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049: Checking Her Feet For Bullet Holes

During the Hugh-Xiulan wedding, Ginger (yeah, "Who?" is spot on) pines after Gerald (nope, not him either), but Xiulan and Edda believe he's gay. He's not, it turns out.

048: A Hushed Crowd of Theorbo Mavens

All of the sudden, out of literally nowhere, Brooke Mac-El-Dee decides to do a whole series based on things you can do (or cannot do) on unicycles. Where we discover that

047: I Specifically Made Plans For Hamburgers

After NOT making good on our promise to cover the courtship of Polly and Lolly last episode, we get around to it this time and boy do we ever regret it! Since we began th

046: Etaoin Shrdlu, Baby!

When given the simple task of doing a listener request, Brooke decides instead to go rogue. So instead of us talking about Alistair and his indifference about which twin

045: I'll Supply The Other Finger

So our journey this episode takes us to a recital, where Amos and Edda get a less than glowing review from a critic. They are SO BAD at taking any amount of criticism tha

044: All Mandibles Glaring!

For this episode, we spend basically all of our time in the water, a Mac-El-Dee classic! But we begin with Edda staring at her reflection in a mirror, because of COURSE t

043: I Hear You'll Do Anything for a Box of Mild Duds

So sorry we've been away for so long. If it's any consolation, these strips punish us quite handily for our laziness. Boy do they ever! The white hot romance of Juliette

042: You Didn't Pass the Panty Round

After two and a half years of doing this podcast, Jeff has obviously lost his mind. He brings thirty -- THIRTY -- strips to discuss, all about the lead-up to Seth and Fer

041: Welcome to the Sex Toilet, Matt Fraction!

Matt Fraction really should be writing the new Batman comic, but instead he made the mistake of wondering, "What exactly is this comic strip Jeff and Brooke are talking a

040: A Bellowing Stag in Rut

In the days leading up to the wedding of Amos and Edda, Edda tries to seduce her (mostly) gay roommate Seth. He rebuffs her, or does he? She's engaged to Amos, but she (a

039: Would You Mind Spitting In My Mask?

Amos and Edda are in a body of water, so that of course means that it is unclear: a) what kind of body of water it is, b) how deep the water is, and c) if there are any o

038: Producing A Hissing Sound While Your Bosom Swells

First of all, we recorded on Brooke Dillman's actual birthday. That was fun. To celebrate, we welcomed our first-ever guest Adam Grosswirth to the podcast. He tipped us o

037: Contemplation of the Ladies' Edible Underwear Sale

We do our best to figure out where this stupid comic strip all allegedly takes place, but we get distracted. I mean, it's sort of what we do, right? Along the way, Juliet

036: I've Never Seen So Many Binoculars

Somehow, we limit ourselves to only five strips this episode. Seems impossible, but we actually did it. Brooke (Dillman) found a short run on one topic that, while only f

035: 45 Tablespoons Northeast of Surly

As it turns out, Juliette is a professor. But she's more than that, she's also a total asshole. She treats the new Visiting Assistant Professor -- or Vizassprof -- horrib

034: The Wormhole Is a Franchise

For some reason, Edda or Amos (here sometimes referred to as Edna and Otis) has gone through a wormhole and now Polly and Lolly are older. How much older? Well, we think

033: I'm Surveying You For Alternative Kiss Sites

What better way to start the new year than to take a look at the first Chickweed Lanes of 2024? Well, I guess it might be better to NOT look at them at all. But that's re

032: You Sneezed All Over Julius Caesar Dithers

After becoming convinced that Brooke Mac-El-Dee himself is listening to this podcast, we take a deep dive into his poor history with the ellipsis (and other punctuation).

031: Like Hookers Short on Crazy Money

It's the big day for Xiulan Ha'Penny Yuan and Hugh Portwhistle Godalming. For some reason, Xiulan has chosen Edda to be one of her two bridesmaids, because of course and

030: Me Not So Hot With Scream

Despite repeated mysterious technical difficulties, Brooke and Jeff persevered to bring you the 30th installment of this very important podcast. Was it worth all of the t