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This week, the boys suck at softball, Andy swears at work, Noah’s computer fails, Noah learns about pimpin’ and the justice system, they boys debate the “greatest artists of all time,” and finally a debate about the genre of comic book cartoons.

[CONTENT WARNING] TANcast features mature language and immature hosts but is NOT a representation of the stand up act of Tim Babb. Listener discretion is advised.

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Day 14

I joined Yelp today! I had no desire to do this, but one experience changed my mind.

I went to Midas to get my oil changed. The dude who was getting my info was awful chatty. (A trait I loathe in customer service people. Are you trying to be my BFF? Just write my mileage down quickly so I can go on with my day)

Finally he pulled up my info on the computer (a step that would have saved a long time had he started with it) he found out I’ve been there before. He said, “Why don’t you review us on Yelp? YOU could tell everybody about the great service you got here and how helpful the guy was at the front counter.”

Well, douche bag, ask and ye shall receive…

So the guy who checked me in when I dropped off my car asked “Why don’t you review us on Yelp?’ …be careful what you wish for.

So first he makes a joke about how I might be doing cocaine since my sinuses are stuffed up. Then a joke about how I have “sex hair.” (Sorry, I don’t get all dressed up to get my oil changed) Then he tells me that they are a little backed up so I can leave my car and it will be ready in 2 hours or I can come back in an hour where I’ll only have to wait an hour (what a great set of choices, right?)

I opt to leave my car and wait. 2 and half hours go by and I get no call. I go back and I’m informed that they “got a little behind” haven’t even started my car yet. So I ask for my key back, because oddly enough I have things to do. Dude says, “Would you like to make an appointment to come back?’ Oh yeah, bro! I’m going to run right back to the place that has crappy service. His reaction to this loss of business was to return to a conversation with a co-worker who was reclining in the office (visible to the lobby). I think I know why you guys got “backed up,” your employees are slacking off and ignoring the customers.

There’s your yelp review…thanks for reminding me!

I feel better!

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Day 13

I am not a normal person. I think we can all agree on that. I’m a pretty odd duck sometimes. Fortunately I seem to surround myself with fellow odd ducks, and that leads to amusing conversations like this one I had with my pal Grace on Facebook the other day…

Grace Hi there!

Tim hello

Grace Something weird happened today…I saw a guy I thought was you at my garage sale.

Tim lol I promise it was not me in disguise

Grace lol He looked @ me w/ his glasses down and he looked just like you. So strange lol

Tim Yikes..I have a twin? Lord help us!

Grace Maybe you’ll meet him in 2012! lol Then the world will end OR it is you after getting out of the Delorian to go to Disneyland and you got lost! Ending up at my garage sale!

Tim lol …or maybe something in your garage sale holds the key to the future. I hope I got it before SkyNet did.

Grace No. you looked and drove away on your cell phone. lol You missed the broken old wheelchair of doom, that has run over many a teenager foot.

Tim lol darn it

Grace …or the boxes of naked barbie dolls

Tim It must have sold before I got there

Grace Nope, it’s still there now.

Tim I meant whatever was going to save the future must have sold.

Grace Oh, maybe. The kissing bears of death?

Tim lol That sounds like it could save the world

Ha! Thanks, Grace. How did you know I was in the mood to talk about time traveling adventures to save the world? (Oh, maybe because I always am)

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Day 12

Being an adult sucks sometimes. You have to do stuff that you don’t want to do when you’d rather be doing other stuff.

This is by no means a new revelation but it is one I am struggling with this evening. Ugh…

Sorry…this blog is short because I have to do lame grown up things.

(FYI – I won’t be able to get TANcast posted by Monday…sorry)

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Day 11

Today is the 9 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America. I started to write a blog about it but I don’t have the perspective to make it somber with out making it cliche. I also don’t have the comedic talents to make some witty comment to help us laugh at our pain. So instead, here’s something completely different…

Today I was out looking for plaid pants (unsuccessfully, I might add…don’t ask) and I saw this sign at my local Goodwill store…

Um, okay…what? Why else would I shop at Goodwill but for low prices? This store is just introducing this concept? Were they charging a premium for second hand pants that had some other dude’s farts in them before this?

“How much for this 1980’s style jacked?”

“$500”

“What?! That’s outrageous! This is somebody’s old crap they gave away for free. I’m outta here!”

“Hmmmmmm maybe we should introduce some everyday low prices.”

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Day 10

So I’m in the doctor’s office the other day (don’t worry, I’m fine, I was just having my enlarged ego looked at…doctors say it’s inoperable) and I saw this poster:

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Day 9

As a general rule, guys don’t like to buy flowers. Not that we don’t like them or don’t think they’re pretty, but we know they’re dead and are just going to slowly rot in front of us. But women like the flowers. So occasionally you just gotta make the ladies happy. But I had a brilliant idea…Instead of getting dead flowers, I decided to get some roses that were still alive, and in a pot with soil so that she could enjoy them for a long while. Here’s what they look like a few weeks later…

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Day 8

Okay…I understand that these contests are subjective, but go look at the entries to the latest Cracked.com Photoshop contest. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

..all done? Ok, now tell me these don’t at least belong on the list somewhere (if not number freakin’ 1)
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Day 7

So I FINALLY saw Avatar in glorious 3D! Now…I’m sure the movie has been discussed to death so I’ll save that for another day. (Although when the lady Smurf turns out to be the chief’s daughter, I was like, “WOW this really IS ‘Blue Pocahontas in Space'”)

But here’s what I do want to say, I’m done with 3D. This is supposedly the best 3D movie ever and yet again, less than half an hour in, I stopped even noticing it was in 3D. Look Hollywood, if you’re not going to making it dramatic I’m not going to bother. I’m not paying a sir charge* just to stop noticing that I’m watching a 3D flick 20 minutes into it. If it’s not Captain EO or Muppet Vision 3D, I don’t have time for it.

In fact if you wanna see Avatar in 3D, let me save you some time, just cross your eyes and look at this:

*”sir charge” is like a surcharge, but for people who have been knighted (like myself) sorry for the confusion.

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This week Andy and Noah talk video games and heath tests…then the show starts and Tim talks about recording a comedy CD, the boys get bowled over by a listener from Norway, there’s more video game talk, you’ll learn the joys of destroying an inanimate object, and Tim will never mention that he’s blogging everyday in the month of September (30 Days and 30 Blogs 2: Blog Harder)

[CONTENT WARNING] TANcast features mature language and immature hosts but is NOT a representation of the stand up act of Tim Babb. Listener discretion is advised.

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