Friday, March 16, 2012

Episode 049 with Teacher Mike tag local business establishments with anti STAAR slogans.


This Week:
00:01:30 Pi Day Birthdays
00:07:19 Reason Rally is 24Mar2012 - watch for tweets and FB page posts to meetup with us if you want. Discussion of secular vs atheist and the rally
00:17:57 Comics and social commentary
00:20:13 Donna on Prehistorical graffiti
00:33:58 Texas' new testing standard STAAR with Teacher Mike
00:44:51 Kegel Excercises for men
00:48:00 Song Writing for March! Gary's Song o' t'month intro
00:55:14 Music writing discussion
01:06:19 Greg's song discussion

...and the dogs surf teh internets in teh background, leaving nasty troll messages on random websites they find deserving or undeserving of such behavior.

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Party on a Saturday Night Lyrics:
I felt it when we started that this party was a real good time
I could tell by your expression that I’d have to try real hard to stay in line
I knew that you were looking for a sign
In a burst of inspiration I was telling you the night would turn out fine

Through the open door the people and the music maintained a steady roar
The kegs beside the pool refilling mugs of drunks clamoring for more
We’d never had so many guests before
The parking situation blocked the streets two miles to the store

Just a party on a Saturday night
All our friends pitching in to help the evening go right
Carried on until the next afternoon
It’s too long to be host I hope they’re leaving soon

Broken bottles on the porch plastic bags strewn in the lawn
People crashed out in the kitchen on the counters with their heads in bras
Don’t worry ‘bout the group back in the bathroom in the backroom with a cause
You left before the clock showed two
You left me here with all this work to do

I felt it when we started that this party could go on for evermore
When you quickly changed expression I could hear the police knocking at the door
Everyone was quickly reassured
Now I know the reason for the moat around the Castle Kerrymuir

Just a party on the next Sunday night
All our friends sleeping in avoiding the light
It continued til we ran out of brew
With more on the way they won’t be leaving soon
I said there’s more on the way so don’t be leaving soon
It’s too long to be host this weekend rendezvous
"It's All You" Lyrics

Celebrate Saint Patty’s
Only with the whiskey
The only way to party
Is with Bacchus bounty
But who wants a drunk
To come to their to-do
The balls to have a ball
It all comes down to you.

The muse calls you to drink
And fuel your gifted think
The talent for a line
Flows from that red wine
The pen don’t make the art
Or the corkscrew
The Art to making art
It all comes down to you

[INSTRUMENTAL - “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (Traditional)]

You gotta have the booze
To light your lady’s fuse.
A shot of moonshiney
To spank your honey's hiney.
The hooch don’t make you hot
Or get you past taboo
The way to be GGG
It all comes down to you.

Only with some spirit
Can you loose the corset
No fun at the fair
Repunzel let your hair.
Fairy tales are best
When the hero's true
The short of the story
It all comes down to you.

[INSTRUMENTAL - “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (Traditional)]

Now you’ve had enough.
Of wine, hooch, and stuff
Landed in A.A.
They tell you pray and pray.
But no higher power
Will help you breakthrough
Strength to get past the sauce
It all comes down to you.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Episode 048 woos it's way into your warm, primate heart

..with DANCE music!


This Week:
00:02:05 Birthdays
00:06:10 Raw milk and solar flares and the ISS sees San Antonio flashing them
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0307/Two-powerful-X-class-flares-erupt-on-sun-video
00:12:30 Atheist billboard vandalized
00:29:20 Primate Sexy Time!
00:29:40 Bonobo sex and stuff
00:57:20 Lightning Round
Tornado prediction
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=large-dangerous-tornado-outbreak-forecast-friday

Parliament on gay weddings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17221312

Beards
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/06/beards-get-respect-but-not-women-study-finds/

Sleep
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

Tortilla Jesus
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Jesus-spotted-on-tortilla-during-Ash-Wednesday/QsrBBj-vNkaWMQQEq0qN4Q.cspx

Witch hunter trial
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17255470

And the dogs, not having opposabel thumbs or prehensile tails, decide to stay away from the proceddings, except to give occassional distant encouragement.

