web02.fireside.fm Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:30:47 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) 9 Chickweed Rage - Episodes Tagged with “French Rococo” https://www.9chickweedrage.com/tags/french%20rococo Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0700 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 007: The Subtle Difference Between Livestock and a Blushing Bride https://www.9chickweedrage.com/007 11d0acae-eaea-4db4-90c4-f30084daf8ff Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0700 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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! 1:02:59 yes In order to fully understand the courtship of Fleurrie & 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 & 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. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The first two are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046622111014912?s=20&t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww). The boner trilogy can be viewed here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046627550986240?s=20&t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww). Dumb Sven on his wedding night is here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046632278048769?s=20&t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww). The fucking and the weird aftermath are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1574046637067935745?s=20&t=EKcR5S3zl9s8cgtHplVXww). This episode's extra horny journey includes: SIM cards The Girl From Ipanema Denmark Diet Coke Brach's Autumn Mix Candy Corn McEldowney Ellipses GU Packets Harvest Mix Walgreen's Bananas Fleurrie & Sven Spocket French Rococo Paul Lynde Australian accents Human Kite Chicken fights Marriage proposals Docks Drill team routines Deflated balloons Queen Harry Caray Thermos G-strings & Speedos Boners Amos Silhouettes Deltoids (but we meant trapezius) More boners So many ellipses Virgins & the "new car smell" Implied beastiality Honeymoon Animaniacs The Vet-lise Dutch Angle Karate Gi Bowl cut The Thousand-Yard Stare Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Show Notes The Girl From Ipanema (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5QfXjsoNe4) Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Km6E_0sLg). An actual Australian accent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsTVU1RE3mU). "Another One Bites the Dust" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE) How to carry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYzuycYCU8) livestock. The Dutch Angle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9FUEScjB1U&t=1s) is only ever used to show that something is wrong. The best of Gadget Hackwrench (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spSJZWxhRNk). 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 (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE) Denmark, Diet Coke, candy corn, French rococo, Paul Lynde, Australia, Queen, Harry Caray, G-strings, Speedos, boners, Animaniacs, Dutch Angle, Karate, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Gadget Hackwrench, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman In order to fully understand the courtship of Fleurrie & 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 & 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The first two are here.
The boner trilogy can be viewed here.
Dumb Sven on his wedding night is here.
The fucking and the weird aftermath are here.

This episode's extra horny journey includes:

  • SIM cards
  • The Girl From Ipanema
  • Denmark
  • Diet Coke
  • Brach's Autumn Mix
  • Candy Corn
  • McEldowney Ellipses
  • GU Packets
  • Harvest Mix
  • Walgreen's
  • Bananas
  • Fleurrie & Sven Spocket
  • French Rococo
  • Paul Lynde
  • Australian accents
  • Human Kite
  • Chicken fights
  • Marriage proposals
  • Docks
  • Drill team routines
  • Deflated balloons
  • Queen
  • Harry Caray
  • Thermos
  • G-strings & Speedos
  • Boners
  • Amos
  • Silhouettes
  • Deltoids (but we meant trapezius)
  • More boners
  • So many ellipses
  • Virgins & the "new car smell"
  • Implied beastiality
  • Honeymoon
  • Animaniacs
  • The Vet-lise
  • Dutch Angle
  • Karate Gi
  • Bowl cut
  • The Thousand-Yard Stare
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Show Notes

The Girl From Ipanema
Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares.
An actual Australian accent.
"Another One Bites the Dust"
How to carry livestock.
The Dutch Angle is only ever used to show that something is wrong.
The best of Gadget Hackwrench.

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

]]> In order to fully understand the courtship of Fleurrie & 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 & 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The first two are here.
The boner trilogy can be viewed here.
Dumb Sven on his wedding night is here.
The fucking and the weird aftermath are here.

