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Trouble in paradise
Yesterday Paulie implied that he and Bertha were on a break. He and Bertha had been planning on moving in together. They talked a lot about it but Paulie got cold feet. About two or three weeks ago Paulie was thinking he wished he had a space to go to where he could be by himself and relax. A huge financial commitment and a move seemed too risky so he told her he couldn’t do it. Bertha was really upset with him and was now going to stay where she was. Paulie was going to look for some places in Queens. He told her he didn’t want to date or have sex with any one else but he just needed to figure things out. Jennifer wondered if Bertha thought this was really about figuring things out. Alexis said it was hard for someone to take something like this because it felt like rejection. One caller asked Paulie if he loved her. He said yes with no hesitation. Alexis said if they really enjoyed each other’s company this was no big deal. They could always move in together. Jennifer thought it was a big deal because they were sort of broken up now.
What theeeee?
Jennifer discussed a story about a former friend Alexis’ who bit Alexis’ arm, asked to sleep in Alexis’ bed and was crying because Alexis wasn’t paying enough attention to her during a stay at Martha’s house in Maine. Alexis thought it was really weird and Jennifer thought that the girl was in love with Alexis. At the time, Alexis sent the girl a very kind email attempting to make her feel better. Jennifer made Alexis bring the email in and Jennifer read it on the air. She was surprised at the level of kindness present in the email.
Not the white man’s bitch
Regarding a legislative candidate in Wisconsin, it was decided that she couldn’t use the phrase “not the white man’s bitch” on the ballet. She stated her case in front of 5 judges and couldn’t get the 4 that she needed so she couldn’t put it next to her name. Alexis had a problem with this. They discussed whether the statement was something that was discriminating, profane, pejorative or obscene.
Ding dong, ditch
A man from Bethlehem, NY was arrested for assaulting a teenager who was playing ding dong, ditch. Alexis said the kid probably deserved to be tackled. Michael thought it was just kids being kids. Jennifer thought the kid’s behavior was totally disrespectful. One caller thought this was a very harmless prank and teens could be doing way worse. Alexis wondered why it should be acceptable just because it didn’t cause someone harm. The aunt of the kid who was tackled called in. She had no idea it was all such a big deal until she heard the story on the news. She could sympathize with the homeowner but she felt that maybe the guy took out some displaced anger on the kids. She noted that her nephew was a boy scout and was an innocent 14-year-old. He was kind of immature for his age.
Our fathers
Connecticut Pastor Kevin Gray was accused of embezzling from his church and using it to hire male prostitutes, among other things. Mike Jones, contributor to The Daily Beast and author of I Had to Say Something: The Art of Ted Haggard’s Fall, called into the show. He was once a male escort and he said that 15% of his clients were clergymen. He had some sympathy for the clergymen even though he outed Tim Haggard.
Drugging your children
Should you give your kid a little Dimetapp on, say, a plane? Alexis wondered if you could exhaust your children before getting on a plane. Jennifer said overtired crankiness might not evolve into sleepiness. When Jennifer’s kids were young she didn’t like to give them cold medicine because the dosing was so specific and if you screwed it up you might end up killing your kid.
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