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242: Chewing Gum Shoe Polish

242: Chewing Gum Shoe Polish

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Subtitle: There are no Tuddies in Ohio.

Merlin demands an opportunity to defend his honor, and John encourages him to get more adult supervision.


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Things kick off with Merlin demanding an opportunity to defend his honor and John encouraging him to get more adult supervision.



Next up, there's so much good Follow-Up on new Things It Took Me Too Long to Realize, the judge from a Jonathan Coulton song, which dwarf didn't get the tattoo, plus further insight on whose notes live in the margins of John's The Power Broker.



In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts finally talk about Merlin's soundbar.



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(Recorded on Tuesday, August 20, 2024)






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242: Chewing Gum Shoe Polish

242: Chewing Gum Shoe Polish

Merlin Mann and John Siracusa