web02.fireside.fm Sat, 30 May 2026 04:09:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) 9 Chickweed Rage - Episodes Tagged with “Cloaca” https://www.9chickweedrage.com/tags/cloaca Mon, 28 Nov 2022 04:00:00 -0800 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. en-us episodic Two old friends get angry talking about the newspaper comic strip 9 Chickweed Lane. Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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. yes 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman hatethedrake@mac.com 016: Say Hello to Sphinxter, the Mobile Comments Wart https://www.9chickweedrage.com/016 13c7f61a-8d8d-443d-98ac-041f0144b422 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 04:00:00 -0800 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman Brooke McEldowney introduces a sock puppet named Sphinxter, and he looks like a butthole. 1:16:42 yes <p>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!</p> <h3>The <em><strong>Chickweed</strong></em> strips we discuss this episode:</h3> <p>Sphinxter gets introduced, states his thesis, and accosts Juliette &amp; Elliott on the street <a href="https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1596916594911113216?s=20&amp;t=22cX8UtP1t_ydjYB08_pSw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>right here</strong></em></a>.<br> Sphinxter uses a typewriter to address internet trolls, Juliette attacks Sphinxter, and then throws him away <a href="https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1596916600514306048?s=20&amp;t=22cX8UtP1t_ydjYB08_pSw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>right here</strong></em></a>.</p> <h3>This episode's butthole-filled journey includes:</h3> <ul> <li>Taking Brooke McEldowney to court</li> <li>Dolly the dog</li> <li>Class-Action Lawsuit</li> <li>Thorax</li> <li>Sock puppet</li> <li>Muppets</li> <li>Washing machines</li> <li>Oxy-Clean</li> <li>Dishwashing pods</li> <li>Sphinxter</li> <li>Popsicle sticks</li> <li>Lomi</li> <li>Mark Cuban</li> <li>Elon Musk</li> <li>Emeralds into diamonds</li> <li>Twitter</li> <li>"Onliners"</li> <li>Typewriters</li> <li>Cloaca</li> <li>Munchausen Syndrome</li> <li>Judy Garland</li> <li>Stockholm Syndrome</li> <li>So many turtlenecks!</li> </ul> <h3>Talk to Us!</h3> <p>Having trouble understanding what's going on in a <em><strong>9 Chickweed Lane</strong></em> 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?<br> We're on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>@9ChickweedRAGE</strong></a></p> Stockholm Syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome, Judy Garland, turtlenecks, cloaca, typewriters, Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Lomi, Muppets, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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!

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

Sphinxter gets introduced, states his thesis, and accosts Juliette & Elliott on the street right here.
Sphinxter uses a typewriter to address internet trolls, Juliette attacks Sphinxter, and then throws him away right here.

This episode's butthole-filled journey includes:

  • Taking Brooke McEldowney to court
  • Dolly the dog
  • Class-Action Lawsuit
  • Thorax
  • Sock puppet
  • Muppets
  • Washing machines
  • Oxy-Clean
  • Dishwashing pods
  • Sphinxter
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Lomi
  • Mark Cuban
  • Elon Musk
  • Emeralds into diamonds
  • Twitter
  • "Onliners"
  • Typewriters
  • Cloaca
  • Munchausen Syndrome
  • Judy Garland
  • Stockholm Syndrome
  • So many turtlenecks!

Talk to Us!

Having 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?
We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE

]]> 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!

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

Sphinxter gets introduced, states his thesis, and accosts Juliette & Elliott on the street right here.
Sphinxter uses a typewriter to address internet trolls, Juliette attacks Sphinxter, and then throws him away right here.

This episode's butthole-filled journey includes:

  • Taking Brooke McEldowney to court
  • Dolly the dog
  • Class-Action Lawsuit
  • Thorax
  • Sock puppet
  • Muppets
  • Washing machines
  • Oxy-Clean
  • Dishwashing pods
  • Sphinxter
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Lomi
  • Mark Cuban
  • Elon Musk
  • Emeralds into diamonds
  • Twitter
  • "Onliners"
  • Typewriters
  • Cloaca
  • Munchausen Syndrome
  • Judy Garland
  • Stockholm Syndrome
  • So many turtlenecks!

Talk to Us!

Having 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?
We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE

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