SHUT UP, WEIRDO is on every Friday from 6 to 7pm. You can listen at 91.1 FM in the New York City area or WFMU.org Listen to our archives Fan us on Facebook Get our podcast Subscribe via iTunes See our Twitter Email us Read our blogs: Andy, Frangry Thanks for calling, and have a good one! var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6015077-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @shutupweirdo)http://shutupweirdo.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6iax9lzk1qzq0v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One last robot! The kind that rides ’70s-era 10-speeds with you. Although Panasonic now has a robot that, unlike my new DVD player, can compete in <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/" title="http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-evolta-robot-ironman-challenge/19858/" target="_blank">triathlons</a>. </p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17369976414http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17369976414Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:18:32 -0500inadvisable<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jgJKaP0Sj5U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.poptech.org/post/17329393081/microscopic-video-of-white-blood-cell-attacking" target="_blank">poptech</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/microscopic-video-of-white-blood-cell-attacking-cancer-cell/" target="_blank">Microscopic Video of White Blood Cell Attacking Cancer Cell</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/17326958345/microscopic-video-of-white-blood-cell-attacking" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Tiny white blood cell luv.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17332328423http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17332328423Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:23 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz50maR2WC1qzq0v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Welcome to the neighborhood, Snooki and J-Woww: A new <em>Jersey Shore </em>spinoff will <a href="http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/02/09/jersey-shore-spin-off-coming-to-jersey-city-snooki-and-j-woww-moving-to-former-firehouse-on-mercer-street/" title="http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/02/09/jersey-shore-spin-off-coming-to-jersey-city-snooki-and-j-woww-moving-to-former-firehouse-on-mercer-street/" target="_blank">soon be shooting</a> just a half mile from WFMU HQ. See you at Barcade.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17324572757http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17324572757Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:58:58 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lym9geFeYi1qbcporo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tiny moms are awesome.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17321286945http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17321286945Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:19:52 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3s9v7rCH1qzq0v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another choice <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/3269032978/in/set-72157603873576097/" title="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/3269032978/in/set-72157603873576097/" target="_blank">item</a> from the WFMU adoption gallery. In Soviet Russia, map gets directions from you!</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17315259614http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17315259614Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:06 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3ld7BUGC1qzq0v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7452187116396108">Friday’s Show: Tiny and Awesome</span></strong><br/><span></span><br/><span>This week on</span><em><span> </span><span>Shut Up, Weirdo</span></em><span><em>, </em>we’re all about things that are as small as they are wonderful: diamonds, Hong Kong, white blood cells, </span><span>Swiss Army knives, </span><span>Peter Dinklage, </span><span></span><a href="http://video.adultswim.com/tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job/tiny-hats.html" target="_blank"><span>tiny hats</span></a><span>, </span><span>Leicas, </span><span>computer chips, awesome </span><a href="http://youtu.be/nGDhqVhksDo" target="_blank"><span>online videos</span></a><span>, iPods, and this </span><a href="http://cdn.webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/brookesia-chameleon.jpg" target="_blank"><span>thing</span></a><span> (above), which apparently is </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookesia_minima" target="_blank"><span>native</span></a><span> only to Madagascar. </span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Micromanage your schedule if you have to, but call us this week (201-209-9368) and share your teeny treasures. Tune in this Friday, 6 to 7pm ET, at WFMU 91.1 (NYC area) or </span><a href="http://wfmu.org/" target="_blank"><span>WFMU.org</span></a><span>. </span><br/><span></span><br/><em><span>Shut Up, Weirdo</span><span>: The calm before the storm, on Opposite Day.</span></em></p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17287005547http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17287005547Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:55 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3kadefgb1qzq0v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If you can <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/sets/72157603873576097/" title="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/sets/72157603873576097/" target="_blank">find us</a>, you can adopt us:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>This is a gallery of <strong>WFMU DJs, Playlists and Fixtures</strong> - beings and items offered for 1 year of naming rights to listeners who donate $365 or more (for DJs) or $180 or more (for Fixtures) to WFMU’s 2012 Marathon by March 4th, 2012.</em><br/><br/><em> If you would like to adopt a DJ or a Fixture, and have naming rights to him, her, or it for the next 12 months, please make a <strong>paid-in-full</strong> <a href="http://www.wfmu.org/marathon/pledge.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>pledge</strong></a> to WFMU’s 2012 Marathon <strong>by 11:59pm on March 4th, 2012</strong>, and then <strong>send an email via <a href="http://www.wfmu.org/email.php?id=217" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this page</a></strong> to stake your claim. Make sure that you specify in the email which DJ or Fixture you would like!</em><br/><br/><em> First come, first served!