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Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 30

This morning, my amazing wife made this awesome breakfast casserole with croissants, eggs, cheese, spinach and…BACON!!! It was delicious. I had seconds, it was so good.

But after the euphoria wore off, my wife asked me, “What do you want me to do with the bacon grease?”

Crap…

…I have no idea. I know you’re not supposed to pour it down the drain. Which sucks, because that would be the most convenient way to get rid of it. Beyond that, I’m not sure. So it still sits on the stove waiting for me to do something about it. Do I dump it in the trash? Does bacon grease count as compost?

Oh bacon, why must you come at such a cost?

Talkin’ Turkey with Tim Babb
Day 29

Looking at the latest series of commercials for Luvs diapers, I’m reminded of the old line, “Who were the ad wizards who came up with this one?” Let’s watch one of the videos in the series.

As usual, I know some of you won’t watch so I’ll hit the important points. The first half of the video, a kid asks a mom to hold her baby. The mom makes her drench herself in hand sanitizer to an extent that’s normally reserved for AFTER leaving a Walmart.

In the second half, the same mom (now with two kids) hands the new baby to a filthy auto mechanic.

The voice over then says, “By the second kid, every mom’s an expert, and more likely to choose Luvs than first time moms.” Wow. Way to take a crap on your own image, Luvs (at least you have somewhere to put it.)

They can call that 2nd time mom an “expert” if they want to, but all I see is a mom that gives zero f**ks. Understand, this is not a critique of her parenting choices. Odds are the baby will not suffer from contact wit he unwashed mechanic. But regardless, the mom just doesn’t care. So basically the ad is telling me, “By the second kid, mom’s aren’t as picky about the choices they make for their baby…so they’ll settle for Luvs!”

Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 28

So I’ve seen a bunch of people posting what they’ve been thankful for all month, and that’s super cool. But it’s not exactly filled with surprises. So you can all assume I’m thankful for my lovely wife, adorable son, wonderful mom, my great mother-n-law, my home, my health, my job, my country…blah blah blah! Here’s some stuff I’m thankful for that isn’t that important…but I still love it!

12) Peperoni Pizza

I mean, what more do I need to say? Delicious!
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Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 27

At my “day job,” we had a canned food drive this week. They organized it so departments were competing with each other to see who could donate the most. Fortunately, my department not only decided they wanted to win, but that they wanted to win with style!

PS – We did win. Booyah!!!

Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 26

On the latest show, we talked about how Noah found that Reddit thread of evil jokes and started texting them to us without warning. I thought you might like to see what Andy and I saw. (Translation: “I’m tired and want to do this blog quickly”)

Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 25

As I type this I am constantly casting a weary eye towards my dishwasher. You see, last night I ran the dishwasher just before I went to bed. When I woke u, I started unloading the dishwasher and I noticed there were an unusual amount of spots on everything. I assumed I had put too much dish washing soap in there and decided to run the dishwasher again. (The exciting life of Tim!!!)

But when I went to grab the soap from under the sink, I noticed the bottom was wet. Great, there must be some leak in the sink. Now I have to figure that out after I get these dishes washed. I loaded a tiny bit of soap in and went to start the dishwasher…nothing happened.

That’s when I realized that the puddle under the sink was caused by the dishwasher spewing out water under the sink thanks to a loose pipe that nobody noticed. That loose pipe happened to be directly above the outlet that the dishwasher plugged into. Basically my dishwasher tried to kill itself last night.

Okay I just ran over to check and the pipe seems to be fine. It’s not leaking anything…yet.

I hope this works because lord knows I don’t wan to wash these dishes…BY HAND!!! AHHHHHHHHH

Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 24

This is my last Doctor Who blog, I swear! I watched the 50th Anniversary episode last night after editing TANcast 265, and I enjoyed it. It was fun and for a change, there weren’t any major kicks in the dick. When I turned it off, I felt like the time it took to watch all that Doctor Who over the past few months was worth it because it payed off in me enjoying the show. So, hurray! Happy ending for me!

But then, as I lay in bed, I started thinking about the episode and I started had a question.* So I would throw this question into the internets fro my last Who blog. But be warned, as River Song would say,

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This week Tim’s WIFI goes all wonky while the boys talk about Andy’s trip to Detroit, Tim’s thoughts on Doctor Who, and Thanksgiving

[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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Talkin’ Turkey With Tim Babb
Day 23

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who. I will be watching tonight’s big episode, but I’ve stopped watching seasons 6 and 7 and I don’t know if I’ll ever pick them up again. I had an epiphany the other night. Fir a while I’ve been saying that I can’t really get into this show because it doesn’t do what I want it to do. And I’ve figured out what I want it to do…be like Quantum Leap.

For some reason (perhaps an old email exchange with a former listener) I was always comparing Doctor Who to Star Trek. It’s really not an apples to apples comparison. To be fair, Quantum Leap isn’t either, but it’s much closer. Both shows are about a guy who travels through time, mucks about with events wherever he goes, and has a partner to help him out.

