app02 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:59:20 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) 9 Chickweed Rage - Episodes Tagged with “Pop Tarts” https://www.9chickweedrage.com/tags/pop%20tarts Mon, 17 Oct 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 010: A Vial of My Personal Body Fluid https://www.9chickweedrage.com/010 4b90b670-4e3e-4cc0-a6f1-b7769e9c0642 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0700 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman Lots of letters. Not angry letters from fans like us, but letters from Chickweed characters to people they're mad at. 1:02:59 yes <p>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 &amp; 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!</p> <h3>The <em><strong>Chickweed</strong></em> strips we discuss this episode:</h3> <p>The computer shot with arrows and the computer thrown out the window <a href="https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064941686628352?s=20&amp;t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>are here</strong></em></a>.<br> Barfing and licking can be <a href="https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064946157797377?s=20&amp;t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>found here</strong></em></a>.<br> Mooning and making out <a href="https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064949840334849?s=20&amp;t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>are here</strong></em></a>.</p> <h3>This episode's loquacious journey includes:</h3> <ul> <li>Biscuits</li> <li>Vitamins</li> <li>Pop Tarts</li> <li>Gummis</li> <li>Swedish Fish</li> <li>Maraschino cherries</li> <li>Luxardos</li> <li>Bananas</li> <li>Diet Coke</li> <li>Juliette, Edda's mom</li> <li>Personal body fluid</li> <li>Bacterial analysis</li> <li>Archery</li> <li>McEldowney Ellipsis</li> <li>Nigerian Prince email</li> <li>Mrs. Jameel Klotilde McSoderstrom</li> <li>Monty Python &amp; the Holy Grail</li> <li>Amos</li> <li>Thorax &amp; Sister Steven</li> <li>The Oxford Comma</li> <li>Grammarly</li> <li>Elliott &amp; Juliette</li> <li>Amos &amp; Edda</li> <li>Marry-Fuck-Kill</li> <li>Gustavo Dudamel</li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>How gelatin <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8jOi40-7A" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>is made</strong></em></a>.<br> How maraschino cherries <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/maraschino-cherries#TOC_TITLE_HDR_6" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>are made</strong></em></a>.<br> The Castle of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlIz0q8aWpA" rel="nofollow noopener"><em><strong>Aarrrrgghhhhh</strong></em></a>!</p> <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" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>@9ChickweedRAGE</strong></a></p> Gustavo Dudamel, Pop Tarts, Swedish Fish, Gummi Vitamins, Maraschino Cherries, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Monty Python, Holy Grail, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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 & 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!

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The computer shot with arrows and the computer thrown out the window are here.
Barfing and licking can be found here.
Mooning and making out are here.

This episode's loquacious journey includes:

  • Biscuits
  • Vitamins
  • Pop Tarts
  • Gummis
  • Swedish Fish
  • Maraschino cherries
  • Luxardos
  • Bananas
  • Diet Coke
  • Juliette, Edda's mom
  • Personal body fluid
  • Bacterial analysis
  • Archery
  • McEldowney Ellipsis
  • Nigerian Prince email
  • Mrs. Jameel Klotilde McSoderstrom
  • Monty Python & the Holy Grail
  • Amos
  • Thorax & Sister Steven
  • The Oxford Comma
  • Grammarly
  • Elliott & Juliette
  • Amos & Edda
  • Marry-Fuck-Kill
  • Gustavo Dudamel

Show Notes

How gelatin is made.
How maraschino cherries are made.
The Castle of Aarrrrgghhhhh!

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

]]> 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 & 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!

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The computer shot with arrows and the computer thrown out the window are here.
Barfing and licking can be found here.
Mooning and making out are here.

This episode's loquacious journey includes:

  • Biscuits
  • Vitamins
  • Pop Tarts
  • Gummis
  • Swedish Fish
  • Maraschino cherries
  • Luxardos
  • Bananas
  • Diet Coke
  • Juliette, Edda's mom
  • Personal body fluid
  • Bacterial analysis
  • Archery
  • McEldowney Ellipsis
  • Nigerian Prince email
  • Mrs. Jameel Klotilde McSoderstrom
  • Monty Python & the Holy Grail
  • Amos
  • Thorax & Sister Steven
  • The Oxford Comma
  • Grammarly
  • Elliott & Juliette
  • Amos & Edda
  • Marry-Fuck-Kill
  • Gustavo Dudamel

Show Notes

How gelatin is made.
How maraschino cherries are made.
The Castle of Aarrrrgghhhhh!

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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