(1) Mike's Continued Interest in Unusual Animal Habits. We have already had occasion to remark on one of the most bizarre moments in recent Ticket history -- Mike R's reference to Green Tail Shiner. (You need to listen to the links in the comments if you don't remember this -- I mean, Mike was at his out-there best.)
Today, he referred to a canine activity, presumably theoretical, called a "paynj." I'm spelling it phonetically -- like "pain" with a "j"-sound on the end. (So why not spell it with an "i"? So as not to associate it with "pain." I hope we've cleared that up.)
How did this come up? you may well ask. Grubes was replaying some old account of how Corby's parents used to wake him up when he was a boy by sending his dog into his bedroom, whereupon said cur would leap upon the slumbering MiniSnake and proceed to (bleep -- presumably, "hump") him until he woke up. This recollection was the cause of well-earned hilarity, and then, apropos of nothing, Mike makes reference to something called a "paynj."
This perplexed everyone, until someone, I think Danny, suggested that Mike was giving a name to the way a dog would perform a haynj (phonetic) -- because a dog has paws (starting with a "p") and not hands. Got that? What it had to do with waking up the adolescent Corby is shrouded in the mists of radio lore.
But shouldn't it be "pawj"?
(2) Greggo's Lost Cords. Flipped over for a spot of RaGE today. Greg's voice had almost completely disappeared. All he could do, when I was listening, was whisper. I didn't listen long enough to tell if he was coherent.
Did anyone hear an explanation of this?
So maybe he was yelling at the TV all weekend. Doesn't a radio host with a history of vocal problems have some kind of obligation to care for the pipes?
Recent commenters have suggested that Greggo's Tweets are spiraling towards unhingedness.
Richie Whitt must be fighting carpal tunnel in both hands as he keeps his fingers tightly crossed at all times.
