Comments on: Toadcast #29 – The Summercast

By: jc

jc — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:40:04 +0000

“I’m going to download this, put it on the i-pod and listen to it on a beach in the West Indies.”

What a fuck-up…..the thing stopped about 60 minutes in.

You’re an amateur……and a cunt for ruining my holiday.

By: TIm

TIm — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:21:22 +0000

Fuck me I’m slow at getting around to listening to my podcast list at the moment. Loved this one. Especially the discussion about the best time to introduce gin into a baby’s life. Personally I wouldn’t bother with the tonic at all.

By: Marky

Marky — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:05:00 +0000

Thanks for understanding and being so understanding! Keep up the good work and swear all you like, it’s your prerogative – I love the site.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:55:20 +0000

What do you do with a worn out C-word?

Are there specialist C-word repair shops where you can take any old and battered C-word to be retreaded, remoulded, re-inflated?.. Can you get the bald patches galvanised and the holes repaired?.. Will they repair the cracked and drying walls of your worn out C-word? Fix any damage to the rims? Insert a nice firm new inner tube?..

I’m sure that sometimes there’s a lot of mileage to be had out of even the most worn-out C-word…

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:37:27 +0000

Why don’t you just f… nah, not really, you haven’t been condescending at all.

I actually did wear out the C word once. I had a boss who was such an unspeakable prick that the word cunt genuinely applied, so it got used. Unfortunately, even real cunts have days when they surpass themselves in their blinding, Olympic levels of utter cuntery and… well then where do you go? You need something even more offensive to call the man and I have yet to really find anything suitable. I learned a valuable lesson that day about keeping at least one special word back for when you really need to either shock or offend.

The thing is, I think when I really want to put someone down or be damning I tend to actually swear less. I swear almost as punctuation in general use, but when I want to be genuinely hurtful I tend to steer clear actually. Not sure, but I think it unsettles people a little more effectively.

And you’re right, swearing in Scotland is almost as prevalent as Australia and it just isn’t as offensive up here. Mind you I think I was just as bad when I was in England.

Not that any of this answers your point, apart from perhaps saying thanks, but no, I am not going to stop swearing. But I think you knew that anyway didn’t you really. Anyhow, thanks for popping by and saying hello. I am on Fresh Air Radio tomorrow between 8.30 and 10pm BST, where I am not allowed to swear at all. Amazing, I know, but I do manage it somehow!

By: Marky

Marky — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:03:46 +0000

Matthew – I love your music and the service you provide here is amazing – and THANK YOU very much – but you don’t need to swear so much mate; save the stuff for when you need it – go on, tell me where to go..for being patronising..but I’d rather say it than not – swearing seems to be big in Scotland for some reason?

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:22:40 +0000

Sarah C’s delightful imagery reminded me of the time I nearly died while behaving in a similar fashion while listening to Debaser by The Pixies.

The reason I nearly died was because I was doing about 80mph in the fast lane of the M25 at the time.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:03:56 +0000

Oh for fuck’s sake. I think I’ve fixed it now.

By: Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:29:17 +0000

Listening to Teenage Kicks always makes me jump around like an idiot, play air guitar, and sing along very loudly. Thank God I was the only person in the flat when your podcast was on. Thank you to you and your other half for putting it together! Is there any reason why the last chunk of it isn’t on?

By: Drunk Country

Drunk Country — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:45:04 +0000

&, oh, can you send me the Pepper cover? )