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Greg shows an example diagram from the beard study as mentioned in the Lightning Round



Thursday, March 1, 2012

Episode 047 offers guest Doctor Allison a glass of fresh wholesome milk straight from the cows teats


This Week:
00:01:00 Skeptical Birthday: Hertz
00:05:15 Joshua, TX ISD vs Freedom From Religion Foundation (Poll Is Closed now)
http://www.joshuastar.net/ci_20019956
00:09:37 Beware IRS scam
00:12:45 Raw Milk versus Pastuerized milk
Some the websites mentioned
www.cheeseslave.com/top-ten-reasons-to-drink-raw-milk/
www.globalhealingcenter.com
www.rawmilk.org
www.rawmilk.com
www.milkfacts.info
www.fda.gov (search raw milk)

01:08:50 Lightning Round
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/02/26/dogma-overturned-women-can-produce-new-eggs-video/

http://www.livescience.com/18602-horny-man-rock-carving-giant-phallus.html

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/02/24/woman-claiming-to-be-psychic-sentenced-to-5-years/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228102013.htm

http://newsok.com/scientists-identify-found-objects/article/3653136

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/feb/22/simon-singh-british-chiropractic-association

And the dogs attempt to decipher Heiroglyphic anagramitical jokes found inside bottle tops from ancient Egypt.


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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Episode 046 begins receiving coupons related to the embarrassing things it bought online..only once, it swears!


This Week:
00:01:00 Skeptical Birthday: Hertz
00:06:28 Ash Wednesday and Lent and shout outs and stuff
00:12:45 Target targetting soon to be moms and habit-forming
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&hp
00:34:43 Women in the military
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/09/women-in-combat-policy-could-change/?hpt=hp_t3
00:45:51 Dawkins hit by a smear campaign
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9091007/Slaves-at-the-root-of-the-fortune-that-created-Richard-Dawkins-family-estate.html
01:06:20 Lightning Round
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/18/world/asia/nepal-witchcraft-burning/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/19/man-trapped-

snowed-car-hospital
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Weather-folklore-that-came-true/mEjvOoiyLE6EEuO3QgbkLw.cspx
http://www2.wsav.com/news/2012/feb/18/local-woman-kicked-out-church-breastfeeding-baby-ar-3257326/

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2012/02/more_texas_cities_considering.php
http://www.yoplait.com.au/active-life/

And the dogs decide that- what with all the excitement around the house being re-arranged- three people sitting around yipping and yapping at each

other isn't as interesting as a nice, long nap.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Episode 045 enjoys some Roy Zimmerman tunes and talkage and Musically Excoriates Valentines Day songs...kinda

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This Week:
00:01:00 Skeptical Birthdays
00:04:20 Medina Valley Judge responds to critics
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_judges_order_takes_swipe_at_politicians_who_demagogued_school_praye/

00:07:00 Roy Xmmerman interview

00:20:30 Health Care Reform: Religion versus Women's Rights
00:31:50 Amendment added to Oklahoma Personhood bill
00:34:05 Greg's Valentine's Day Song "My Life With You"
You're the perfect gal A dream to behold
When they made you They broke the mold.
You'll keep your looks Even when we're old.
You're the perfect gal A dream to behold.

My life with you Is everything great,
You love what I love, hate what I hate.
The stars got crossed, Ridiculous fate
My life with you Is everything great.

You're a fantasy My ethical slut.
Games behind doors Are never a rut.
Positions and toys And everything but
You're a fantasy My ethical slut.

You're always around When I need to vent.
When trouble's in air You've got the scent.
I've got your ear Your wise two cents.
You're always around When I need to vent.

The walls light up When you're in the room
Aren't we a sight The bride and her groom
Or your glowing face A baby in womb
The walls light up When you're in the room.

Our life together The future's all set.
It's a good thing That we've never met.
You're the picture of Feminine ideal
Be nice to meet, If only for real.
But red gives to green The dream goes a blur
Too bad I'll never Knew who you were.

