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTongue twisters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirrors\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpera glasses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNudists\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSven \u0026amp; Fleurette \u0026quot;Fleurrie\u0026quot; Spocket\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliette\u0026#39;s sick bull\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeterinarians\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhDs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGutter cleaners\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench Rococo, specifically Jean-Honoré Fragonard\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCowl neck sweaters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDickies\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKickstarter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVet-lise: The Briefcase for Veterinarians\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrouples\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1,000 Monkeys\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano recital\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiving\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wrong-Way Taco\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShark Tank\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubik\u0026#39;s Cube\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrabble\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret 90\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDickweed\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/qdbQTisIniE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeculiarly\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.gocomics.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGo Comics\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rafu.com/2021/12/comic-strip-criticized-for-use-of-racial-slur/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe racial slur controversy.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perineum\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerineum\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com/listing/1154597266/1970s-white-turtleneck-dickie-sweater\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1970s white turtleneck dickie sweater\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=548156018857108\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c/em\u003e masks\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfinite Monkey Theorem\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Four wordless strips anger and frustrate the hosts, but do inspire them to a handful of new potential pitches for the Sharks of Shark Tank.","date_published":"2022-09-05T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/4b0308b5-eb9e-451b-b347-b0e63ae6bba1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37603840,"duration_in_seconds":3095}]},{"id":"6eaff716-569a-48e2-a6d0-4c0cbcaa67cc","title":"001: The New Car Aroma of Her Khakis ","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/001","content_text":"Our long-awaited first episode! Is it the dumbest idea for a podcast? Probably!\n\nWe talk about our least favorite newspaper comic strip, 9 Chickweed Lane, written and drawn by Brooke (no relation) McEldowney. We kick this journey of rage off with the romance (?) of Thorax and Esme. According to Wikipedia, Thorax is an amiable elderly farmer, who is \"brilliant and odd beyond all description.\" He also appears to be anwhere between 90 and 100 years old. The object of his affection is Esme, a policewoman who is definitely in her 30s. In this first part (of three), Thorax introduces himself to Esme and has a lengthy conversation with himself through a typewriter. It ends with a sigh and a cliffhanger. Which seems an impossible combination, but here we are.\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first three are here.\nThe last two are here.\n\nThis episode's wild journey includes:\n\n\nStephen Sondheim's Company\nCalvin \u0026amp; Hobbes\nThe Pandemic\nGrindr\nManual Typewriters\nEllipses\nDear Abby\nJulie Andrews\nGoogly Eyes\nRoget's Thesaurus\nKhakis\nBarf bags\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\n\"Ladies Who Lunch\"\n\"Bewitched, Bothered \u0026amp; Bewildered\"\nMaundering\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur long-awaited first episode! Is it the dumbest idea for a podcast? Probably!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe talk about our least favorite newspaper comic strip, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e, written and drawn by Brooke (no relation) McEldowney. We kick this journey of rage off with the romance (?) of \u003cstrong\u003eThorax\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEsme\u003c/strong\u003e. According to \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_Chickweed_Lane\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c/a\u003e, Thorax is an amiable elderly farmer, who is \u0026quot;brilliant and odd beyond all description.\u0026quot; He also appears to be anwhere between 90 and 100 years old. The object of his affection is Esme, a policewoman who is definitely in her 30s. In this first part (of three), Thorax introduces himself to Esme and has a lengthy conversation with himself through a typewriter. It ends with a sigh and a cliffhanger. Which seems an impossible combination, but here we are.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first three \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1563729301458919424?s=20\u0026t=d1FgRE29hct43fXpzotThg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe last two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1563729306747998209?s=20\u0026t=d1FgRE29hct43fXpzotThg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s wild journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen Sondheim\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eCompany\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalvin \u0026amp; Hobbes\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pandemic\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrindr\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManual Typewriters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEllipses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDear Abby\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulie