Podcasts about chickweed

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 Fernanda's wedding. And boy oh boy is it a doozy! We talk about how Brooke is obviously the world's favorite co-host of this podcast, and that's it's not even close. We begin with Fernanda talking about panties at length, which we had just barely scratched the surface of in our previous episode. We discover that Fernanda (and ultimately Brooke Mac-El-Dee himself) does not truly understand the concept of rounding off numbers. Apparently, a skill being taught to (and being understood by) elementary school children eludes our dear author. Nor does he seem to be aware of the total number of people currently on the planet or how many of that number would be men. Why would that be important? It's not really. But he mis-uses both of those pieces of information to get to what he believes is a joke. So he's both inaccurate and not funny. But, shit, we knew all that already, didn't we? In the lead-up to Fernanda and Seth getting married, Edda kisses Seth, for no real good reason, TWICE. Both times, Amos is like, "Well, that seems normal and fine." But to us, of course, it seems like proof the two of them totally did it. Like, for sure. Fernanda and Seth are in a pool, a shower, and a couple of different tubs. And after basically six straight weeks of this dumb storyline it ends with them in a tub throwing a phone away. Yep. Classic stuff. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of this episode's strips on Instagram by clicking here (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social/post/3lqeeckl3jc2t). We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find this episode's strips on Bluesky by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/DKQ6DWAR6VF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This episode is a trifle cyanotic yet still includes: Louise Brooks Rounding numbers Crab claws Shiplap Vinyl Siding Gilligan's Island Fonzie Cunnilingus/Streetilingus Moby Dick Dorf on Golf Phones in tubs Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

Chris Maughan, Product and Technical Manager with Whelehan Crop Protection, discusses weed control on grazing and silage ground on this week's Beef Edge podcast.  Chris highlights the opportunity to control weeds, particularly docks in silage ground and grazing paddocks. Nettles and thistles are possibly the most common weed on farm and he outlines the best control method.  Chickweed is also an issue on some farms, maybe more so in new leys and Chris advises on treatment options.  In relation to reseeds, Chris says post-emergence spray is critical. However, in red clover and multispecies swards, it is more difficult to control weeds in these swards.  In addition, he outlines some options for condoling ragwort and rushes also. Finally, Chris highlights the regulations as well as the health and safety aspects of springs and maintaining a buffer of 3 metres. For more episodes from the Beef Edge podcast, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge Produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com 

It was such a pleasure to have KhadiYah Preciado on the podcast - her curiosity about the plant world and its many gifts is inspiring, and it was just delightful to hear about her love for chickweed and the ways that she works with this abundant springtime herb! One of the many ways that KhadiYah works with chickweed is in her Itch Relief Oil – a fantastic medicine to make in the spring, when chickweed is abundant, in anticipation of the inevitable mosquito bites of summer! You can download your beautifully-illustrated recipe card here: https://bit.ly/3FyWA4F By the end of this episode, you'll know:► Why it's important to connect with plants on a personal level using your observations and intuition, and not just through books►How reconnecting with ancestral practices has helped KhadiYah become a better herbalist ► Four ways to work with chickweed► A helpful tip for preserving the delicious abundance of spring chickweed through the winter► How KhadiYah harvests a LOT of chickweed from her garden all at once► and so much more…For those of you who don't know her, KhadiYah Preciado is a passionate author, herbal teacher, and mother dedicated to empowering others to reconnect with nature's healing power through African-centered and Biblically-aligned herbalism. As the founder of Yah's Apothecary, she combines her professional expertise with personal experience to empower others to heal their bodies, nurture their families, and build thriving herbal businesses. When she's not teaching or blending remedies, KhadiYah homeschools her children, cultivates her herbal garden, and mentors women who want to reclaim their health and their purpose.I'm delighted to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in

