TANcast 125 – THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE AIN’T GOT *nothing* ON ME!!!
November 15th, 2010 . by Tim Babb (TANcast's #1 Host/Editor Fan)
The boys diss Justin Bieber, Noah learns about Rhyming Slang, Tim and Andy run afoul of a litigious douchebag, Noah Reviews the GDGT event in San Francisco, the boys review some movies (Unstoppable, Megamind and Due Date), and talk television (Sherlock and Conan).
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Tik Tok/California Gurls Mashup (mentioned in episode 108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2dPA2dCRNY
TANcast 2011 Calendar
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Vittello’s Lawsuit Foley
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TANcast “Caution” Sticker
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Drinking Buddies
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Cracked List of 5 Things You Love to Discuss That Nobody Else Cares About
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Conan Opening Sketch
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November 15th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Is it me or does “Unstoppable” seem like “Speed”, but on a train? Granted I haven’t seen the movie, but the trailers make me feel like I’ve already seen this movie….
And hey Tim, I have an idea for a sticker/button for the cafepress store, have it say “I made it through an episode of TANcast”
November 15th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Tim can you possibly use a Outlook email notification to indicate the end of a hour instead of you setting a mechanical alarm clock, really hurts the ears and interrupts the flow of you guys talking.
Just a thought
November 15th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
@Chelsea I would say Unstoppable has a similar tone but a different premise. I certainly didn’t feel like it was the same movie.
@Logan If I had Outlook maybe. If you think it hurts your ears, you should hear it before I reduce the volume for the podcast. (I’ll figure something out)
November 16th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
I’m with Chelsea on the cafepress idea, I think its been said in enough episodes now to be deemed trivia.
Was also nice to see CJ takes pleasure from my boredom, I too laughed when I spotted he liked the post. I now vow never to reach that level of bored again, it’s not a nice place to be.
November 18th, 2010 at 12:37 am
I am surprised nobody else commented on it, but I love the idea of a possible TANcast movie commentary track!
Also, I think Andy’s stories about the baby and his dreams are often the most amusing moments on TANcast. Keep discussing them, Andy.
November 18th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Thanks Tim, don’t mean to be a whinner about it, but it does seem to take away something from this quality podcast.
November 18th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I have yet to comment on this episode because every time I start to listen to it I fall asleep. This is the first time this has happened to me. I don’t know what to do. I’m sorry I’ve failed you all.
November 18th, 2010 at 11:58 am
@Alyssa – oh noes – TanFanFail!
further fail – My son is/was all about Thomas the Tank Engine (bust my buffers! cinders and ashes!), and I haven’t listened yet. I hope to correct this on tomorrow’s commute. 🙂
quiriess Profile, everyone!
November 18th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I’m still listening to the podcast tell you what I think about it soon
November 18th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
its awwwwwwwwwwright
November 18th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Not Saying i called Caution Brand and got my entire dorm hallway to call them for a total of 50 calls in a row…. but nope nothing else the sound of his voice was priceless
Any Other Deeds need handled
Just Your Internet Spiderman
November 20th, 2010 at 7:21 am
I vote +1 for “Mystrious Adam”. Thank you sir.
November 20th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Tim, you could have your computer abruptly shut down after 1 hour?
Hmm.
Or maybe just a 1 hour countdown on a mobile phone’s alarm timer? I know Noah has an iPhone which is capable of such marvels as this!
November 20th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Beware the premature use of the “publish” button, that’s all I can say. I typed up a big thing about Cockney slang last night but appear to have lost it …
Noah: the word you were desperately groping for at the end is “postmark”.
Andy: if the train was somehow magically tipping while going straight, and then entered a curve in the same direction as the tip, I think it would come good. I’m thinking gyroscopic effect like a motorbike. A train’s centre of mass AND centre of balance are both pretty low down though, so I guess if it had received enough force to begin to tip, it would pretty much be game over.
And may I close with: Hairy Irish Nuts!
November 20th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
So I’ll try again with the Cockney slang thing.
Cockney rhyming slang is odd because you often end up with the replacement word being longer than the original.
e.g. “give us a butcher’s” — butcher’s hook — look
Twice as many syllables! Madness.
There is a scene in “Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels” where a bartender relates a previous event, with so much rhyming slang it was subtitled.
Bird’s nest — chest
Apples — apples and pears — stairs
Hampsteads — Hampstead Heath — teeth
Khyber — Khyber Pass — arse (now that one I like)
Seriously, they’re all mad I tell you. It must be a shibboleth thing so they can weed out the foreigners.
In Australia we generally contract things to two syllables or less. This is because we are efficient. Why say “carpenter” when you can say “chippie”, “bricklayer” when you can say “brickie”, “service station” (filling station or gas station) when you can say “servo”? Once again our superiority is demonstrated on the international stage.
Just remember not to call a roof tiler a roofie.
November 29th, 2010 at 10:24 am
@Andrew a line in the first Ocean’s 11 remake just made a lot more sense because of your explanation. Here is the quote in case anyone cares:
Basher: So unless we intend to do this job in Reno, we’re in barney.
[everyone pauses]
Basher: Barney Rubble.
[they look bewildered]
Basher: Trouble!