web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:49:58 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) 9 Chickweed Rage - Episodes Tagged with “Seinfeld” https://www.9chickweedrage.com/tags/seinfeld Mon, 29 Sep 2025 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 045: I'll Supply The Other Finger https://www.9chickweedrage.com/045 70c7ee2a-af45-4a2a-a384-1c045ff20570 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0700 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman A critic has the audacity to give Amos & Edda a less than glowing review. And there are consequences. 1:36:19 yes So our journey this episode takes us to a recital, where Amos and Edda get a less than glowing review from a critic. They are SO BAD at taking any amount of criticism that they go onstage the next night to flip the critic off. Oh wait! Yeah. In this world, Amos and Edda have a multi-night engagement AND the critic comes to EVERY performance AND writes about every performance. Just like in real life! So Amos flips off the audience (as a way of showing the audience that he disapproves of the critic's take) and Edda joins him. Then there's a reaction to THAT reaction, which also rubs Amos and Edda the wrong way. Because why wouldn't they be anything but, as they admit, childish, vindictive and ridiculous? There's a brief Sunday strip sidebar about how a bunch of scientists ask Amos to ask Edda how she keeps her boobs in her dress. I wish we were kidding about this, but no, this is REALLY what the Sunday strip is about. Then we return to the critic storyline where the critic shows up for a THIRD STRAIGHT performance to explain himself to Edda. She takes it well, and by that I mean she threatens to make him strip naked and dance in front of the audience. But only for the first 100 attendees. Yeah. It made zero sense to us either. Good times! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of this episode's strips on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/DPK8LbakWnP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find this episode's strips on Bluesky by clicking here (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social/post/3lzwzyr7wn227). This childish, vindictive and ridiculous episode includes: Breakfast at a hotel Freaky Friday Going to the doctor Half-marathons & marathons The dangers of the omelette bar GU packets Couches The kids in Weapons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_(2025_film)) Orangutans Leif Garrett Tiger Beat Magazine Shooting rude gestures Fred Mertz pants "Puttin' on the Ritz" (https://youtu.be/ab7NyKw0VYQ?si=Mnusgn0_Lz0WQdIr) Kash Patel sitting on a chair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6QW23JlIgM) Seinfeld Juggs magazine Janet Jackson The Thing from Fantastic Four Rush 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 Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/). breakfast, Freaky Friday, marathons, Weapons, Orangutans, Fred Mertz, Young Frankenstein, Kash Patel, Seinfeld, Juggs, Janet Jackson, FF, Rush, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman So our journey this episode takes us to a recital, where Amos and Edda get a less than glowing review from a critic. They are SO BAD at taking any amount of criticism that they go onstage the next night to flip the critic off. Oh wait! Yeah. In this world, Amos and Edda have a multi-night engagement AND the critic comes to EVERY performance AND writes about every performance. Just like in real life! So Amos flips off the audience (as a way of showing the audience that he disapproves of the critic's take) and Edda joins him. Then there's a reaction to THAT reaction, which also rubs Amos and Edda the wrong way. Because why wouldn't they be anything but, as they admit, childish, vindictive and ridiculous? There's a brief Sunday strip sidebar about how a bunch of scientists ask Amos to ask Edda how she keeps her boobs in her dress. I wish we were kidding about this, but no, this is REALLY what the Sunday strip is about. Then we return to the critic storyline where the critic shows up for a THIRD STRAIGHT performance to explain himself to Edda. She takes it well, and by that I mean she threatens to make him strip naked and dance in front of the audience. But only for the first 100 attendees. Yeah. It made zero sense to us either. Good times!

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

You can find all of this episode's strips on Instagram by clicking here. We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find this episode's strips on Bluesky by clicking here.

This childish, vindictive and ridiculous episode includes:

  • Breakfast at a hotel
  • Freaky Friday
  • Going to the doctor
  • Half-marathons & marathons
  • The dangers of the omelette bar
  • GU packets
  • Couches
  • The kids in Weapons
  • Orangutans
  • Leif Garrett
  • Tiger Beat Magazine
  • Shooting rude gestures
  • Fred Mertz pants
  • "Puttin' on the Ritz"
  • Kash Patel sitting on a chair
  • Seinfeld
  • Juggs magazine
  • Janet Jackson
  • The Thing from Fantastic Four
  • Rush

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 Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.