This episode's extra horny journey includes:

  • SIM cards
  • The Girl From Ipanema
  • Denmark
  • Diet Coke
  • Brach's Autumn Mix
  • Candy Corn
  • McEldowney Ellipses
  • GU Packets
  • Harvest Mix
  • Walgreen's
  • Bananas
  • Fleurrie & Sven Spocket
  • French Rococo
  • Paul Lynde
  • Australian accents
  • Human Kite
  • Chicken fights
  • Marriage proposals
  • Docks
  • Drill team routines
  • Deflated balloons
  • Queen
  • Harry Caray
  • Thermos
  • G-strings & Speedos
  • Boners
  • Amos
  • Silhouettes
  • Deltoids (but we meant trapezius)
  • More boners
  • So many ellipses
  • Virgins & the "new car smell"
  • Implied beastiality
  • Honeymoon
  • Animaniacs
  • The Vet-lise
  • Dutch Angle
  • Karate Gi
  • Bowl cut
  • The Thousand-Yard Stare
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Show Notes

The Girl From Ipanema
Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares.
An actual Australian accent.
"Another One Bites the Dust"
How to carry livestock.
The Dutch Angle is only ever used to show that something is wrong.
The best of Gadget Hackwrench.

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

]]> 004: The Wrong-Way Taco https://www.9chickweedrage.com/004 4b0308b5-eb9e-451b-b347-b0e63ae6bba1 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0700 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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. 51:35 yes 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 & 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. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The first three are here. (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1566137704588267520?s=20&t=16g6ovDH823K4lR-m_t3qQ) The big Sunday strip is here. (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1566137849551892480?s=20&t=16g6ovDH823K4lR-m_t3qQ) This episode's word-free journey includes: Our mission statement Tongue twisters Edda Ballet Mirrors Opera glasses Nudists Sven & Fleurette "Fleurrie" Spocket Juliette's sick bull Veterinarians PhDs Gutter cleaners French Rococo, specifically Jean-Honoré Fragonard Cowl neck sweaters Dickies Kickstarter Vet-lise: The Briefcase for Veterinarians Eyes Wide Shut Throuples 1,000 Monkeys Piano recital Breaking Bad Amos Diving The Wrong-Way Taco Shark Tank Rubik's Cube Drabble Secret 90 Dickweed Balls Show Notes Peculiarly (https://youtu.be/qdbQTisIniE) Go Comics (https://www.gocomics.com/) The racial slur controversy. (https://rafu.com/2021/12/comic-strip-criticized-for-use-of-racial-slur/) Perineum (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perineum) 1970s white turtleneck dickie sweater (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1154597266/1970s-white-turtleneck-dickie-sweater) Eyes Wide Shut masks (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=548156018857108) Infinite Monkey Theorem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem) 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 (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE) balls, Drabble, piano, piano recital, tacos, Eyes Wide Shut, Breaking Bad, Shark Tank, Rubik's Cube, French Rococo, nudists, ballet, Veterinarians, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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 & 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The first three are here.
The big Sunday strip is here.

This episode's word-free journey includes:

  • Our mission statement
  • Tongue twisters
  • Edda
  • Ballet
  • Mirrors
  • Opera glasses
  • Nudists
  • Sven & Fleurette "Fleurrie" Spocket
  • Juliette's sick bull
  • Veterinarians
  • PhDs
  • Gutter cleaners
  • French Rococo, specifically Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • Cowl neck sweaters
  • Dickies
  • Kickstarter
  • Vet-lise: The Briefcase for Veterinarians
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Throuples
  • 1,000 Monkeys
  • Piano recital
  • Breaking Bad
  • Amos
  • Diving
  • The Wrong-Way Taco
  • Shark Tank
  • Rubik's Cube
  • Drabble
  • Secret 90
  • Dickweed
  • Balls

Show Notes

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

]]> 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 & 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The first three are here.
The big Sunday strip is here.

This episode's word-free journey includes:

  • Our mission statement
  • Tongue twisters
  • Edda
  • Ballet
  • Mirrors
  • Opera glasses
  • Nudists
  • Sven & Fleurette "Fleurrie" Spocket
  • Juliette's sick bull
  • Veterinarians
  • PhDs
  • Gutter cleaners
  • French Rococo, specifically Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • Cowl neck sweaters
  • Dickies
  • Kickstarter
  • Vet-lise: The Briefcase for Veterinarians
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Throuples
  • 1,000 Monkeys
  • Piano recital
  • Breaking Bad
  • Amos
  • Diving
  • The Wrong-Way Taco
  • Shark Tank
  • Rubik's Cube
  • Drabble
  • Secret 90
  • Dickweed
  • Balls

Show Notes

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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