TRAPPO's Mail Bag #23!
The Mail Bag is full to bursting with listener feedback, and it's time to cut that fucker open and let the comments spill forth like so much delicious caviar from the swollen abdomen of one of those goofy fish that's been exposed to Joker's sinister laughing toxins. Was that too obscure? Does nobody remember 1989's Batman? "Haven't you heard of the healing power of laughter?" Whatever. I know I'm reaching here, but I don't really care anymore. You can probably tell. Once upon a time, you could read a comic book or watch a cartoon and you'd get to see a bunch of fish with ridiculous Joker smiles plastered all over their dumb faces. It's not remotely realistic, of course. Fish can't smile. But who cares about realism when you're dealing with this stuff? Look at this madness and tell me you don't want to know more. You can't. Don't lie to yourself.
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Anyway, it's time for another episode of TRAPPO's Mail Bag, the show that talks about you on purpose. This time around in this bloated corpse of an episode, we're picking up the holiday season slack as we read a bunch of feedback from our festive duo of episodes back in December. It's timely, a real Christmas in July thing, all for your enjoyment. We discuss our favorite adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the powerful lessons of timeless classic It's A Wonderful Life, some stuff that didn't make the final cut of our KTRP Christmas special, an obscure nu-metal outfit called September Mourning, the iconic Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and a whole bunch of other topics that I will keep secret for now, because you deserve to discover these secrets for yourselves. The episode's an hour long. You're welcome. Listen below, or find us on Apple, Google, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Fartify for Pog Blasters, and Amazon, so choose your own adventure and question the series of life choices that have brought you to this lowly state...
Join the conversation! Just leave a comment below sharing your thoughts on today's episode, last week's episode, next week's episode, or really anything else, even if it's not related to TRAPPO in any way, shape or form. We really don't care. As long as you're not a bigoted prick, it's all good. And leave a name with your comment, please. Don't remain anonymous. You don't have to share your real name. A random string of letters and numbers would suffice. We're not picky. Just share your thoughts below, and we'll address your feedback on a future episode of the show. That's exciting, right? We also have an email address that nobody ever uses, but it's still there. It's trapposhow@gmail.com, if you're interested. Just send us an email. People send each other emails all the time. I know they do. I've seen them do it. You can send one our way sometime. We'd sure appreciate that. Tell us some things. Tell us all the things. With an email. If we depended on your emails to survive, we'd have starved to death a long time ago. Luckily we don't live in such a topsy-turvy world, but we'd still love to hear from you.
That's pretty much it for this week. Thanks for listening.
And Merry Christmas in July to those who celebrate.
This episode is too long
ReplyDeleteI’ve never understood the whole Christmas in July thing. How did this crap start? And who cares? I’m not interested in trying to recapture the holiday spirit in the middle of damn summer. If I ever met anybody who got genuinely excited about Christmas in July, I’d think they were deranged. Bah humbug.
ReplyDeleteHas TRAPPO ever considered trying out a newsletter? It seems pretty popular these days. It’s a good way to share your episodes and your thought with people. I’m subscribed to a lot of newsletters, and blogs are pretty outdated these days. Not a lot of people visiting blogs anymore, especially younger people. Newsletters bring the blog into your inbox. It might be something to think about.
ReplyDeleteAnd Christmas in July sucks.
I saw A Carol For Another Christmas several years ago. It’s really stuck with me. I can’t believe it isn’t more widely known. You’d figure a Rod Serling movie would have a wider appeal than this.
ReplyDeleteThe works wou be a great inspiration for more joking fish in the future would you think?
ReplyDeleteYou could still do an episode about Elvira if you wanted to. You guys just need to come at the topic from your own perspective. It’s not so hard. Do an Elvira episode of TRAPPO. Don’t be cowards.
ReplyDeleteWhat is with the constant attacks on religion?
ReplyDeleteThe Freddy Kruger stuff got me good. I’d love to see a family-friendly Hallmark movie where old Freddy has to babysit a bunch of rambunctious children and maybe finds love along the way. I don’t know why you’ve chosen to keep portraying me with the chipmunk voice, but I guess that’s okay.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you traps could talk about that sprawling new Smashing Pumpkins triple album. There’s a constructive suggestion.
Bunny’s got some beef.
Chicken fried steaks and barbecue jumbo shrimp, motherfuckers! Broiled beef tips and crab fucking rangoons! Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my favorite breakfast sandwich! And TRAPPO is a busted toilet in a landfill! Bon Voyage, you bow legged losers!
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