I’ve discovered THAT’S the broken expectation I have with this show. I keep expecting the Doctor to be like Sam Beckett. He’s not…and in all fairness, he’s not supposed to be. He is the character that was created back in 1963. But that’s just not who I’m looking for in a main character. Sam Beckett is a man of science, but he’s not above giving someone a round house kick if the situation calls for it. The Doctor never really does much of his own fighting. He has other people do it for him…and a lot of them end up dead!

I don’t have hard facts on this, but from my recollection, Sam Beckett never let anyone die. If he did, it was a MAJOR moment in the show and it effected him emotionally as well. People die around Doctor Who all the time and all he says is “I”m sorry. I’m so sorry.” But seconds later he’ll be making jokes. Again, I get it…that’s the character. That’s how he deals with the madness he faces day in and day out, but it’s just not for me.

I think it’s summed up best for me by a line of dialog in the episode “The Family of Blood.” (line starts at 0:36)

For those who can’t watch the video (or in case BBC had YouTube pull it by the time you’re reading this…

Joan Redfern: Answer me this – just one question, that’s all. If the Doctor had never visited us, if he’d never chosen this place… on a whim… would anybody here have died?

[the Doctor does not answer]

That’s where they lose me. First off, why doesn’t it matter that all these humans have been plucked out of history? It never seems to have any effect on the future. What about that butterfly effect people are always on about. If one small change in the past can have a drastic effect on the future, what does it mean if hundreds of people were killed before their time. Didn’t these guys ever see It’s a Wonderful Life? The whole town changed dramatically…and that was just ONE guy!

Secondly, the Doctor doesn’t seem that broken up (in that episode) that his showing up there caused a bunch of people to die. She tells him to go and he walks out without a word of apology or even a look back. If he loves humanity so much, why does he hang around us? It’s like he wen tto the Man of Steel school of saving human lives (boom). I mean they tell you right there in the first episode of “NuWho”

Some Guy: The Doctor is a legend woven throughout history. When disaster comes he’s there. He brings a storm in his wake and he has only one constant companion.

Rose Tyler: Who’s that?

Some Guy: Death.

Um, take that somewhere else, buddy! I prefer my time travelers to put right what once went wrong, not kill a bunch of medieval peasant folk.

That said, I’ll be watching tonight because David Tennant is an amazingly charming actor who I enjoy watching immensely. Also, Billie Piper is back and I really fell in like with Rose Tyler those first two seasons. And this Matt Smith guy is not without his charm.

Alons-y!!!

Talkin’ Turkey with Tim Babb
Day 22

I logged on to Facebook yesterday and say this on a friend’s profile:

I accidentally ran over my neighbors dog. To avoid conflict, I put him in my car & threw him out down the road. They will think he ran away & I WON’T GET DIRTY LOOKS EVERY TIME I WALK OUT THE DOOR…DON’T JUDGE ME…I couldn’t find a shovel…plus I threw my back out yesterday soooo I couldn’t dig even if I wanted to..lol

At first I was pretty irritated. But just as I was about to unfrirend her, I remembered something similar that had happened to me on Facebook a few weeks back. So I commented on her status…

Is this one of those things where if I comment on it, you’ll message me a ridiculous status like this that I’m supposed to post?

Sure enough, I got this message a few hours later:

Obviously I played it safe: You fell into the trap. This is a game. The person that likes /comments has to post one of the following to his or her timeline.
1. The fungus on my toenails has spread to my mouth.
2. I need a loan that I’ll never be able to pay back. Any takers? Inbox me if you’re interested.
3. I know the doctor knows what he’s talking about but I don’t remember sharing a needle with anybody.
4. These herpes ain’t no joke.
5. When wearing dirty underwear, does the brown go in the front or the back? I can’t recall?
6. I accidentally ran over my neighbors dog. To avoid conflict, I put him in my car & threw him out down the road. They will think he ran away & I won’t get dirty looks every time I walk outside! Don’t judge me. I couldn’t find a shovel.
7. I just cleaned the toilet with (insert spouse or bf/gf’s name here) toothbrush and put it back in the toothbrush holder! Haha. That’s what happens when you eat the last Pop Tart in this house!
8. I know it’s no shave November but if I participate, there is no way in hell my pants will zip!

Sorry, I got caught too. Good Luck LOL!!

Frist off, I didn’t fall into the trap, I called you on it. Second of all…

Why would people do this? You’re just encouraging me NOT to comment on your statuses anymore..and more than that, to not believe them. This is like anti-social networking. Why not go the full nine yards and make one like this…

Hey, chump! You fell into the trap. This is a game. The person that likes/comments has to post one of the following to his or her timeline.
1. I enjoy wasting people’s time
2. I don’t value my Facebook friends
3. Regret being my friend yet? Just wait…
4. I don’t understand how human interactions should work
5. I have nothing relevant of my own to post
6. Originality is hard
7. I should be ashamed of myself
8. I’m an embarrassment to my family

Yes, I know you’re about to defriend me. I will miss you. Goodbye forever FMK!!

PS-If one of you posts one of those in your feed, I will not fall for it.

…probably