Yondercast 010 - Table Talk
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Opportunity
by You Say Party! We Say Die!, found at IODA Promonet.
Excerpt from the beginning of Chapter VII of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house,
and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a
Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two
were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking
over its head. `Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,' thought Alice;
`only, as it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind.'
The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded
together at one corner of it: `No room! No room!' they cried
out when they saw Alice coming. `There's PLENTY of room!' said
Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one
end of the table.
`Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.
Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it
but tea. `I don't see any wine,' she remarked.
`There isn't any,' said the March Hare.
`Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it,' said Alice
angrily.
`It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being
invited,' said the March Hare.
`I didn't know it was YOUR table,' said Alice; `it's laid for a
great many more than three.'
`Your hair wants cutting,' said the Hatter. He had been
looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was
his first speech.
Rejoice! For There Is Listener Mail!
A Comment on The Founding of the City of Many Islands from Episode 009
Shane,
ever since I worked as an apple tree on the plains of Baile Cliath I've searched for the tale of Talak in its true form.
On a hot day, while providing shade for a featherless chicken, I had the opportunity to see Talak wandering and mumbling to himself; it was a beautiful occasion.
I know live in Canada, when I one day decided, and decided promptly, that the featherless chicken was indeed a hovercraft, and that my featherless hovercraft aught to bear me to far away places. I'd also like to mention that it is not necessary to set yourself up for a cold winter, here in Canada.
-Adam
A Comment on Busy Year from Episode 007
Hi Shane...
"Flamingos of height and doom stalk the lawns near noon" Should this make sense to me? Because it does... (Maybe that's b/c I'm an original member of Easily Distracted.
I wonder if Easily Distracted is a group where the members change for each new era or generation while the guiding force stays the same. And I wonder where they keep their Guiding Force. Maybe in a vintage lantern discovered in a little downtown curiosities shop.)
Joanne
(Editor's Note: the actual line is "flamingos of height and doom/stalk the lawn, sneer and loom".)
Rolling the Dinner Die
This was my answer to a Question of the Day at the blogging community Vox.com.
When you go out to eat, how do you pick where to go?
If I roll a 1, then I eat at the Brisben Beach Drive-In. I usually eat a couple hotdogs and drink a large pop while watching whatever movie is playing. Last time I went, it was a double feature: Gum Stuck to My Shoe and the much acclaimed The Pelican Bill Story.
If I roll a 2, then I go to Brightland Mall and eat in the food court. Then I talk to the girl who makes custom-made jewelry at the Custom! Jewelry! booth. Sometimes I buy her a water or a pop. Making jewelry just seems like thirsty work.
If I roll a 3, then I invite myself over to the Humilton's house. They have eleven people in their family, and they don't notice an extra body. Mrs. Humilton makes great Boston cream pie, but the kids always beat me at video games after dinner. Their favourite games are Marble Warz and Sewer Rat 3: The Battle for the Northern Outflow Pipe.
If I roll a 4, then I go to Maisy's Diner. I usually order the club sandwich and the blue juice swirling in the giant juice machine at the end of the counter.
If I roll a 5, then I contact the Potluck Network. Within an hour, I am sitting on a couch in a stranger's house. The house is crowded with at least twenty-five people and their lasagnas, shepherd's pies, cheese and crackers, Caesar salads, meatloaves and majestic swans carved out of ice.
If I roll a 6, then I take the bus to the other end of town to Famous Earnie's Hot Wings Eatery. I always have a double order of mild wings, dipping the wings in the blue cheese sauce. The celery and carrot sticks try to spoil my happiness.
If I roll a 7, then I call up my friend Drin, and we purchase large amounts of Graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate bars. We go into the empty lot behind his condo and make s'mores over a bonfire of broken chair legs. Drin works at a chair leg factory.
If I roll an 8, then I visit the Disused Chapel. If I arrive before the sun goes down, the stained glass windows paint vibrant colours on the bare wooden floor. Mysteriously, there is always bread, charbroiled fish and wine siting on top of the coat rack in the entryway. Nobody seems to know about this place.
If I roll a 9, then I give Mary Linseed a visit. We sit outside her tent, which she pitches on the roof of a different apartment building every week. She is very generous with her pemmican supply.
If I roll a 10, then I eat sushi at a secret sushi place.
If I roll an 11, then I make strawberry shortcake and take it over to the Still Pastures Retirement Home. The seniors are always glad for the company. They usually spend our time together make fun of me on their internationally syndicated television show, Blame It on the Medication, which is twenty-two minutes of high jinx.
If I roll a 12, then I take five dollars out of the hundred-year-old jar sitting next to my tattered copy of Blog Like a Maniac on my bookshelf. I walk to the corner store and buy a sandwich and bottle of iced tea. I walk to the end of my street, where Klunker's Pier still exists. I sit on the edge of the Pier, eating my sad sandwich and drinking my iced tea as the sun sinks into the ocean. I think about the weight of history weighing down on the Pier. I watch ghosts dance on the twilit water.
What Would Wolves Do?
by Les Savy Fav, found on the Podsafe Music Network.
Outro
Good work, Traveller! I've been watching your progress. You bought a camera. You entered a novel writing competition. You registered for a course in a subject you've never tackled before. You're taking advantage of new opportunities. And you're not just taking chances, you're making chances for yourself. Traveller, congratulations for avoiding permanent paralysis! Not everybody does. And thank you for listening! Keep travelling well!Credits
The photograph of the picnic table was taken by Tobyotter, found on Flickr.
The background music for the excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the Allegro from the Violin Concerto in A Minor by J. S. Bach, played by Lara St John, found on Magnatune.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll can be found online at http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/alice30.txt.
The background music for the listenrer mail is Tunnel Systems by Ehren Starks, found on Magnatune.
The background music for Rolling the Dinner Die is Parting Clouds by Robert Rich, found on Magnatune.
The outro music is Light of the Heart by Suzanne Teng, provided by Magnatune.
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