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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
Stephen Schultz
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.
Taylor Conner
Super David Osborne?
Brocktoon
Since Admiral Benson can apparently watch everything from his office, I'd wager that the admiral himself is on a list or two.
Theodore Lehman
Every 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.
M Williams
Wondered, or shook my head? Cuz I did the second for sure.
Emily M
Red Lobster has always been super sexy. May I refer you to Beyoncé "Formation"? https://genius.com/Beyonce-formation-lyrics
Kerry S.
Has anyone else wondered why these spaceships that are going to Jupiter and Pluto are called lunar bases?
Augusta Vae
Thank goodness we have a 3.6 million mile margin to this thing. Just imagine if it were only 2,500 miles!
Kerry S.
The 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
Seth Daugherty
I 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.
Daniel Davis
You 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.
Augusta Vae
I 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???
Trys
I 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.
Kerry S.
Only 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.
Dumb 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.
Brocktoon
My 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.”
Eric Andrews
I just spent 15 minutes scrolling through Dale Courtney’s Facebook profile. I am filled with something like regret.
Theodore Lehman
I 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.
Trys
The 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?
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
hahahhaha, incredible
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gtfo, 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
Matt Nelson
Hurray! New episode! Now all I have to do is finish the newest Sequelisers episode and I can load this one up.
amolove
I wonder if cheral works at IHOP then.
Christian
OK 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
My 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.
Brion K
It's been awhile since I have been this excited to listen to an episode!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
Right. 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".
Christian
David Manning was the fake movie critic.
