web01.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:06:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) 9 Chickweed Rage - Episodes Tagged with “Segway” https://www.9chickweedrage.com/tags/segway Thu, 28 Dec 2023 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 032: You Sneezed All Over Julius Caesar Dithers https://www.9chickweedrage.com/032 b8d814ed-70ee-47b1-abc9-0f4e77b24c99 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0800 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman Brooke McEldowney defends his use of the ellipsis, so we take him down. 1:44:47 yes 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. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1740402215402283477?s=20), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Zx41jrT4n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This ..... episode includes: Sneezing Diet Cokes Christmas Back trouble riding a Segway spot-eyed cats semi-colon misuse Ross & Rachel Sam & Diane Katniss & Peeta motorboating Eddie Izzard talks about Englebert Humperdinck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjaRR4ofudA) Underwood Farms Goat habitrail Goat poop Welcome Back, Kotter Peanuts Comma splice Kilroy Was Here Tiger Beat Leif Garrett Shaun Cassidy William Frawley's pants (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmC2I8K6mo) Mowgli from The Jungle Book The Dark Crystal 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). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/). Diet Coke, Segway, Eddie Izzard, goats, Peanuts, Tiger Beat, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here, or on Instagram by clicking here.

This ..... episode includes:

  • Sneezing
  • Diet Cokes
  • Christmas
  • Back trouble
  • riding a Segway
  • spot-eyed cats
  • semi-colon misuse
  • Ross & Rachel
  • Sam & Diane
  • Katniss & Peeta
  • motorboating
  • Eddie Izzard talks about Englebert Humperdinck
  • Underwood Farms
  • Goat habitrail
  • Goat poop
  • Welcome Back, Kotter
  • Peanuts
  • Comma splice
  • Kilroy Was Here
  • Tiger Beat
  • Leif Garrett
  • Shaun Cassidy
  • William Frawley's pants
  • Mowgli from The Jungle Book
  • The Dark Crystal

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. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.

]]> 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here, or on Instagram by clicking here.

This ..... episode includes:

  • Sneezing
  • Diet Cokes
  • Christmas
  • Back trouble
  • riding a Segway
  • spot-eyed cats
  • semi-colon misuse
  • Ross & Rachel
  • Sam & Diane
  • Katniss & Peeta
  • motorboating
  • Eddie Izzard talks about Englebert Humperdinck
  • Underwood Farms
  • Goat habitrail
  • Goat poop
  • Welcome Back, Kotter
  • Peanuts
  • Comma splice
  • Kilroy Was Here
  • Tiger Beat
  • Leif Garrett
  • Shaun Cassidy
  • William Frawley's pants
  • Mowgli from The Jungle Book
  • The Dark Crystal

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. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.

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