April 27th - Show 103 - Podcast 16

The One That's Wearing Purple

How do we go about getting Gogol Bordello in the UK charts??? Anyone in the record industry listening?? 'Start Wearing Purple' has got Summer number one written all over it!! advice please!!

Last week Lee ranted about illegal immigrants and how they leech our benefit system. This week we find (scarily) the he's not alone. This news item is from Yahoo - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/25042006/344/most-britons-support-bnp-policies.html

Maf also find the concrete foundations of his Chav hatred cracking marginally after seeing some of The Michael Carroll show that was broadcast this week...Maybe he's not the complete arse the press painted him as (but maybe he is)

We introduce you to the new religion of Universism - http://universist.org/universismintroduction.htm but Maf fails to ignite Lees interest. Check it out and see for yourself

We asked our listeners to call us with their embarassing stories and were so blown away by the first 2 that no one else came forward. Hear Husband and Wife team, Michelle and Darren blow our minds with their sexual embarassments!! Warning: this section probably shatters our PG rating and puts us into 'Dawn & Drew' territory.

Don't forget to visit snugfans.blogspot.com to see what the girls thought of tonights show (and pick up some of the stuff I've forgotten.)

In The News (or, 'stolen from Digg')
Yaay...Go Canada!! - http://www.musiccreators.ca/
More RIAA foolishness - http://p2pnet.net/story/8603
Berkely University Courses on Itunes, FREE - http://itunes.berkeley.edu/
The US Army Survival Manual - http://www.equipped.com/fm21-76.htm
Some Cool Shots of Manhattan - http://www.flickr.com/photos/automatt/sets/72057594091674928
Not only a cool interface, but an addictive Virtual Composer - http://www.typorganism.com/main.html
Save The Internet - http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/22/savetheinternetcom_f.html
Rampant Knitterage - KnitWits gone wild! - http://knittaplease.com/Tag.html
Floral Pliers and Stanley Knives - Go on, you know you want one - http://www.bloomsburystore.com/proddetail.php?prod=floral-pliers&cat=4
Huge Home-made Sweets! Now you're talking - http://www.pimpmysnack.com/gallery.php
The Experimental BBC program catalogue - http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/



Listener Feedback (or, 'Previously on The Snug')

Tamara: ...the guys metioned Oxymorons so here's a bit more. First here's a link. http://www.oxymoronica.com/oxymoralist.shtml#A
Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron

a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness); broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements

Some of my "favorites" are, junk-food, friendly-fire, Army Intelligence, Accidentally on purpose.

Tamara sings : 500 Miles by The Proclaimers

Music tonight:
Al Wilson - The Snake
Prince Buster - Enjoy Yourself


Hari-karaoke: The Snake - Al Wilson

Have a good week and start wearing purple!

http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060427Snug.mp3

April 20th - Show 102 - Podcast 15

The One That's Machiavellian

Lee rants about illegal immigrants and the BNP. Also hear the odd story about someone anonymously posting BNP stuff thru Lees letterbox! We do find ourselves wondering if a Glenister was in a movie over the Easter holiday and also how evil our audience actually is (take the Evil test under News). There's the usual mixture of obscure stuff and if you've listened before, then you know it's difficult to categorise...


In The News (or, 'stolen from Digg')

How Evil Are You? (Maf got 65 and Lee got 90!! Eek!) - http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/13/machtest/index.html
Come On! Build Your Own Tornado Machine - http://www.weather-photography.com/techniques.php?cat=miscellaneous&page=tornado_machine
Men distracted by sexy women?!?! no. really? - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4921690.stm
Google Recipes, just add the ingredients - http://base.google.com/base/search?a_n0=recipes&a_y0=9&a_s0=0&a_r=1
Phillips intend to stop you skipping the ads - http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn9011&feedId=online-news_rss20
Sexy Engrish - Japanese tutorial for dirty talk in English - http://www.fazed.org/video/?id=270&go
Continuing the 'lil monkey' theme from previous shows - http://www.amycrehore.com/wst_page10.html

