Episode 0192 – Cheap Cheap

June 23, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast

On today’s episode: Thing 1 can’t cook; unfortunate listener injuries; Thing 1’s trip to work; lost money; how our garage became a dump; freecycling jerks; toilet paper dresses; recycled dogs; could you live with 100 things?.

00:00 Theme music – it makes your heart sing.
00:15 Welcome to the show! If you’re at the live show, you get to hear the pre-show.
00:50 Call us! 206.339.7482.
01:30 Kim doesn’t really accept any blame at all. For instance, she forgot to turn the fan off on this episode.
02:00 I am Legend, not as bad as people said.
02:30 Thing 1 needs cooking school. Like really bad.
02:45 You would think if you had to cook at your job, you wouldn’t suck at it so bad.
03:30 We think it’s because she’s kind of lazy.
04:30 Soup from a can – not that hard.
05:00 Half + half = ?
06:15 Strange things our listeners have done.
06:30 We have to come up with a way to help Thing 1 pull it together.
07:00 Oh, we’re wrong. Being pretty fixes everything.
08:10 Sam was gone for the whole day. Thing 1 had to deal with getting to work on her own.
09:10 Cab rides are not cheap.
09:45 Thing 1 has to take a loan out to pay for her cab ride.
10:30 Thing 1 loses her loan.
11:30 Kim has more money, because she hordes it for the day she runs away.
11:45 Sam blames himself for Thing 1’s forgetfulness.
13:00 Cleaning the garage – not for the faint of heart.
13:45 Most of the stuff out there was kind of useless.
15:00 Freecycling can be painful.
16:20 You show up for dinner?
17:20 Kids + bean bag chairs = no fun for anyone.
18:30 Just don’t be a doucebag if you miss out on freecycle.

20:30 Kim collects stuff that is awful. AWFUL.

21:10 Check the site for Kim’s flauxm recipe.

22:00 Wedding dresses made out of toilet paper? Sure, why not.
23:00 One benefit of paper clothes.
23:45 Look – let’s lay off using powerful science tools for our pets.
24:20 I’m telling you, if you get renegade cloned dogs running around, I am not helping you.
25:00 We would not clone our hootardog.
25:45 Cloning is not really all that well understood.
26:30 The one case in which Sam will support cloning.
27:00 Keep your toys clean, people.
27:45 Frankenvag for the win.
27:50 Could you live with only 100 things?
28:40 Some people doing this have a pretty liberal definition of ‘an item.’
29:30 Sam looks at his shelves.
30:00 Even hoboes have more than 100 things.
30:30 Sam’s plan might be better.
31:20 Clutter does rot your mind.
32:30 A screenwriting update – writing done, editing in progress.
33:30 Voice mail from Jenn.
34:30 A very good point about why some people don’t breastfeed.
35:40 We tease show 193.
35:45 Send us your recycling stories: 206.339.7482.
37:20 Seeya!