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Anastasia, Yes! I def will post some stuff. I'm a bit intimidated by the other Josh, who's arguably the original Josh on here, and plus he's real good at humor. On another subject, tangentially related to writing/comedy, is Sean's funny language problems getting worse? I mean, it's very good and funny, but I worry that it used to be all on purpose but now it's subtly infiltrating his genuine, candid speech patterns. Is that true, Sean? I know that for me just imitating the HH-speak, what started as an affect meant to garner good will among you nerds has already become frighteningly natural. Is this problems? Is original imporint? EDIT: Hayes, didn't mean to leave you out. Your funny talking is equally funny and good, I'm just less worried about you

Burdrulz I forgot to address your filmes You're an idiot, I think that's obvious but that's okay me too, idiots is cool now I genuinely enjoyed your motion pictures a great deal and also genuinely lahfed out loud (lol). but now I can't sleep from terror and I'm gonna have scaremarez all night. You like that word scaremarez, I just made it up by myself just now

AV & asteck & TT, I really love improv classes. I was far less certain about this writing class, but so far so good. Chicago is obviously just overrun with improvisers, with the iO & Second City being probably the most famous. I'm in level 3 at iO and i like it a lot. With io in particular--and I think with Chicago in general?--it seems like there's less of that suburban-mom-just-for-kicks & corporate-team-building-type stuff. At least, I haven't experienced it, and I was worried about classes being full of that stuff, and also precocious junior high kids. It's mostly twentysomethings who have at least some vague notion of maybe doing comedy more seriously, or even as a job (!). Although you guys are in the Bay Area (all 3 of you? That's super cool) so I'm sure there's a vibrant comedy scene. Anyway Tim, it's great, you'll love it. Worst that can happen is abysmal comedy. Just remember, you wanna get out there and let the audience know, "HEY I'M FUCKING HILARIOUS," cause if you don't, someone else will get all those tasty loffs. Also, Sufi weavers n some bullshit & don't TRY to be funny all the time, just be *honest* bc that's good & art. Look, I'm not a comedy scientist go read a fucking book

Thanks, C. I expected nothing less on all counts. You're (we're) a welcoming bunch, if only for the validation you cite. Though I never felt you needed to, I think it's nice to say so explicitly sometimes l, esp w what seems to be boost in new-user forum activity. Does that represent a boost in listenership, too? Find out next time

PS g'night love u

I'm sure I missed Gil but I was wondering if he's named after fish neck-slits and also isn't fish-slit a gross word? In all seriousness, I like the idea of sharing creative stuff with you Handbook Heads. I know it's an idea you OG forum nerds have toyed with in the past. I'm having trouble keeping up w the burgeoning forum activity lately. Just started a new job & also have been tryna do more comedys. I'm taking a neat class at iO in sketch writing, though it somehow embarrasses me to talk about it here, since I'm deeply insecure and I worry that the idea of "comedy classes" is inherently futile and lacks credibility. But for real, it's fun and good. K, that's my unsolicited update. God knows I slog through enough of yours, you big nerds. I'll leave you w this: I'm v interested in the idea of bird "impressions," which clearly suggests a close mimicry of a single notable bird, possibly a celebrity, rather than a more generic bird call so is that interesting

Duo, what is that like you get half the sweet doughsef, and you're just satisfied with that? Or what? Might as well get half the hot models and Emmys too, but you can't decide if you should chop them sideways or what. I am so fucking done with you. I come here to hear about success. It's not how to kick butt while your nerd friend takes names in the red-carpet-lined back hallways of this industry we call showbiz. Hey Sean & Hayes, I thought we were done with this after those Playhouse chicks. Then you do a show with the engine guys? If I wanted this bullshit I'd go listen to my extensive collection of Studs Terkel interviews which, guess what, I don't even have because I'M NOT A FUCKING PUSSY and I don't even know who that guys is. P.S. Very strong work on the forum this week, people. Looking forward to a very productive Q4 (Innernet comments is tracked on a calendar year, not fiscal) EDIT: I should probably add that I enjoyed the radio program this week very much.

you guys are all so dumb. I'm really enjoying this series of posts for some reason, but think it might be because I'm so, so sleepy. We have a Buckingham Fountain here in Chicago and rest assured, we say it the right way, like Tim. Also I'm half Indian (not the Sean kind, the other kind) and one of my favorite pictures of my mom is of her standing in front of Buckingham Palace throwing up a big ol middle finger at the Queen Victoria statue. For real, fuck Queen Victoria

@freja: finally worked up the courage (loose nuts) to friend you on fb. Big step. But yeah, just know that that's me, so you don't accidentally deny me and hurt my feelings real bad. Soon I'll be fb friends w all you nerds, which will be one step closer to claiming you as actual friends so that I seem socially healthy when talking to new people. Like, "You'll never believe this story my Swedish friend told me about condiments. Those Scandinavians are real goofballs!"