Listener Feedback (or, 'Previously on The Snug')

On the April 6th show there was discussion regarding Tom Cruise and Katie Holms. The talk was about Katie's delivery and how Tom apparently was forcing her to keep quiet during labour. Well that is not the case. The people attending her are asked to be quiet and not be frantic. They are creating a calming birthing experience. Katie is NOT being forced to be quiet, no one is taking away her rights. Just to let you know...T

On the April 13th show the was no "This Week's Silence" It was sadly missed...T


Pirate Dave sent us...
Top Ten Pickup lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?
9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?
8. Come on up and see me urchins.
7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.
6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.
5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?
4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?
3. Ya know, darlin, Im 97 percent chum free.
2. Well blow me down?
And the number one pickup line is … Prepare to be boarded.

Bonus pickup lines (when the ones above don't work, although we can't see why they won't)

They dont call me Long John because my head is so big.
Youre drinking a Salty Dog?
Howd you like to try the real thing?
Wanna shiver me timbers?
Ive sailed the seven seas, and youre the sleekest schooner Ive ever sighted.
Brwaack! Polly want a cracker? … Oh, wait. Thats for Talk Like a PARROT Day.
Thats the finest pirate booty Ive ever laid eyes on.
Let's get together and haul some keel.
Thats some treasure chest you've got there.

This Is True
HARD TO BELIEVE THIS PLAYED IN PEORIA: When Matt Robison, 21, of Ottawa, Ill., learned that a Brit had recently set a world record for the number of body piercings in one sitting, he set out to break the record. After 500 piercings at a tattoo studio, he modified his goal: it was so painful that instead of a planned 1,200 studs to break the record by a good margin, he'd settle for just breaking the record. After 14 hours and 1,015 punctures, he declared victory. "It was taking its toll," he said afterward. "I'm just relieved it's done." But then he had all the piercings removed, which was just about as painful, he said. Was it worth it? Oh yes, Robison said. "I feel like I've done something memorable with my life." (Peoria Journal Star) ...Excellent: he illustrated just how different "memorable" is from "worthwhile"

Tamara sings : The Drinking Song by Moxy Fruvious

Music tonight:
Gogol Bordello - Start Wearin' Purple
Tatu - How soon is now

Hari-karaoke: The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz


Have a good week and see you next Show

http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060420Snug.mp3

April 13th - Show 101 - Podcast 14

The One with Pirate Dave

Pirate Dave is in the house!!

Your assignment for last week was to come up with things for ROOM 101. So what things did you hate? These were my arbitary categories to help focus my thinking...

Mafs 101 Categories
Fashion:- 'political correctness'
Company:- 'RIAA / MPAA'
Institution:- Organised Religion
TV Show:- Big Brother
Film:- Flight to hell
Actor:- ?
Actress:- ?
Song:- Rap
Band/Artist:- ?
Drink:- Southern Comfort
Food:- Offal (liver, haggis etc)
Group of people:- not covered
Technology:- not covered
Transport:- Miniscooters
Book:- ?
Country:- Iran

As you can see we had a long list, Pirate Dave brought us his list...and ran out of time... If you have your own list why not mail us it for a listener feedback section in a future show.

In The News (or 'stolen from Digg')
The Lego chocolate printer!! - http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/961360D260131028A786001143E7E506/

MusicIP - http://www.musicip.com/listener/products

By Golly!!! It's female stormtroopers - http://www.flickr.com/photos/spinfist/125253217/

The Power of Bartering...Man trades paperclip for year in phoenix, kinda - http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/2006/04/one-year-in-phoenix.html

More ways to tie your shoes - http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm



Listener Feedback


This Is True
A police dispatcher in Enid, Okla., got a call from a cell phone. It was apparently an accidental call: the dispatcher could hear two men talking in the background. For more than three hours, the men talked -- about building and using a firebomb. Meanwhile, another dispatcher got an emergency call -- reporting a car that had been hit by a firebomb. A police officer found what he thought was the car being driven by the two men and honked his horn, and sure enough the dispatcher heard the horn. The cop pulled the car over and found the cell phone on the dashboard. Robert Allen Patterson, 24, and Johnny Ray Miller, 48, were charged with arson and conspiracy. "They didn't have a clue they had dialed the phone," Detective Mark Pettus said.


