My First Call

[Fig Neutron]

Sorry for the self-indulgent post.  I was the guy (Joel) who called in (4/8) and mentioned the Kansas/Memphis championship game and rooting for Kansas because Clontle (being from Lawrence, KS) was probably betting on them (honestly, I was rooting for Memphis until listening to 'Rot' again over the weekend).

I was so shy to call in, but Tom made it all cool.

I only discovered Tom's show about two months ago, but have since logged in a good 50 hours listening to the archives.

So far my favorite bit has been the Barry Dworkin interview.  Just saying 'Gas Station Dogs' to myself makes me giggle.

This is also my 'Hello' to the FOT message board community.  Hope ya'll don't tell me to 'Get off our board!'

 

[Josh]

Great first call!

[masterofsparks]

First call is the hardest. Keep it up!

[Fig Neutron]

Heh Heh, thanks so much!

[Sarah]

I had to post after my first call, too, Joel.  It's a heady experience; the need to burble about it with pride and relief is almost irresistible, I think.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Mazel Tov on the first call, Fig Neutron.  You did great.

There are three calls that have stuck with me in the long run...the first, the worst, and the best.  If you keep it up, you will have those as well.

[Steve in North Hollywood]

Welcome, Fig Neutron!  Love that screen name ... Freddy loves it too.

[henry]

good job Fig N.  keep it up.  i made my second call this week and it was a definite L. 

[Fig Neutron]

Oh no!  I expect a sophomore slump myself.  I'm glad he had the 'clock' running (hehe, when he stopped it, I asked him to keep it running), so I could just make my little comment and bolt.  (Side note: You can tell I started to say Robert Thomas Clontle, but was afraid of tripping up, so you hear Rrr...Clontle).

Mind mentioning which call you were and when?  I'm sure it wasn't an L.  There are ties too (in hockey, anyway).

[henry]

i don't remember my first call.  the second was around 2:00. 

i called about being in new brunswick.  but apparently it sounded like i didn't like the spinach pies at evelyns (this is what call screener mike told me).  which couldn't be further from the truth.  so i called back to get my topic subject in, but was gomp'd for losing my cool at an old man.  i haven't listened to the show yet and i wasn't listening that night, so i don't know the exact reason for getting gomp'd.  i would like to add that the story ends with me aplogizing to the people i had lost my cool at.

gomp'd twice in a night.  for shame. 

[Denim Gremlin]

i don't remember my first call.  the second was around 2:00. 

i called about being in new brunswick.  but apparently it sounded like i didn't like the spinach pies at evelyns (this is what call screener mike told me).  which couldn't be further from the truth.  so i called back to get my topic subject in, but was gomp'd for losing my cool at an old man.  i haven't listened to the show yet and i wasn't listening that night, so i don't know the exact reason for getting gomp'd.  i would like to add that the story ends with me aplogizing to the people i had lost my cool at.

gomp'd twice in a night.  for shame. 

It's no big deal, I get GOMP'd all the time. we can't all be a Dave from Knoxville.

[yesno]

I'm kind of tempted to one day make a call where I talk about my different "hang ups" to see if I can tempt Tom into hanging up on me.

Or I can call up and ask what "GOMP" means to see if that alone would do it.

[samir]

My first call was on Sept 11, last year. I said how I'd like to see Uwe Boll get punched in the face.

[Fig Neutron]

i don't remember my first call.  the second was around 2:00. 

i called about being in new brunswick.  but apparently it sounded like i didn't like the spinach pies at evelyns (this is what call screener mike told me).  which couldn't be further from the truth.  so i called back to get my topic subject in, but was gomp'd for losing my cool at an old man.  i haven't listened to the show yet and i wasn't listening that night, so i don't know the exact reason for getting gomp'd.  i would like to add that the story ends with me aplogizing to the people i had lost my cool at.

gomp'd twice in a night.  for shame. 

I listened to the entire show today at work, so those calls are very fresh in my mind.

I thought that was the best of the stories (the cat/oven story was pretty wacky too), and that you were unfairly knocked both times:

1) I think he must have misheard you on the spinach pies.  I heard your comment as something like, "just had a quick lunch there, had a spinach pie--"  Click.

2) You admitted you lost your cool, and seems you barely touched the truck.  And your 'losing it' was after getting endlessly, drunkenly reamed at.  He made you look like the worst person in the world.  But I think his summation was comparable to one of his 'unfair record reviews.'

And I think Tom threw in a knock on our Chicago hot dogs.  To me, that's the best cheap food ever.  Awesome loaded vienna dog and fries for $2.25 around the corner (were $1.25 when I moved here).

[gravy boat]

i don't remember my first call.  the second was around 2:00. 

i called about being in new brunswick.  but apparently it sounded like i didn't like the spinach pies at evelyns (this is what call screener mike told me).  which couldn't be further from the truth.  so i called back to get my topic subject in, but was gomp'd for losing my cool at an old man.  i haven't listened to the show yet and i wasn't listening that night, so i don't know the exact reason for getting gomp'd.  i would like to add that the story ends with me aplogizing to the people i had lost my cool at.

gomp'd twice in a night.  for shame. 

I listened to the entire show today at work, so those calls are very fresh in my mind.

I thought that was the best of the stories (the cat/oven story was pretty wacky too), and that you were unfairly knocked both times:

1) I think he must have misheard you on the spinach pies.  I heard your comment as something like, "just had a quick lunch there, had a spinach pie--"  Click.

2) You admitted you lost your cool, and seems you barely touched the truck.  And your 'losing it' was after getting endlessly, drunkenly reamed at.  He made you look like the worst person in the world.  But I think his summation was comparable to one of his 'unfair record reviews.'

And I think Tom threw in a knock on our Chicago hot dogs.  To me, that's the best cheap food ever.  Awesome loaded vienna dog and fries for $2.25 around the corner (were $1.25 when I moved here).

Just listened to the podcast and I agree with Fig Neutron, henry.  Those were 2 undeserved GOMPS but sometimes you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Good calls.