105 A Place Called Monkey Mountain

105 A Place Called Monkey Mountain High atop a mighty hill covered in ice, Luka and Skullard cower in their so-called recording studio to bring you another podcast episode. As the neighbor engages in a fight to the death with his garage door, Skullard thrashes on the guitar until his fingers bleed while Luka frets about who she might be offending. Wait… is that saying people might get offended offensive? Sorry.

Do you know what a Dodo is? It’s an extinct bird, and that’s what you’re gonna be if you don’t take my advice, kid. Don’t be a wiseguy and always carry a pad of paper to take down license plates because then you’ll get to see exciting car chases. Thrill to the 1950 of To Catch a Predator with the Sid Davis fear-fest The Dangerous Stranger.

Do you want to be as cool as Skullard? Of course you do. Skullard helps little old one-legged ladies mail letters before randomly being accused of being a shoplifter. But he also writes songs! Heart-wrenching, stomach-churning, foot-tapping, bone-chilling songs! Surely his talent fills you with rage and envy. Fear not! For the mere price of $3.95 you too can be a musical genius.
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026 A Plain White Sack


“Oh the weather outside is frightful,
It’s mean and nasty and spiteful,
And the temperature’s twenty be-low,
Fuck the snow! Fuck the snow! Fuck the snow!”

And if the weather isn’t bad enough, the Holiday Season is baring down upon us like that hormonal aberration in the fourth grade that would wait just outside the school to threaten you for your lunch money. He’s a copy write lawyer now, so nothing different there, and the holidays are just the same tired shit they’ve always been as well. We’ve been through it before and we’ll get through it again, this magical time of year. But maybe, at least for an hour or so, we can lighten your mental load with a big box of What Could Go Wrong? Consider it a short vacation in the middle of a long, long December.

Thieves! They’re everywhere! They’re stealing Santas, egg nog, toilet paper, and the dead. And the assault on asses continues with another botched butt enhancement (sorry, no pictures). And then there are the weird stories, like the guy who got himself shot right next to his own grave, proving it pays to plan ahead. Also planning ahead, one guy sends Christmas cards from the grave. And finally, somebody threw a rock into a Salvation Army kettle . . . a really nice, glittery rock.

The stink-pit that is the subject of this week’s Bad Movie Review is Scream Bloody Murder from 1973. Enjoy the story of how one boy with an Oedipus complex runs across some of the nicest, most pleasant people you’d ever want to meet. Oh, and then he kills their asses dead. That’s what you get for being nice. What begins as a P.S.A. about farm equipment safety eventually degenerates into a “One-Armed Bandit” version of Grand Theft Auto. Also, this Pretty Good Unintentionally Bad Movie marks the screen debut of Famous Amos (not really, but if you don’t watch this movie with some candy on hand, you’re going to want to go out and buy some).

Matthew surprises Vera by giving her her own palette knife;

The evil Matthew smothers an old lady in an epic battle! Then he threatens the life of a stupid dog.

And finally, Matthew just can’t understand why Vera doesn’t appreciate all the wonderful things he does for her. Sheesh!

Since we’re right in the middle of gift-buying season, Skullard decided to sound off after the fact and give you his Gift-Giving Guide. As a gift. No, you can’t return it for something better. This week’s Ramble doesn’t come with a receipt.

From Skullard’s Postcard Collection: Say, having problems with your meat extrusion? You should really try the “easy squeeze” method. (Just what are we talking about?)

In this week’s educational short, young women learn to take better care of their bodies so they can remain attractive to men and healthy enough to bear children. Come on, girls. We know that’s all you really want. Please enjoy Girls Are Better Than Ever (1967)!

For the record: no Hello Kitties were harmed in the making of this podcast.

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