Tamara sings : Good Boy by Barenaked Ladies

Music tonight: Tom Jones' new single

Hari-karaoke: Should I stay or ShouldI Go by The Clash


Have a good week and see you next Show

http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060413Snug.mp3

April 6th - Show 100 - Podcast 13

The One That's Show 100

Oh My God!! It's Show 100. They said it couldn't be done...Almost 200 hours of Snug goodness under the bridge and no end in sight"
We have 'special' guest Shelly in the studio to bring a feminine air to the proceedings...it has the unfortunate side effect of making us ruder than normal... Be Warned!

The narrative wanders aimlessly through the show as we cover diverse topics like Tom Cruise and his mad 'religion', Scientology. Poor Katie...a silent, drugfree birth??? you have The Snugs pity. We have a quick round of applause for the shopkeeper, Nicholas Cronin, who put up a sign intimating that criminals are scum...unfortunately he's going to be fined if he doesn't take it down. sheesh!
It appears that Sat-nav drivers are being directed off a 100 ft cliff in yorkshire...it's no April Fools (although we had to recheck it). hear the full story...
Wow...there's just so much more, including the smutty innuendos and the giggling...join us if that's your bag.

Your assignment for next week is to come up with things for ROOM 101 (cos it's show 101 next week..geddit?). Things you hate and their removal would make the world a better place. go on...do it... mail us now at snugradio@yahoo.co.uk Don't let Tamara be the only one again!


In The News (or 'stolen from Digg')
Ecologists says that airborne ebola should be used to wipe out 90% of humans on the planet and receives a standing ovation from Texas Academy of Science - http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p/index.html

After CBS4 News exposed police intimidation of citizens attempting to make complaints against police officers, Broward PBA retaliates by putting the CBS4 journalist's name on a list of criminals to be on the lookout for along with personal information on their website. Cross the cops, get your personal information released on the web - http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_086232143.html

Record labels make about 70 cents per download, and that's more profit than they make selling CDs, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. - http://www.technewsworld.com/story/49727.html


Listener Feedback
Tamara sends us a couple of audio messages for show 100 (she's the only one! shame on the rest of you)
Pirate Dave sends a couple of texts early on in the show, excusing his absence as tonights 2nd guest star. One week he may actually make it to the show


This Is True
A bank robber in Santa Barbara, Calif., escaped with $3,000 in cash, but the teller dropped in an exploding dye pack, too. He was last seen running across the parking lot with "a whisper of red smoke trailing in his wake," a police spokesman said. The robber went straight to a coin-op laundry and tried to wash the dye off, but it was permanent. He then tried adding green food coloring to the bills, but the result was so bad that he threw the money in the trash. Very soon afterward, police stopped at his home. Fred Bendtzen, 48, was arrested and charged with bank robbery. How did the police identify him so fast? His demand note, which he left behind at the bank, was written on the back of a pay stub bearing his name and address.

The new ad campaign by Tourism Australia featuring the tagline "So where the bloody hell are you?" isn't playing well in some places (This is True, 12 March 2006). Minister for Tourism Fran Bailey, who called the slogan "plain speaking and friendly," says the ad was briefly banned in the U.K. because of the word "bloody". Now, it's banned in Canada for an entirely different reason: the line "I've bought you a beer." Bailey says the "Canadian regulator says that this implies consumption of unbranded alcohol," which is "some sort of quirky Canadian regulation." She says the line will be changed for Canuck audiences, and she'll invite the Canadian regulator to "come out here and I'll buy him a beer."


Tamara sings : Oom Pah Pah From Oliver(?)

Music tonight: Johnny English by Bond

Hari-karaoke: A Good Heart by Fergal Sharkey


Have a good week and see you in Show (room)101

http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060406Snug.mp3