Andrews\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoogly Eyes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoget\u0026#39;s Thesaurus\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKhakis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarf bags\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/hcI_Px5_Vi8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Ladies Who Lunch\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/1fzZ4l2H5-w\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026quot;Bewitched, Bothered \u0026amp; Bewildered\u0026quot;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.dictionary.com/browse/maunder\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaundering\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Jeff \u0026 Brooke begin their 9 Chickweed Lane journey with the romance of Thorax (either 90 or 100 years old) and 30-year-old policewoman Esme. Part 1 of 3.","date_published":"2022-08-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/6eaff716-569a-48e2-a6d0-4c0cbcaa67cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31357636,"duration_in_seconds":2570}]},{"id":"74fcecdc-bc4a-42f1-949a-6178d8110982","title":"002: Rock-Hard, Bulging Sidearm","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/002","content_text":"In part two of this three-part horror-fest, we continue to follow the romance (we guess?) of Thorax and Esme. We admit to Brooke McEldowney that we probably just don't get his very, very smart comic strip. Brooke (Dillman, not McEldowney) invents a new word while describing Esme's sudden and aggressive seduction of Thorax, which includes (of course) uncomfortable double entendre, sexy (?) grammar wordplay, and hilarious airport metaphors. Esme kisses Thorax A LOT. But he does nothing, until the very end, when he magically (?) does something very, VERY upsetting. At least to us. It probably gave ol' B. McE a boner. You know what? There's no probably about it. We also explore our theory that McEldowney is a weird college professor/nudist.\n\n(One caveat, we're not super tech smart. And as we've begun this podcast, we've had some glitches to deal with. Please bear with us for the occasional audio weirdness. Thanks!)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first three are here.\nThe last two are here.\n\nThis episode's \"tittilizing\" journey includes:\n\n\nWagnerian opera\nKU vs. MU\nThe Civil War\nSlavery\nMe Too\nTAB\nFat-shaming\nSexual harrassment on the job\nCirque du Soleil\nEllipsis abuse\nBlow-up sex dolls\nLeg injuries\nPanties\nSummer of 2020\nStandards \u0026amp; Practices\nNudists\nAscots\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\nKU / MU Rivalry\nJayhawkers\nTrying to save TAB\nBroadcast Standards \u0026amp; Practices\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn part two of this three-part horror-fest, we continue to follow the romance (we guess?) of \u003cstrong\u003eThorax\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEsme\u003c/strong\u003e. We admit to \u003cstrong\u003eBrooke McEldowney\u003c/strong\u003e that we probably just don\u0026#39;t get his very, very smart comic strip. Brooke (Dillman, not McEldowney) invents a new word while describing Esme\u0026#39;s sudden and aggressive seduction of Thorax, which includes (of course) uncomfortable double entendre, sexy (?) grammar wordplay, and hilarious airport metaphors. Esme kisses Thorax A LOT. But he does nothing, until the very end, when he magically (?) does something very, VERY upsetting. At least to us. It probably gave ol\u0026#39; \u003cstrong\u003eB. McE\u003c/strong\u003e a boner. You know what? There\u0026#39;s no probably about it. We also explore our theory that McEldowney is a weird college professor/nudist.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(One caveat, we\u0026#39;re not super tech smart. And as we\u0026#39;ve begun this podcast, we\u0026#39;ve had some glitches to deal with. Please bear with us for the occasional audio weirdness. Thanks!)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first three \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1564046138348449792?s=20\u0026t=tz39KFI6pCua7WH1H1pRKQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe last two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1564046270225797120?s=20\u0026t=tz39KFI6pCua7WH1H1pRKQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;tittilizing\u0026quot; journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWagnerian opera\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKU vs. MU\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Civil War\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlavery\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMe Too\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTAB\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFat-shaming\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexual harrassment on the job\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCirque du Soleil\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEllipsis abuse\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlow-up sex dolls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeg injuries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanties\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer of 2020\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandards \u0026amp; Practices\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNudists\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscots\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_War_(Kansas%E2%80%93Missouri_rivalry)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKU / MU Rivalry\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/encyclopedia/jayhawkers\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJayhawkers\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/business/save-tab-soda/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrying to save TAB\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Standards_and_Practices\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBroadcast Standards \u0026amp; Practices\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The romance (?) of Thorax and Esme continues. In fact, it escalates! At least from her perspective. Thorax mostly just stands there like a lummox. Until something really gross happens. Part 2 of 3.","date_published":"2022-08-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/74fcecdc-bc4a-42f1-949a-6178d8110982.