41. Glitter, Broken Glass, Cows

Phil and Jake abstain from bad words and bawdy talk as they apply some sparkle to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking glitter, broken glass and cows.

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SHOW NOTES:

• We briefly refer to the old-timey game where you push a hoop with a stick. It goes back to antiquity!
• Recycling is complicated.
• Here’s some vampire sparkle action in Twilight.
• We talk a bit about how glam rock blurred gender lines, including mentions of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Gary Glitter.
• Package thieves are annoying, but so are YouTube glitter bomb guys.
• We allude to “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, but fail to say its name. We also totally fail to mention “Walking on Broken Glass” by Annie Lennox, and are ashamed.
• We talk a bit about Glass Beach in Mendocino County. If you’re ever in Fort Bragg, CA, be sure to check it out.
• Here’s the broken glass scene from Die Hard that Phil brings up.
• WARNING: Jake indulges in an elaborate fantasy about murdering Hank Williams, Jr. and cannibalism.
• Elmer’s glue's mascot is really clueless.
• Jake bring up the use of cow patties as fuel. It’s pretty common with the manure of all types of animals.
• Neither Jake nor Phil has read Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
• Bova is the cow-woman who was the midwife for Magneto's children in the Marvel comics. She's just a gentle-natured cow-woman created by the High Evolutionary.
• Apparently cow farts produce less methane than cow burps.

ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
speakeasies * people eating boots * ancient cosmetics * fishing lures * wrapping paper * pixies * Ted Cruz * forensics * nail clippers * shirtless men wearing elaborate angel wings, gold lame shorts, and furry cha-cha heels * saxophone in rock music * Bon Jovi * Jewish weddings * barfights * broken bottles as weapons * Double Stuf Oreos * Lincoln Logs * Jenny McCarthy * McRib * leather * the beef industry * dairy * bulls * goats * cowboys * barbed wire fences * ice cream * Mrs. O’Leary’s cow * the Marvel Cinematic Universe * Ferdinand the Bull * dilapidated shacks * ducks * eggs * sardines * crows

Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here):

TOP TEN:

1. Dolly Parton - person
2. interspecies animal friends - idea
3. Clement Street in San Francisco - location
4. Prince - person
5. It’s-It - food
6. Cher - person
7. Pee-Wee Herman - fictional character
8. Donald Duck - fictional character
9. Hank Williams - person
10. air - substance

BOTTOM TEN:

131. Lincoln Logs - toy
132. broken glass - substance
133. Jenny McCarthy - person
134. Jon Voight - person
135. Hank Williams, Jr - person
136. McRib - food
137. war - idea
138. cigarettes - drug
139. QAnon - idea
140. transphobia - idea

Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was edited by Jake MacLachlan, with audio help from Luke Janela. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.

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