unconsenting third party listeners

[Steve in North Hollywood]

I'm a sauce-for-the-goose kind of gal.

Sarah, you say the randiest things.

[Sarah]

While you, Steve, have a filthy, filthy mind.

[Steve in North Hollywood]

Whaaaaaaaaaaat?

[syellow]

I have tried to hoist TBS on both my SO and coworkers but only some coworkers have enjoyed it on any level. I find work is not a good place for a first time listen but if there is a solid guest or JW call my minions tend to warm up. One coworker in particular thinks Tom is really mean but loves PFT so this weeks show should be a hit.

[bakersfieldchimp]

I'm trying to get my girlfriend into the show, but it's difficult because she's usually pretty drained when she gets off work, and doesn't have the energy to dedicate to listening to a three hour show with the focus that TBS deserves. Luckily(?), she lives about an hour and a half away from me, so once I work through the archives I won't have to worry about ignoring her for three hours on Tuesdays to listen to the show live.

[sleepytako]

My wife understands English, but not well enough to follow an fast-paced radio show with a ton of inside jokes and references to famous people and bands she doesn't know. Getting her into the show is near impossible. I'm hoping that after we move back to the US for a while she'll be able to understand something like "Best Week Ever." I've also tried to show her MST3K which didn't translate at all. Too many references to things that only a native American would understand.

I can understand a good amount of the Japanese comedy my wife likes. We watch it on TV, however, where there are Japanese subtitles under everything and a lot of the humor is physical. I still don't know half of my favorite comedians' names however.

[driz]

I think the true definition of an american is one who has a ridiculously disproportionate amount of popculture trivia in their brains. Find me a true american who hasn't seen every single episode of cheers.  I dare you.

[Sarah]

I haven't.

[driz]

I haven't.

Zdravstvuj, komrade.

[Sarah]

Ya ne pani`mayu.

[JBillington]

I'm definitely going to start recommending TBSOWFMU to people. I guess Best Show Gems could be an easy sell. I think I might start with my sister, she's fairly cool, and more likely to listen than most of my friends. I am interested, though in knowing how other people have successfully introduced it to people. I have some friends who like Monk, though I'm not sure thats a good angle. "Hey, if you like that funny detective show, why not listen to 3 hours of this guy who works on it talking to people on the phone?"

[iAmBaronVonTito]

the one guy at work who gave me more grief about it than anybody actually listens every week now!  my theory is that he hated missing out while he was forced to listen to me laugh at loud, having fun at work, while he barely chuckled listening to his radio comedy (adam carolla+howard stern). 


PS he still hates the wurster bits.

[Man Machine]

Wy wife has a class on Tuesdays, which leaves me with my 7 and 4.5 year old sons. Since I can't get them to sleep by showtime, I usually turn on the show while we eat dinner. They're quite taken with Philly Boy Roy, and they even enjoyed Spike for a bit. They sing the theme song at completely random moments, in the same way that they burst into the "Teen Titans" theme.

My wife has listened to bits on occasion. She laughed a lot at the first call of Sean from Rampbridge, but lost a little enthusiasm when I told her some of the calls might not be real.

[nec13]

My brother overheard me listening to the show and began to listen to the podcast himself. Although, I think he has since lost interest. He's a fan of neither mirth nor mayhem.

[TheMush]

I can't even get to the point where my friends listen. I've tried repeatedly, and for purely selfish reasons, they'll like it, but I want to have a conversation about this thing I like. No dice. Can't get anybody to give it a shot. Mostly the response is "Three hours..." like their iPod doesn't have a pause button. It's maddening. I usually listen to the show from start to finish, but you can go back to it later, it's not a murder mystery about the news. Go back to it tomorrow and listen some more. Ration it.

Angry.