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Rainer

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Who HASN'T Called?
« on: April 28, 2007, 06:02:22 PM »
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Mayor Anthony Williams (DC) has never called the Best Show.  In his defense, he's probably pretty busy and hasn't ever visited AST.

That said, how many registered FOTs have NEVER called in to the Best Show?  Just curious.

Dan B

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2007, 09:07:12 PM »
I called once which probably doesn't count.

My mom interrupted the call and Tom made me put her on the phone, then he told her I call in every week as Pothead Dan.  It'd be hilarious if I didn't have to explain it was a joke.  EDIT:  It was still hilarious.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2007, 09:10:32 PM »
I called once which probably doesn't count.

My mom interrupted the call and Tom made me put her on the phone, then he told her I call in every week as Pothead Dan.  It'd be hilarious if I didn't have to explain it was a joke.  EDIT:  It was still hilarious.

Awesome call.  Relive the magic in text form!

"- Pothead Dan calls (starts at 1:28) with a StubHub gem: Dane Cook’s Tourgasm without Dane Cook. For $550, you can grab a second row ticket to see Jay Davis, Robert Kelly, and Gary Gulman -- the real Comedians of Comedy -- at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Tom thinks the price of tickets to this show should have an inverse relationship to their proximity to Jay Davis. Tom wonders if the audiences now clap in recognition when he starts his “TLC Killer” joke. Pothead Dan would want $550 + a free ticket to sit down at the show, although Tom is certain that he’d either be on his feet or rolling on the floor with laughter for its duration. Tom speculates that they close out the show by having all three guys on stage sitting on stools like the Blue Collar Comedy tour, perhaps introducing a Dane Cook video in which he apologizes for not being there.

Pothead Dan’s mom starts causing a ruckus in the background, and Tom siriously wants to talk to her. She left the room, but Tom orders Pothead Dan to chase his mommy down. She claims she’s sleeping despite the fact that she can be heard yelling. She’s scared, so Tom tells her to loosen up with another drink. She prefers to eat some ice cream, and Tom wants her to do it over the phone. This wears her down and she reluctantly gets on the line. Tom tells her that her son seems like a good guy, and she confirms that he is. Tom says that other than the stuff he talks about on the show, he seems very well-balanced. His mom says that he very mature for a 17-year-old. Tom asks her how she feels about his website, but she wasn't even aware of it. Tom informs her that he’s been calling every week as “Pothead Dan” to review different strains of weed. She responds with “no comment” and leaves to go eat her Mint Chip ice cream. Tom urges her to hurry up before her son swoops in with the munchies. She says she has to hide it and gives the phone back to Pothead Dan before she can discuss the pot vaporizer she bought for him. Tom's riffage upset "Nills" in the chat. He doesn't approve of making weed jokes to someone's mother. Oh, Nills."
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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2007, 09:25:51 PM »
My best call story:

I was listening to archives and a long long time pal of mine who lived in NYC called in (I didn't know he listened) and he was chiming in on Cannonball run and he slipped with the language and got hung up on and scolded.

I've called a couple times, I rarely get to listen live, but Tom *did* do the intro to my podcast, although he sent a cease and desist over my using his bit.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2007, 09:33:57 PM »
Current DC Mayor Fenty hasn't called in either, or me. I can't listen live most of the time either.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2007, 10:30:05 PM »
This friend of mine and I always talk about the Best Show and I was wondering why he never called and then he told me he called once with a story about how he met Bill Murray when he was a kid and Tom didn't believe him and GOMP'd him.

  :o

At that time I hadn't heard the call yet, but had been hearing the fallout from it for weeks.

He also said that he had no idea who the people who called in later and claimed to know him(the caller) were.

**in an unrelated note, reading about people's moms wanting to eat ice cream kind of makes me want to cry a single tear of joy.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2007, 02:16:48 AM »
I've never called. But I will some day.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2007, 09:01:12 PM »
I've never called, but I'm pretty sure my old art teacher from high school has on several occasions in the past, notably to talk about ice cream.  I have no concrete proof, but I'm 85% sure it's him. 

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2007, 11:04:14 PM »
I have not yet called.  This is mainly because I tend to think of something interesting to contribute only long after a segment ends.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2007, 12:59:43 PM »
My only call was during the "Tom on _______" segment. Me and my clever ass decided it would be funny to ask "How about 'Scharpling on Scharpling'."

Tom's response:  "Isn't that what this show already IS?"

By the end of this call, I realized how unwitty I truly am.  However, I was pleased to find that I was quoted on Recidivism.
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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2007, 01:33:13 PM »
My only call was during the "Tom on _______" segment. Me and my clever ass decided it would be funny to ask "How about 'Scharpling on Scharpling'."

Tom's response:  "Isn't that what this show already IS?"

By the end of this call, I realized how unwitty I truly am.  However, I was pleased to find that I was quoted on Recidivism.

That was a fun call.  Tom also called you the most stoned-sounding person he's ever spoken to on the show.  That's high (pun intended) praise considering Tom has spoken to a pre-Newbridge Acres Bryce countless times.  Tom said he was going to write a song about you called "Conshohocken Kind Bud".

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2007, 09:35:06 AM »
Yeah, I think Bryce got a little jealous.


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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2007, 04:31:09 PM »
I've only called twice, but I was quoted on Recidivism one of the times.  I find that when I start listening live in the middle of the show, I'm nervous to call because I don't want to tread ground that has already been treaded upon.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2007, 05:05:50 PM »
Does anyone else get hella nervous right before they call?  I can't take it.  I don't want to ruin something I love.  I feel inadequate compared to the Best Show.

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Re: Who HASN'T Called?
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2007, 05:31:29 PM »
Does anyone else get hella nervous right before they call?  I can't take it.  I don't want to ruin something I love.  I feel inadequate compared to the Best Show.

Yes, hence the giggling. I'm not drunk, I'm nervous!