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 about?" It's a dangerous question to pose to yourself. Even more so, as Matt discovered, if one makes the mistake of Googling this comic strip. It kind of opens a Pandora's box. Which is what happened, and the next thing Matt knew, he was reading years' worth of Chickweed Lanes. Seriously guys, he took pages of notes! After the deep immersion, he agreed to join us on the podcast to talk about the things he witnessed. That includes: couples going to TGI Fingerbang's, something known as "ffawnky mozm fimps," curious children who lift mommy's skirt, hetero-curious ballet dancers, buttholes that look like clown's mouths, falling in love with Nazis, vaginas (with and without crawfish), "knockout gams," how much Brooke Mc-El-Dee knows about menstruation (not much!), elderly men who produce ink when startled, the hypnotic sexiness of cat's buttholes, and a final strip so surprising, it floors Brooke Dillman, almost literally. And this after two of the earlier strips nearly killed her already! Along the way, we talk about Dilbert, Alan Moore, Gene Simmons, and Kansas City's most famous serial killer. Also Matt makes a really good point about Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's our largest episode ever and for a good reason! Drake! Dillman! Fraction! Let's go! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/DHPuijSRw0C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find us on Bluesky by clicking here (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social/post/3lkhq52yxvc2u). This ffawnky mozm fimps episode includes: Malcolm in the Middle Good Brooke vs. Bad Brooke the Death Star trash chute Game of Thrones Dilbert Dutch angles Terminator 2 sexual chicken fight The Shining twins The Brady Bunch Converse All-Stars Hoosiers Alan Moore Swamp Thing The Mona Lisa & the Scream Eva Braun Danny Thomas Bill Oakley tight butts drive Matt nuts KISS and the Kiss Kasket (https://nashvillecasketsales.com/kisskasket.htm) Gene Simmons Cindy Lou Who Raiders of the Lost Ark The Lockhorns Stephen Sondheim Stan Lee Kansas City serial killer Bob Berdella (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella) Jorge Jimenez Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/). Special Guest: Matt Fraction.

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 (at the very least) dry humps his knee. He says no. But then (apparently?) he changes his mind and has sex with her anyway. Later, that same night? Later, like, the next day? It's impossible to decipher. But later she has sex with Amos and declares to him that she has always loved him. Both she and Seth lie about what happened. Amos seems to know what really happened but shoves it down deep inside so he can carry on living inside The Greatest Love Affair The World Has Ever Seen. As a result of whatever Edda did with Seth, she wants to elope. But they're stopped by Juliette and Seth who both want there to be a regular wedding, for very different reasons. Juliette wants a wedding she can attend, Seth wants Edda to wear the wedding dress he made her. The reasons he made the dress were to make Amos so amazed by her beauty that he would feel inferior and run to Seth for comfort, so Seth could then fuck Amos. Guys, this is actually what he says out loud in the strip. They get married. Their dog sniffs Eddas ass. And The Greatest Love Affair The World Has Ever Seen continues! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips on Instagram by [clicking here](https://www.instagram.com/p/DGHwroKxPJd/?utmsource=igwebcopylink&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). We've abandoned Twitter, because it's terrible, but you can now find us on Bluesky by clicking here (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social/post/3libhrs6kv22l). This disgusting episode includes: Diet Coke Buying 9chickweedrage.com Albania Coach from Cheers The Gulf of America Matilda Little Annie Rooney Billy Budd Siege of Vicksburg Cameltoe on both shoulders the Ben Franklin Odysseus McEldowney ellipses corn niblet teeth bag of Scrabble tiles Van Halen / Van Hagar / Van Hoesen Chimney sweeps crab claw hands see you next Tuesday turtlenecks It Happened One Night Howdy Doody Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Bluesky: @9ChickweedRAGE.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/9chickweedrage.bsky.social). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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 other people around. Amos threatens (promises?) to drown himself waiting for Edda to swim by again. I mean, they're married or at least dating at this point, so I'm not sure why he's being so stealthy about looking at her. Later, he sees legs under the water and decides to swim through them BEFORE BEING CERTAIN THEY BELONG TO EDDA. It ends up being Edda, who traps him between her thighs (metaphor!), and then he basically stays there, with his head pressed against her vagina. Mostly, it's the top of his head, which is confusing but also a bit of a relief. There's a moment where it totally seems like Ol' Mac-El-Dee wanted to imply that Amos was going downtown while in the pool, but the way it's drawn would rule that out. Physical impossibility rears its head in a strip where it appears Edda has removed Amos's head from his body. In the end, they either fuck, drown, or fart jointly under the water. Because ROMANCE! In a bonus strip, Edda dance/romances a dead-eyed Amos (is there any other kind?) and ends up kissing him while standing with her feet on his shoulders. Yeah. Try to imagine what that looks like. And good luck! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1830800511823671634) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C_cGP8up0MM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This disgusting episode includes: Headphones vs. Earsets Jigsaw puzzles Kansas City Is Stroud's Fried Chicken still around? Yes, it is (https://www.stroudsrestaurant.com/). Sudoku Jigsaw Chat! Brooke's hair surprises! The official beginning of Spring Crocuses are fucking useless Stretch Armstrong Australian Crawl Giantesses Catywampus and Kitty-Corner 9-1-1 & 9-1-1 Lone Star Thigh gap Becky Thatcher A bit of a Ben Franklin Milk Milk Lemonade Little House on the Prairie Slingblade "Can't Touch This!" by MC Hammer "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