</em></p> </blockquote>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17285571342http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17285571342Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:08:00 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz2wqfcU1K1qzq0v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/visual/charts-graphs/the-robot-matrix.php" title="http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/visual/charts-graphs/the-robot-matrix.php" target="_blank"><em>LQ</em>’s Robot matrix.</a></p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17264257885http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17264257885Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:39:50 -0500inadvisable<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ivJNNwTGDcw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Evil Muppet robot, c. 1963.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17171789524http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17171789524Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:07:24 -0500inadvisable<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ukSvjqwJixw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cherrypicker.tumblr.com/post/17096540784/shut-up-weirdo-cant-forget-about-small-wonder" target="_blank">cherrypicker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://shutupweirdo.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Shut Up Weirdo</strong> </a> </em>can’t forget about <em>Small Wonder</em>!</p> </blockquote> <p>At first I thought <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Wonder_(TV_series)" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Wonder_(TV_series)" target="_blank">this</a> was some sort of <em>Tim and Eric</em> parody, because I’d never heard of it. And I don’t feel bad about that. </p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17100678419http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17100678419Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:20 -0500inadvisable<iframe src="http://www.archive.org/embed/LeaveItt1940" width="400" height="384" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Worst robot ever, coupled with worst pronunciation of “robot” ever: <em>Leave It to Roll-Oh,</em> sponsored by Chevrolet (c. 1940).</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17092214535http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17092214535Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500inadvisable<iframe src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/3ea8eb6db0" width="400" height="333" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Just in time for the Super Bowl: Andy’s new PSA video for <a href="https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/pledge.php" title="https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/pledge.php" target="_blank">WFMU’s 2012 Marathon fundraiser</a>. Check it out. </p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17051186075http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17051186075Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:34:58 -0500inadvisable<object width="400" height="225"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/7JxK5bx_6-39JImJpGmaoA/1809/3057/i1839" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/7JxK5bx_6-39JImJpGmaoA/1809/3057/i1839" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ooooh, spooky: The 1972 <em>Night Gallery</em> segment (“You Can’t Get Help Like That Anymore”) about the dangers of robotic-maid abuse, starring Cloris Leachman, Broderick Crawford, Lana Wood, and Severn Darden. </p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17043897275http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17043897275Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:21:41 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvrwjeLVv1qzq0v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Johnny 5, from the movie <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Circuit" title="qhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Circuit" target="_blank">Short Circuit</a></em>, which apparently is some sort of gay sexbot remake of <em>Midnight Cowboy</em>.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17040100250http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17040100250Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:12:19 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvqwy4dfN1qzq0v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Why isn’t it spelled Tweeky? Oh, and he sounds like <a href="http://www.jeffbots.com/twiki.wav" title="http://www.jeffbots.com/twiki.wav" target="_blank">Mel Blanc</a>.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038945777http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038945777Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:50:58 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvqqqhCoN1qzq0v3o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Gigantor: Andy favorite childhood robot. He can fly.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038750108http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038750108Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:47:13 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvqip0hE11qzq0v3o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Boombox Transformer, for Jenna.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038494213http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038494213Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:42:00 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvqccxIic1qzq0v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The People’s Choice: Pimpbot 5000</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038292858http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17038292858Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:38:36 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvpkdq0WO1qzq0v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Talk about synchronicity: A pre-Frangry Nicaraguan postage stamp featuring fictional detective <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_Wolfe" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_Wolfe" target="_blank">Nero Wolfe</a> (created by author Rex Stout) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Interpol.</p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17037411454http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17037411454Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:21:48 -0500inadvisable<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvnq7kpSk1qzq0v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/tch.shtml#pr15" title="https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/tch.shtml#pr15" target="_blank">This</a> is happening, where “This” = <a href="https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/pledge.php" title="https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/pledge.php" target="_blank">WFMU 2012 Marathon</a></p>http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17035358619http://shutupweirdo.com/post/17035358619Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:42:07 -0500inadvisable