Raphael, as thalassocratic Emperor, prevails over his piscatory subjects; tries the world’s (purportedly) oldest tea; and proffers his valediction in this, the final episode of the show. || Caprice ~ Broach ~ Jocular ~ Decoct ~ Polyphony ~ Febrile ~ Antiquated ~ Umlaut ~ Substantive/Substantiate ~ Discomfiture ||
Raphael speaks of chunky dice and Curaçao parties; flashes his true, monstrous colors; and is found guilty of fraud by the Court. || Sobriquet ~ Tidings ~ Carousal ~ Vituperative ~ Aplomb ~ Olfactory ~ Trite ~ Amnesty ~ Sanguine ~ Brio ||
Raphael confirms the existence of a cure for all affliction; downs an uninspired orange spice blend; and philosophizes on the intrinsic perfection of the infinite nature of mathematics. || Politesse ~ Thalassocrat ~ Effete ~ Vagile ~ Forfeiture ~ Parvenu ~ Sumptuous ~ Toroidal ~ Valetudinarian ~ In Saecula Saeculorum ||
Raphael tries and convicts the late reprobate, Noah Webster; makes merriment of a fruity Madagascan vanilla tea; and, as maître d' of the evening, publicly endorses Meatland. || Demitasse ~ Traduce ~ Appurtenance ~ Rosinante ~ Restive ~ Periapt ~ Helot ~ Bivouac ~ Sangfroid ~ Hegira ||
Raphael experiments with a new format for the show; waffles on the topic of his strange, Janus-faced dandelion root tea; and appoints himself arbiter of the English Dictionary. || Panoply ~ Bouleversement ~ Thraldom ~ Fey ~ Paisaje ~ Hobgoblin ~ Factotum ~ Phaeton ~ Cacoëthes ~ Estival ||
Raphael observes the merry occasion of June 20th; drones ad nauseam (quite literally) on his seemly S. Morning blend; and odiously transgresses with regards to his six-minute time constraint. || Gallic ~ Paterfamilias ~ Agnate ~ Magnanimous ~ Philologue ~ Byzantine ~ August ~ Panegyrize ~ Kairos ~ Illuminate ||
Raphael enumerates the events of raconic (of, or pertaining to, raccoons) warfare; eulogizes blackberry tea; and momentarily penetrates the literature of Voltaire. || Furor ~ Iracund ~ Levity ~ Meliority ~ Pococurante ~ Pectinate ~ Souse ~ Eupepsia ~ Vatic ~ Sinistrad ||
Raphael flounders about in a muck of poetic devices; swills a strong Scottish Breakfast blend; and watches his comedy sink like the Hindenburg. || Aliquot ~ Bloviate ~ Synecdoche ~ Condign ~ Lorgnette ~ Purposive ~ Advert ~ Scutage ~ Milquetoast ~ Tergiversation ||
Raphael indulges his notorious tendency towards digression; frustrates your tea-reviewing expectations; and confesses his (literally) godly secret. || Excurse ~ Foliate ~ Propitiate ~ Maunder ~ Risible ~ Obstreperous ~ Bombinate ~ Plenipotentiary ~ Rococo ~ Pis Aller ||
Raphael depicts his new therapist; jealously guards the identity of his vigorous English Breakfast; and delves into the tradition of the Scottish people. || Execration ~ Expectoration ~ Anodyne ~ Inundant ~ Endue ~ Undulate ~ Prurient ~ Aphotic ~ Trewsman ~ Videlicet (Viz.) ||
Raphael can't help but make uncomfortably excessive allusions to mythology; sips on a tea that belongs in Malibu; and composes a title for himself by which you are obliged to address him henceforth. || Pergola ~ Gregarious ~ Accouchement ~ Farrow ~ Fallow ~ Ambit ~ Emolument ~ Disport ~ Quisling ~ Anfractuous ||
Raphael offers a breezy note of motivation; has recourse to his beloved Yorkshire blend; and feigns knowledge of Gaelic pronunciation. || Benison ~ Venery ~ Pilosity ~ Otiose ~ Susurrus ~ Limn ~ Nimiety ~ Inimical ~ Keen ~ Abecedarian ||
Raphael befriends a new appliance; drinks of the simplicity of black tea; and reminisces on the habits of his late compatriot, Aristotle. || Persiflage ~ Eventide ~ Harangue ~ Promontory ~ Éclat ~ Compendious ~ Belie ~ Bastinado ~ Garboil ~ Peripatetic ||
Raphael confesses his peccadillo; grimaces his way through a cup of lemon ginger; and far overloads the average human capacity for plosives. || Vapid ~ Lurid ~ Gravid ~ Pallid ~ Florid ~ Intrepid ~ Sordid ~ Placid ~ Stolid ~ Pellucid ||
Raphael, allegedly through coincidence, tends toward the macabre in the morning's vocabulary selection; prates about matcha tea; and chronicles the curious events of the eve of this morning. || Algid ~ Gascon ~ Mollify ~ Demesne ~ Adventitious ~ Immure ~ Ossuary ~ Gnathic ~ Obsequious ~ Obsequy ||
Raphael begins to take note of unfortunately persistent themes that are developing within his word choices; sips one of his favorite brews in the meantime; and questions whomsoever wrote his script. || Thrasonical ~ Eftsoons ~ Repast ~ Bucolic ~ Concatenate ~ Colloquy ~ Lassitude ~ Vulnerary ~ Cantillation ~ Pecksniffian ||
Raphael tries and fails to exercise the adept pronunciation skills of the Spanish language; sips delightedly on a cup of Yorkshire; and finds himself saying things he never would have imagined. || &c. ~ Oubliette ~ Abstemious ~ Halcyon ~ Uxorious ~ Locuaz ~ Threnody ~ Erose ~ Arch ~ Eclogue ||
Raphael brews his debut as he explores the morning's decade; relates the splendors of white chocolate peppermint tea; and shares an invaluable technique for warding off both Jimmy the Jamoke and also your typical playground menaces. || Ado ~ Confluence ~ Askance ~ Vaunt ~ Sedulous ~ Tout Ensemble ~ Caitiff ~ Fettle ~ Trenchant ~ Globus Cruciger ||