In this episode I discuss 3 interesting medicinal plants, two of which are also excellent wild edibles.  I also tell you how FEMA and Sen. Thom Tillis are failing western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. . Get your Magic Mind subscription here:  https://www.magicmind.com/JUDSONCARROLL20 You get up to 48% off with my code:  JUDSONCARROLL20Email: judson@judsoncarroll.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/supportRead about The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54New today in my Woodcraft shop:https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/wild-cherry-salt-bowl-1Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTHandConfirmation, an Autobiography of Faithhttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNKVisit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter:https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/Read about my new other books:Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPSThe Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6andGrowing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Elsehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9RThe Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35RandChristian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTBHerbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.htmlAlso available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25Podcast:  https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbsBlog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/Free Video Lessons: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/support.

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 off to the disgusting storyline about Polly & Lolly wanting to fuck the same guy...and both basically being okay with the fact that they might just do that. It's a truly upsetting journey, that we only cover the tiniest fraction of. Oh man, the Mac-El-Dee sure loves writing about this tired masturbatory fantasy. They're both in love with a guy named Alistair, who appears to be in his mid-30s. But SURPRISE! He's 16. Look at a picture. You won't believe it either. He's as sixteen as any of the cast members of Beverly Hills 90210 were. Even less so. Anyway, Alistair's courtship of the twins begins with him asking both of them out on one date, because he doesn't want to choose. Also, they're obviously not individual human beings but identical fantasy fucktoys! Seems impossible that someone would ever accuse Mac-El-Dee of being a feminist. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1830800511823671634) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C_cGP8up0MM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This disgusting episode includes: Lemonheads Brooke Dillman's Birthday Gadget Hackwrench from Rescue Rangers Trios for six hands Masturbation Bosoms Mac Tonight Poitrines Anything Goes Benny Hill George Carlin The Ben Franklins Skibidi Toilet Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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, Juliette climbs over a couch that looks like a hot dog bun, Uncle Ethel becomes Auntie Ethel for no obvious reason, Edda does gymnastics in a subway, Edda and Amos fuck on a busy city street. Guys, the wheels really come off the wagon this episode. In short, we don't really get to the bottom of where this dumb strip actually takes place. But we do talk about Circus Dick Syndrome and the FM radio stations we grew up with. So, that's something I guess. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1818052122451263589), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Bgzm6Sgzb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This geographically puzzling episode includes: Paddington 2 Babe Hugh Grant London Sting James Brown Gymnastics in the subway Fucking on a New York city street Edible underwear Aarkvard Seminary School "Fuck it, we'll do it live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZj4Wy58Pk)!" Circus Dick Syndrome Drinking plain water KY-102 Q104 Modern rock Aerosol cheese Cheez Whiz A-1 Steak Sauce Sure Deoderant Figurines Enjoli Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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 five-strips in length, carried all the fury-inducing content of a dozen or more ordinary strips. The journey begins with Ginger (Xiulan's friend whom we met at Xiulan's wedding to Hugh) and Gerald (the guy from the wedding she's now apparently involved with), who is apparently her boss. She seduces him on his own desk and Xiulan walks in on them, informing them that all of the people in the building next door are watching them with binoculars. Neither of them has so much as unbuttoned one button, so they're as covered up as can be, but somehow this behavior is enough to encourage dozens of people to get their binoculars out of their desks (naturally, I suppose?) so they can watch them. Everything gets kicked up a notch when Edda and Amos try to introduce Fleurrie and Sven to Xiulan and Hugh. The simple introduction of couples results immediately in Fleurrie and Xiulan simultaneously sticking their tongues out at each other. Fleurrie adds, while she does so, "Mine's bigger," referring obviously to the size of her husband. Sven then asks Fleurrie about what he thought he heard her say, which was "mine's's bigger," which of course makes no sense and no one would ever say. Fleurrie assures him it was only a typo and the editor caught it. Sven is stunned to discover they have an editor (as are we), so stunned in fact that his eyes point in two different directions. Xiulan then sends a question to Uncle Ethel (Thorax), asking for clarification the apostrophe's in the word "mine's's" which she claims to have heard used recently. But of course no one said "mine's's" around her at all. She types her question to Uncle Ethel on her computer and he responds immediately from his manual typewriter, sending back a single character, which is either a comma or an apostrophe. Neither would work as a punchline, of course, and neither really makes any sense. But that's par for the course in a run of strips where two people talk about a contraction that literally no one said. I mean, what the fuck? The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1807883380593512962), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C85RK2DyoHG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link). This episode, which exists in an alternative reality, includes: The NEETs (https://fortune.com/2024/06/21/gen-z-neets-not-in-employment-education-or-training/) of the younger generation Yodel the cat Yodeling Whales aren't fish Brisket the dog The Green Egg (https://biggreenegg.com/why-buy-a-big-green-egg/?id=google18&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BigGreenEggBrand&utm_content=436967191188&utm_term=the%20green%20egg&utm_term=the%20green%20egg&utm_campaign=Big+Green+Egg+Brand+-+Sierra+Select+Cluster&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=3353618191&hsa_cam=10107530771&hsa_grp=107069594528&hsa_ad=436967191188&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-2078791122&hsa_kw=the%20green%20egg&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhcyqPoImZ3V8ki3MCHqSD482c7ClAgljhA5nPFfSwG4ebHo-hS2Wb5xoC5I4QAvD_BwE) Are banks companies? Dorothy Parker Bill spikes Little House on the Prairie Lashings Wimpy will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68eue5cpbsE) today Rat mites Double entendres Binoculars Voyeurism Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

Jonathan reveals his fondness for chickweed, while Jeff expresses his dislike for this rapidly growing weed. However, they both agree on chickweed's resilient nature and its ability to spread.Digging a bit deeper, Jeff introduces the plant's alternative names, such as mouse ears, starflower and satin weed. Some fascinating aspects of chickweed include its ability to grow with minimal light and its indication of healthy soil.After the break, they continue discussing chickweed, emphasizing that each plant can produce 25,000 seeds!Wrapping up the episode, they answer a listener's question about compost.Discover all this and more in this week's episode of Teaming With Microbes!**********************************************Have a question? Let us know at teamingwithmicrobes@me.comPlant a row for the hungry/Read Teaming With Microbes, Teaming With Nutrients and Teaming With Fungi!Thanks to our sponsors:Big Foot MicrobesNumber 2 Organics made in partnership with Malibu CompostDown To Earth All Natural Fertilizers The Teaming with Microbes Podcast is edited and produced with original music by Pod Peak.  Special thanks to the Anchorage Daily Newsfor hosting the show!

