Episode 68 - Still Tippin' on 222s
Added 2020-02-13 17:42:43 +0000 UTCHey, there he is! The shadow has lifted from the moon, and from our souls, and MOON PEOPLE is the glorious result! There's so much to discuss here, so pledge to yourselves and to God that you won't tell anyone else about it and we'll get started! There's:
-DMC's never before seen method of writing dialogue
-What is a 222?
-Differences between print and kindle version
-Hang on I'm going to eat a quick sandwich
-Which Daytona Red Lobster are they visiting?
-Does any of this math check out?
-Is astronomy a science?
-Cathy Rigby???
Plus we do some research and discover there actually WAS an editor on this book! And DMC recorded their conversations for posterity! Plus Emails, Dumb Sentences (hoo boy), and a very tricky Real or Fanfic!
For next time read thru chapter 13.
Comments
My wife and I have a nearly identical story about being taken to El Torito by an acquaintance. It is so pivotal to our marital lore that I feel compelled to comment here, 4 years late.
Stephen Schultz
2024-05-16 06:12:34 +0000 UTCSuper David Osborne?
Taylor Conner
2020-02-18 22:59:42 +0000 UTCSince Admiral Benson can apparently watch everything from his office, I'd wager that the admiral himself is on a list or two.
Brocktoon
2020-02-18 19:11:05 +0000 UTCEvery time David talks to Lieutenant Courtney, I feel like he's on the brink of saying something she'll report to the admiral and then David will have to tell everyone he meets about the list he's on.
Theodore Lehman
2020-02-17 20:44:22 +0000 UTCWondered, or shook my head? Cuz I did the second for sure.
M Williams
2020-02-16 22:11:03 +0000 UTCRed Lobster has always been super sexy. May I refer you to Beyoncé "Formation"? https://genius.com/Beyonce-formation-lyrics
Emily M
2020-02-16 13:43:16 +0000 UTCHas anyone else wondered why these spaceships that are going to Jupiter and Pluto are called lunar bases?
Kerry S.
2020-02-15 16:19:06 +0000 UTCThank goodness we have a 3.6 million mile margin to this thing. Just imagine if it were only 2,500 miles!
Augusta Vae
2020-02-15 14:37:31 +0000 UTCThe 372 Pages Effect strikes again. Right as we read an opening chapter about a "planet killer" meteor, the real world is treated to THIS headline: (which even sounds like it was written by Dale M. Courtney) *Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday* https://www.ibtimes.com/largest-planet-killer-asteroid-approach-earth-month-arriving-saturday-2921210
Kerry S.
2020-02-14 21:42:06 +0000 UTCI can't remember if you mentioned this in the episode, but Halloween in the year 2048 falls on a Saturday, not a Monday. Luckily, this is the only inaccuracy in the book.
Seth Daugherty
2020-02-14 17:14:54 +0000 UTCYou remember right. The longer bio is included at the end of the Kindle version (no idea about the print version), or you might have seen it quoted in the announcement comments.
Daniel Davis
2020-02-14 15:41:32 +0000 UTCI thought I had seen a bio for Dale M. Courtney that said his wife is named Cheral. But now I can’t find where I read it. Did anyone else run across this? Where did I see that longer bio???
Augusta Vae
2020-02-14 15:25:07 +0000 UTCI don't think that's a mistake, I think he genuinely does mean astrology. What with "humanity entering the age of Aquarius" and all the spiritualism/greek mythology sprinkled in his work.
Trys
2020-02-14 11:55:48 +0000 UTCOnly got through Chapter 2 so far. Favorite parts: 1) local news coming on the radio after the government EBS system alarm. 2) Same local reporter being on TV 5 minutes later, saying the same thing (nice gig, being both tv and radio), 3) the reporter Steve's last name being "Slavery" Also the EBS message being "This could kill us all!!! Don't panic, put it could kill everything on the planet!!!!"
Kerry S.
2020-02-14 11:07:31 +0000 UTCDumb Sentence of the Week: Every sentence that says he teaches "astrology" instead of astronomy. That would normally make me toss a book out the window and forget about it, but the glowing reviews on Amazon assure me that I'll be missing Wonders if I do so with this one.
Kerry S.
2020-02-14 11:01:26 +0000 UTCMy book didn’t arrive until today, so I wasn’t able to submit a dumb sentence in time. I’ll do it here: “Super David answered.”
Brocktoon
2020-02-14 05:18:24 +0000 UTCI just spent 15 minutes scrolling through Dale Courtney’s Facebook profile. I am filled with something like regret.
Eric Andrews
2020-02-14 05:00:26 +0000 UTCI would describe Applebee's as "fairly reasonable." They're better than fast food, but not as good as a high-class restaurant. They're somewhat better than I can do on my own, but I'm not a good cook.
Theodore Lehman
2020-02-14 01:51:58 +0000 UTCThe Red Lobster love from DMC instantly reminded me of the last season of Survivor when a castaway gleefully shouted "APPLEBEE'S IS MY FAVORITE SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT" after hearing the reward for the next challenge was eating their food. In Slovenia we don't have either of them, but even I know these are mass chains so not exactly fine dining. So what's the deal here? Do they serve just passable or amazing food?
Trys
2020-02-14 01:11:14 +0000 UTChahahhaha, incredible
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2020-02-13 20:33:29 +0000 UTCgtfo, like ihop corporate is gonna allow individual franchisees to decorate their restaurant for various local "holidays" like shuttle launches, would be opening up a huge can of worms -C
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2020-02-13 20:33:00 +0000 UTCHurray! New episode! Now all I have to do is finish the newest Sequelisers episode and I can load this one up.
Matt Nelson
2020-02-13 20:20:38 +0000 UTCI wonder if cheral works at IHOP then.
amolove
2020-02-13 19:55:17 +0000 UTCOK this is what would happen if an asteroid hit the sun: https://www.answers.com/Q/What_would_happen_if_a_asteroid_hit_the_sun
Christian
2020-02-13 19:53:16 +0000 UTCMy guess on the 222 is that Ihop has a "2x2x2" on their menu, which is 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 bacon/sausage." So I would say Conor's guess is right.
Christian
2020-02-13 19:20:52 +0000 UTCIt's been awhile since I have been this excited to listen to an episode!
Brion K
2020-02-13 18:15:53 +0000 UTCRight. Though I believe there was a real guy (who wrote for, say, The Pennysaver News) who would give ridiculous ratings for a meal or two. I talked with some actual living critics who told me stories about him, one being that he was shoveling food on his plate in the buffet line, turned to the person next to him and said, "This sucks compared to the stuff they gave us for Free Willy 2".
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2020-02-13 18:04:15 +0000 UTCDavid Manning was the fake movie critic.
Christian
2020-02-13 17:58:33 +0000 UTC