Oh. That's pretty cool, I guess. I've always preferred the packaged nuts, myself. I guess you'll just have to excuse this city boy and his newfangled ways. Wiyh my rush-rush lifestyle I need something that won't muss my suit pants pockets or even like Japanese jeans maybe, but only Fridays. I bet for you guys working the land probably in New Hampshire you just reach down between your bare toesies, plunge your hands into the rich earf, scramble around in there bc just so many rocks, and come up w a nice handful of fresh loose nuts. And you just pop em right in your mouth w like bugs on it but you don't even GAF. Like U.S. President James Carters. Then you just tighten the straps on your barrel that's your only pants and you get back to work picking up so many rocks all day.

Yeah, it's obvious ice buckets hurts. But know what you guys? Al's disease? It hurts SO much worse

BRR2 w the cross-podcast references.

Football season started yesterday w Seattle (Chanson) playing the hated Packers and just beating their whole entire butts. But I noticed a particularly nice moment when color commentator Cris Collinsworth (fun C words all in a row) was watching some footage of the pregame show and said, "Pharell Williams. He's on The Voice this year. I love that show!" just so enthusiastically. It was NOT a scripted network plug & it came just as the picture returned to the field, coming out of a break. Al Michaels paused a beat before proceeding w the broadcast. Reminded me of a great RSS moment. Good to see ol' CC is still such an avid fan.

But for real, aside from anything else, is NH not an accurate reference for the kind of WASPy old money I was going for? Maybe I shoulda just said Maine, or possibly Connecticut. These sweeping generalizations are harder than I thought

I mean "Hayes Davenport," what is that, like, a New Hampshire resort town? The setting of a John Cheever short story? A cocktail made from a series of progressively drier spirits? A 4th examples? Practicing doing roasting. Think I burned him pretty friggin hard. Are we not all still talking about Hayes's fancy background/appearance? Meanwhile, Sean over here looks like a loveable scamp from a Dickens story, possibly some sort of bootblack. Will you guys submit these to Pete Holmes?

Couldn't tell if that was a genuine Hayes blurt-cackle laugh at the end or if he was just doing funny jokes at Pete, or maybe it started out genuine but then he turned it into doing fun--in any case, it was a delight. Also very glad to hear a brave guest broach the subject of Hayes's patrician pedigree, even if it did come in the form of a grown man literally pointing and laughing at another man's face. I mean, come on H., you're not fooling anybody w your folksy charm and Joe Six-pack, lunchpail affect. Careful listeners can hear the Hollywood elite undertones of this radio program. And I'm guessing you grew up in an even worse atmosphere of East Coast, yacht club eggheadery. Your name is "Hayes Davenport," for fuck's sake. You're named after a mediocre president (a Harvard Law libtard, btw) and an antique sofa. But I still think you're neat, so don't worry. Sean also had a lot of funny stuff in here.

VB that's really good and funny

SIRI, HOW SCREENSHOT? SIRI, HOW SCREENSHOT, NO ARMS? "Unless you want hotspatcho?!" THE FUCK? THAT'S JUST TOMATO SOUP, SIRI! THAT'S JUST REGULAR SOUP!

Movies really is just flat plays

SOLID WORK HERE ON THE HUMORZ P.S. In an earlier post, I claimed that I'm handsome, but I think we all know that's simply untrue. At best, I'm marginally above average-looking. That's a direct quote from a girl. A girl who liked me. She meant it as a compliment. So you guys can stop begin intimidated. It's fun to pretend, though. Like those catfishers. P.P.S. Hope all's well w you guys out west. Though God knows you chose to live there. But for real, I hope most of your porcelain figurines and fine china have remained intact, despite being balanced in a comically precarious manner.

OMG samesies as TJ! Plus I'm like pretty handsome, and although I'm consumed by self-doubt (self-loathing?), I'm fairly OK at projecting a bullshit aura of assurance and confidence. And I'm not like one of those "nice guys" from the Internet! I can be very unpleasant! And I have trust/commitment issues! At other times in my life, these traits have seemed like valuable weapons in the fight for love. Oh yeah, that's another thing, I view romantic love as an essentially adversarial dynamic. Hurry, nanny, many thanks. Affectionately yours, Shambles in the Chi

Hugest takeaway from the great reporting on the live show: average level of photography ability in this place is abysmally low. But overall I appreciate all the info about your experiences at the show. What a neat thing, I wish I could've gone. Did it go well as a live show in general? I mean, was the crowd really into it? And was a bunch of the crowd there for HH? I like Who Charted well enough, I have nothing against it, but I would like hearing that there was a bigger showing for HH. Y know, cause #BrandBuilding right? (For the new listeners & just all you people living in like shanty towns, using computers made of rusty corrugated aluminum and, like, gas lamps probably--that's called a hashingtag from social medias and it's for making stuff cool and imporint.) P.S. *helicopter/boat/houseboat. It's a subtle distinction, but an imporint one.

@skiz, IOU 1 emphatic "like" to be delivered upon restitution of my liking privileges I'M HAMSTRUNG BY ALL THIS RED TAPE THE EARWORF BUREAUCRACY IS IMPENETRABLE

Jessingca, You're pretty and funny so I assume you're ugly on the inside. What's going on in there? Is it real messed up or what? Also good job posting, everybody. I literally ran out of "likes" to dole out like so many coins to the desperate, grasping street urchins grabbing at my heels as I wade through the muck in which you people wallow every day. --Flying BUTTress Swampy Gargles (is this right? am I doing it?)