December 2010
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November 2010
“However, I did call in during WFMU’s Shut Up, Weirdo last Friday on got on the...”
– Listener (and WFMU volunteer) Kate, on her blog. Bucket-list win!
“You said “Brendan Byrne Arena” on SUW and THAT’S why I love...”
– Listener Jil on Andy’s Facebook page. (The Brendan Byrne Arena, opened in ‘81, was named by NJ’s then governor after himself, and is the former home of the Nets and Devils [BB was a part owner of the team]. It was one of the first arenas designed with rock concerts in mind. It...
Email of the day
frangry:
From: A Staff Member at WFMU Date: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:05 AM To: All Staff Members at WFMU Subject: too many puke remnants on 2nd floor Now I’m not saying I never hurled all over someone’s nicely polished porcelain before, but for fuck’s sake please clean up after your guest - or self, whatever the case may be.
“This speaks to a bigger picture here that certainly scares me in terms of our...”
– Oh, Sarah Palin, never change! (via mediaite)
I know who’s a pretty princess: Pretty princesses don’t have to know the difference between North and South Korea. They’re pretty princesses!
(via shutupweirdo)
Re-reblogging for those who didn’t get it the first time
“God, I’m embarrassing. I’m never calling into Friday night independent radio...”
– Long time listener, first time caller Ramou being silly. Of course you’re going to call again! We like you!
“Very young, intellectually intense, switched-on people listen to this.”
– Henry Rollins, talking about Shut Up Weirdo (ah, just kidding)
Listen to 'Shut Up, Weirdo' for Nov. 26, 2010 →
Topic: Who’s a Pretty Princess?
How Andy & Frangry Came Up With This Week's Topic
Subject: got any topic ideas? ———————————— From: Frangry Date: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 9:56 PM To: Andy Cohen <> ————— From: Andrew Cohen <> Date: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:16 PM To: Frangry <> Glad you asked!
Do you want to do something related to
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“This speaks to a bigger picture here that certainly scares me in terms of our...”
– Oh, Sarah Palin, never change! (via mediaite)
I know who’s a pretty princess: Pretty princesses don’t have to know the difference between North and South Korea. They’re pretty princesses!
Aha! Told You So. →
I was not wrong to doubt the veracity of George W. Bush in re fetus jars.
Death By Chewing Gum →
Apparently, this sort of thing is rare. As reported by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2004:
A case of a fatal foreign material aspiration is presented in the following text. A 24-year-old white male died suddenly. A piece of chewing gum lodged in a pool of frothy fluid was revealed at autopsy. Microscopic examinations revealed atelectasia emphysema, eosinophilic exudate and...
Four Loko: A Historical Timeline →
Who to blame? Rappers and New Jerseyans:
Summer 2010: Rap songs glorifying Four Loko proliferate. Examples: Killah Kid Kriz’s “Loko Is My Liquor” and Ricosuave’s “So Loko (4 Loko Anthem),” which includes the stanza “I know Jesus turned water into wine / But he woulda turned it to Four Loko at a party of mine.” September 2010: After a Four Loko-infused bender sickens 17 students and...
Listen to 'Shut Up, Weirdo' for Nov. 19, 2010 →
Topic: What Will Kill You? (Bears, Gum or Six-Foot Feral Turkeys)
“We can’t have Frangry looking so last season.”
– Listener Kyja, arguing in favor of a new Shut Up, Weirdo calendar on Facebook
“No offense McCabe, but if I ever saw you in person, I would probably run in the...”
– Frangry (via humanvise)
But McCabe, I mean it in a NICE way!
At Least They Didn't Say Phyllis Diller
Friend B, making me feel better about Friend A's insult: you do realize that Joan Rivers is considered a genius
Frangry: shut up
Friend B: you're thinking about her horrible surgery
Friend B: and face
Friend B: but when she was young
Friend B: a) she was hot
Friend B: b) she was considered a game changer
Friend B: the funniest woman ever to be alive
Friend B: look at it like someone comparing you to Carol Burnett
Frangry: SOMEONE HAS DONE THAT TOO!
Friend B: I KNOW
Friend B: YOU TOLD ME
Frangry: and I LOOOOVE carol burnett
Frangry: or i did when i was little
Friend B: see?
Friend B: now stop being all "Joan Rivers looks scary"
Friend B: I'd bone Joan Rivers circa 1968
Frangry: ok i feel better now
Worst Insult Ever
frangry:
My friend just told me I remind her of Joan Rivers. And laughed hysterically while explaining the similarities.
I want to hear the explanation.
Time Heals All Wounds?
The debate rages.
“You’re the cherub-voiced badass.”
– A listener to Frangry
