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Title: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: dave from knoxville on October 20, 2009, 11:46:42 AM
Now, before I post this, remember the message of the Frangry incident; I am not calling for Jihad or retribution of any sort, but this is such a breach of etiquette I feel like members of the community need to know about it.

This is a link to the episode of Night People from October 1st. Please understand, this is a caller's comment, not the guys who host the show, who are consistently supportive of the station and the station's shows; this is a caller who perhaps has spent his entire life saying things that he didn't really mean (if his earlier calls to Night People are any indication; he starts his call with an apology about hsi call from the previous week's show.) Go to the 29:30 mark, and take your blood pressure pills.

http://www.wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=2&show=33122&archive=55866 (http://www.wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=2&show=33122&archive=55866)

Key words: Cantankerous, schtick, fool

Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: masterofsparks on October 20, 2009, 12:02:34 PM
I dunno, it's hard for me to get upset about that. I obviously disagree with the guy, but he's just expressing an opinion, and the fact that the hosts cut him off before he got any steam going makes it nothing more than a minor annoyance.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: orator on October 20, 2009, 12:02:59 PM
Did they just hang up on him for that? Or maybe my player skipped. Helps when there's a "heave ho," or something.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: buffcoat on October 20, 2009, 12:29:06 PM
Time to take down Night People.  That one guy sounds like Cher.













What?  Don't judge.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: Christina on October 20, 2009, 12:38:54 PM
I dunno, it's hard for me to get upset about that. I obviously disagree with the guy, but he's just expressing an opinion, and the fact that the hosts cut him off before he got any steam going makes it nothing more than a minor annoyance.

Yeah, they cut the guy off. Plus he didn't really sound like he was fully clued in anyway.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: Tom Scharpling on October 20, 2009, 12:56:08 PM
I cant think of something that bothered me less than that call.

And the Night People are cool dudes. I really like their show a lot. And I'm gonna stop by sooner than they think.

Tom.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: todd on October 20, 2009, 01:00:38 PM
They called Tom funny and cantankerous... that's pretty accurate, right? And complimentary?
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: moonshake on October 20, 2009, 01:03:58 PM
I'm excited about Tom being a guest on Night People. I love that show.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: David on October 20, 2009, 01:21:26 PM
Yeah, I just started listening to Night People a while ago, and it's a very fun show. Makes those long nights fly by.

As for this guy who called, just don't feed the trolls and they go away.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: dave from knoxville on October 20, 2009, 02:08:50 PM
Yeah, I just started listening to Night People a while ago, and it's a very fun show. Makes those long nights fly by.

As for this guy who called, just don't feed the trolls and they go away.

I like the show a lot, I was just unimpressed (to say the least) with his use of "schtick" and particularly "fool". Plus I probably have carry over bad feelings from his previous week's call. (He basically informed an in-studio guest that he was doing psychedelics improperly, and called him "naive". My condescension detector goes up to 11 whenever he starts speaking.)
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: dania on October 21, 2009, 12:21:16 AM
I keep thinking you guys are talking about the record label Night People. 
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: Pastor Josh on October 21, 2009, 02:58:45 AM
He sounded a lot like an alcoholic cousin of mine who starts every phone call apologizing for his last one.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: Joe Rogaine on October 21, 2009, 04:39:05 AM
I like the Night People guys but gave up on it when they quit talking about ghosts and "stuff".
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: jbissell on October 21, 2009, 11:10:06 AM
I keep thinking you guys are talking about the record label Night People. 

Iowa City's finest!
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: moonshake on October 22, 2009, 05:16:42 PM
Tom called in last night- top notch caller!

http://www.wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=2&show=33374&archive=56336

His call starts at 1:58. Goes for about 25 minutes.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: Regular Joe on October 24, 2009, 05:45:56 AM
My favorite part about the Night People podcast is that when I put it on and that theme song comes to an end, all of a sudden I remember that I am indeed listening to a podcast, not tripping out on mescaline at a Stanley Kubrick theme party. Then I listen to the show and I'm less sure again.
Title: Re: Tom's attacked by a dork
Post by: fonpr on October 24, 2009, 10:47:45 AM
I misread the title of this thread. 

I thought Tom was attacked by

a duck.

I am a little disappointed.