]]> So our journey this episode takes us to a recital, where Amos and Edda get a less than glowing review from a critic. They are SO BAD at taking any amount of criticism that they go onstage the next night to flip the critic off. Oh wait! Yeah. In this world, Amos and Edda have a multi-night engagement AND the critic comes to EVERY performance AND writes about every performance. Just like in real life! So Amos flips off the audience (as a way of showing the audience that he disapproves of the critic's take) and Edda joins him. Then there's a reaction to THAT reaction, which also rubs Amos and Edda the wrong way. Because why wouldn't they be anything but, as they admit, childish, vindictive and ridiculous? There's a brief Sunday strip sidebar about how a bunch of scientists ask Amos to ask Edda how she keeps her boobs in her dress. I wish we were kidding about this, but no, this is REALLY what the Sunday strip is about. Then we return to the critic storyline where the critic shows up for a THIRD STRAIGHT performance to explain himself to Edda. She takes it well, and by that I mean she threatens to make him strip naked and dance in front of the audience. But only for the first 100 attendees. Yeah. It made zero sense to us either. Good times!

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

You can find all of this episode's strips on Instagram by clicking here. We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find this episode's strips on Bluesky by clicking here.

This childish, vindictive and ridiculous episode includes:

  • Breakfast at a hotel
  • Freaky Friday
  • Going to the doctor
  • Half-marathons & marathons
  • The dangers of the omelette bar
  • GU packets
  • Couches
  • The kids in Weapons
  • Orangutans
  • Leif Garrett
  • Tiger Beat Magazine
  • Shooting rude gestures
  • Fred Mertz pants
  • "Puttin' on the Ritz"
  • Kash Patel sitting on a chair
  • Seinfeld
  • Juggs magazine
  • Janet Jackson
  • The Thing from Fantastic Four
  • Rush

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 Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social. And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage.

]]> 013: Let Us All Say Floccinaucinihilipilification! https://www.9chickweedrage.com/013 333e2d12-cff3-4ba3-9b83-97698a376a70 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 04:00:00 -0800 Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman full Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman In which we meet Juliette and Edda's imaginary sex rabbit, McTwo. 1:06:21 yes 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 & 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 & 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. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The fun begins with angry Juliette right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589492918909538304?s=20&t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg). The "marks," the "spot," and the "blotch" are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589493935013265410?s=20&t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg). That big dumb word, the singing, and the confusing ending are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589493940474253312?s=20&t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg). This episode's ectoplasmic journey includes: Toilet paper Cottonelle vs. Charmin One of those horrible "Enjoy the Go" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJbJeHEvok) commercials. I mean, Jesus, get over yourself, Charmin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=028cCeHunNc)! Juliette & Elliott McTwo Hepetitis & Jaundice John Mayer's "quarterlife crisis," otherwise known as "Why Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsIQbm9FkZk)." York Peppermint Pattie Amos & Edda Hogtying Ice Cream Seth, the roommate The Rock Ectoplasm Maine Where exactly is South Berwick, ME (https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Berwick,+ME+03908/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e2a3a06bc98999:0x6864dbb13de2e7d8?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFgJvM5Jn7AhUjLUQIHf1kBQoQ8gF6BAhwEAE)? Poppy from Seinfeld (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xy5QuXSys8). Interrobang How to pronounce floccinaucinihilipilification (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByI3gJBvZk). "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc76L6etF3I) Chuck Jones' sad eyes (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/583427326730951954/). 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) toilet paper, Cottonelle, Charmin, John Mayer, The Rock, ectoplasm, Maine, Seinfeld, 9 Chickweed Lane, 9 Chickweed, Chickweed Lane, Chickweed, Brooke McEldowney, newspaper comic strip, comic strip, comics, Jeff Drake, Brooke Dillman 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 & 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 & 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The fun begins with angry Juliette right here.
The "marks," the "spot," and the "blotch" are here.
That big dumb word, the singing, and the confusing ending are here.

This episode's ectoplasmic journey includes:

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 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 & 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 & 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.

The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode:

The fun begins with angry Juliette right here.
The "marks," the "spot," and the "blotch" are here.
That big dumb word, the singing, and the confusing ending are here.

This episode's ectoplasmic journey includes:

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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