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34791125,"duration_in_seconds":2861}]},{"id":"c389eec1-5154-458e-8748-272cd7773399","title":"003: Doesn’t That Make Everything So Cozy?","url":"https://www.9chickweedrage.com/003","content_text":"In the final part of this three-part horror-fest, we explore the romance (???) of Thorax and Esme. It's been an epic story arc. We recap our journey so far. And eventually end up walking into the ocean along with our May-December (of the following year) couple. Along the way, we awkwardly use the phrase \"booty call,\" investigate Thorax's \"bad touch\" area, are mystified by hats, welcome a suddenly homicidal E.T. to our podcast, and watch Thorax finally clue into the fact that Esme likes him, which sends him (literally?) over the moon. If only it really happened. We also have to suffer through more of Brooke McEldowney's annoyingly florid dialog. Of course we do, because when don't we? It's fun to discover the new ways that Esme shows her love this episode, which includes romantic gunplay and farting. \n\n(One caveat, we're not tech geniuses. And as we've recorded this podcast, we've had some glitches to deal with. Please bear with us for the occasional audio weirdness. We promise that they clear up. Eventually. Thanks!)\n\nThe Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:\n\nThe first three are here.\nThe next two are here.\nThe last two are here.\n\nThis episode's very gassy journey includes:\n\n\nAxl Rose\nSpell-casting\nUnnecessary traffic stops\nBooty calls\nShooting ranges\nOveralls\nMore ellipsis abuse\nNickels\nE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial\nTrash-sitters\nLove farts\nMutual mental illness\nSunsets\nKim Kardashian\nMaleficent\n\n\nShow Notes\n\n\nAxl Rose dancing\nE.T. \nThe Kardashian butt\nMaleficent\n\n\nTalk to Us!\n\nHaving trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Just want someone to talk to?\nWe're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn the final part of this three-part horror-fest, we explore the romance (???) of \u003cstrong\u003eThorax\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEsme\u003c/strong\u003e. It\u0026#39;s been an epic story arc. We recap our journey so far. And eventually end up walking into the ocean along with our May-December (of the following year) couple. Along the way, we awkwardly use the phrase \u0026quot;booty call,\u0026quot; investigate Thorax\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;bad touch\u0026quot; area, are mystified by hats, welcome a suddenly homicidal E.T. to our podcast, and watch Thorax finally clue into the fact that Esme likes him, which sends him (literally?) over the moon. If only it really happened. We also have to suffer through more of Brooke McEldowney\u0026#39;s annoyingly florid dialog. Of course we do, because when \u003cem\u003edon\u0026#39;t\u003c/em\u003e we? It\u0026#39;s fun to discover the new ways that Esme shows her love this episode, which includes romantic gunplay and farting. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(One caveat, we\u0026#39;re not tech geniuses. And as we\u0026#39;ve recorded this podcast, we\u0026#39;ve had some glitches to deal with. Please bear with us for the occasional audio weirdness. We promise that they clear up. Eventually. Thanks!)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickweed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strips we discuss this episode:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first three \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1564049036147011584?s=20\u0026t=tz39KFI6pCua7WH1H1pRKQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe next two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1564049041918291968?s=20\u0026t=tz39KFI6pCua7WH1H1pRKQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe last two \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1564049048167821313?s=20\u0026t=tz39KFI6pCua7WH1H1pRKQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eare here.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis episode\u0026#39;s very gassy journey includes:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAxl Rose\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpell-casting\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnnecessary traffic stops\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooty calls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShooting ranges\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOveralls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore ellipsis abuse\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNickels\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrash-sitters\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove farts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMutual mental illness\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunsets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKim Kardashian\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaleficent\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow Notes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/I8RD0pvqyAI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAxl Rose dancing\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/75M1XXEZciU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE.T.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/5584829/kim-kardashian-shrinking-butt-years-fans-fillers-removed/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kardashian butt\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587310/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaleficent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTalk to Us!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving trouble understanding what\u0026#39;s going on in a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Chickweed Lane\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e strip you just read? Send it our way! We\u0026#39;ll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Just want someone to talk to?\u003cbr\u003e\nWe\u0026#39;re on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@9ChickweedRAGE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The big finale of the romance (?) between Thorax and Esme. Part 3 of 3.","date_published":"2022-08-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/8dec69e9-36cd-4bec-acae-de0774e3354a/c389eec1-5154-458e-8748-272cd7773399.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33394573,"duration_in_seconds":2744}]}]}