00:39:57 Song discussion
00:46:47 Gary's Song "Valentine's Day (Chemicals Divine)"

It's February fourteenth and today the skies are blue
So I picked a bunch of flowers That I'm going to give to you
Perhaps it's the dopamine or the norepinephrine
That's putting this smile on my face everytime I think of you
Oh the chemicals divine
They'll fade but til they do I'm feeling fine

And tho I'm wheezing, sneezing 'cause the allergies are kickin me (hyper sensitivity!)
I know there's soothing coming 'cause I popped an anti-histamine
As antagonists block I stop and I take stock
Perhaps I should have waited for a while before I operated this machine
Oh the chemicals divine
They'll fade and when they do I'll feeling hives

I pull up to your house I'm in a floating state
Between the flowers and the drugs and love Instead I should've bought some chocolate
Besides the health effects it is nearly as good as a passionate kiss
And the way I feel with my nose congealed all my cells are going to degranulate
Oh the chemicals divine
They'll fade but til they do I'm feeling high

00:51:16 Song Discussion
00:57:51 Lightning Round


And the dogs SkYipe amongst themselves via their own canine internet, which is a series of Snausage tubes.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Episode 044: hears Nick Lee from AAI speak while checking it's aura and spanking a creepy monkey

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This Week:
00:02:10 Skeptical Birthdays
00:04:57 9th Cicuit Court of Appeals Upholds proposition 8 dismissal
00:09:35 Nick Lee from Atheist Alliance of America and other stuff
00:16:24 Compass ZYTO technology
http://www.naturesessentialoilsonline.com/The-Zyto-Compass.html
00:37:30 Creepy Visitation online - see the blog for the text.
00:50:38 Spanking doesn't work
http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/06/why-spanking-doesnt-work/?iid=biz-main-mostpop2
01:11:48 Lightning Round
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=russian-scientists-poised

http://www.livescience.com/18308-google-earth-update-erases-atlantis.html

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/florida/florida-teenager-calls-cops-after-hearing-her-mom-have-sex-012612_17407791?obref=obinsite#ixzz1lMqp1gCi

http://sabbsa.org/

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-02-03/news/31022991_1_glacier-ice-patagonia-region-authorities

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/03/10312840-internet-piracy-suit-asks-can-you-even-copyright-porn

royzimmerman.com


And the dogs drink and growl and play "revolving door" with the dog flap. But for whatever reason avoided the humans while they laughed uncontrollably for 10 minutes.

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Episode 043 talks pink and stink in a totally non-innuendo-y sort of way

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This Week:
00:01:38 Skeptical Birthdays
00:08:30 Locks of Love kerfuffle in Michigan
http://abcnews.go.com/US/cancer-survivor-teen-suspended-michigan-school-locks-love/story?id=15472285#.TygHu8VSTLw
00:16:05 Komen Foundation pulls money from Planned Parenthood
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/why-komen-defunded-planned-parenthood/2012/01/31/gIQAACW0fQ_blog.html
00:22:43 Exams for men to get erection pills
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/mandatory-ultrasound-bill-virginia-anti-abortion_n_1242627.html
00:28:53 High heels are not good for you
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/scientists-look-at-the-dangers-of-high-heels/
00:36:53 Atheist Temple in Britain?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092593/Battle-atheists-Alain-Botton-plans-temple-non-believers-heart-London-antidote-Richard-Dawkins-

destructive-approach-atheism.html
00:54:24 Lightning Round
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/everything-about-learning/?intcid=postnav
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017329706_alaska26.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16756381
http://www.break.com/index/worlds-worst-church-singer-2292275
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/27/10253843-teens-send-toy-above-the-clouds
01:15:48 Google Ads
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/google-thinks-i-am-find-out-who-google-guesses-you-are/2012/01/26/gIQALirnSQ_blog.html

And the dogs get upset because as goes Planned Parenthood, so goes Planned Puppyhood.

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