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 -- horribly, all for our entertainment! Because what's more fun than evergreen jokes about the upper echelons of academia? Nothing, if you ask ol' Brooke Mac-El-Dee. Here we get a solid ten-strip run of nothing but professorial hilarity, as a Vizassprof named Britneigh (spelled that way for literally no reason), comes to Juliette for advice? We can only guess that's what originally compelled her. Of course, Juliette is immediately a cunt to her, but then also has no physical boundaries with her and definitely crosses some professional lines. She touches her chin lightly, she grabs her by the shoulder and pulls her super close, she hugs her unexpectedly, and then brings up ear nibbling out of nowhere. Were this a male-female dynamic, no one would doubt that the professor was trying to viz this prof's ass. Zing! Good one, Jeff & Brooke! Mr. Mac-El-Dee has a lot, we mean A LOT, of thoughts about the underwear worn by female professors. But of course it's hard to tell whether his understanding of women's underthings is any more advanced than the understanding of a nine-year-old boy. After all, he uses the phrase "two-piece tiger thong," which is, in itself, nonsensical. But that's just par for the course here, guys. Just more of his typical bullshit. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1798521840144707874), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C72uylPPawp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This episode, which exists in an alternative reality, includes: High school reunion Glass straws Diet Coke Sneezing Chicken N Pickle (https://chickennpickle.com/) Running in hot weather "Pegging the red" "Rocket Man" by Elton John France / Speaking French Turtlenecks! The end of 2001: A Space Odyssey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGQ6B0RNSG4) Septic tanks Underwire bras Crab-claw hands Red Lobster Smocks Automats McEldowney ellipsis Jungle Animal Underwear Turtlenecks Kung Fu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7YDcLP2DeY) starring David Carradine Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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In this episode, I discuss the edible and medicinal properties of Chickweed and Mulberry, also mulberry wone and jam making, and the medicinal properties of Medicago and Mollugo.Email: judson@judsoncarroll.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/supportRead about The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54New today in my Woodcraft shop:https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/cherry-bowl-1Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTHandConfirmation, an Autobiography of Faithhttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNKVisit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter:https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/Read about my new other books:Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPSThe Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6andGrowing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Elsehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9RThe Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35RandChristian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTBHerbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.htmlAlso available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25Podcast:  https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbsBlog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/Free Video Lessons: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/support.

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 The Master intended them to be some specific age (probably because he couldn't wait for them to reach the age of consent, because he is a monster), but the way they are drawn from strip to strip makes it impossible to tell what age that is. Are they supposed to be in their early 20s? Mid-40's? 30s? Also, is there a reason (other than poor execution of course) that they both now have black hair which is going gray? So very fucking weird. There seems to be no reason for Polly and Lolly to have "time traveled" from an "alternative reality" other than to come raid Edda's closet for dresses. (EDITOR'S NOTE: it's ALWAYS alternate reality, no one has ever said alternative reality...until now.) Of course, daughters wearing their mom's clothes is a regular thing in this strip and it ALWAYS makes the mom mad. For some fucking reason. There is so much creepiness and grossness here that it was upsetting for us, including (but not limited to) the strip about Polly and Lolly as children talking about how they enjoy watching their parents dream about having sex. So, yeah, totally normal shit going on here, guys. Look, on this episode, it probably seems like we're just jumping into the middle of an ongoing story while ignoring the necessary prelude. And in a way we are. But here's the thing: We go back and do the research and Ol' Bee Mac-El-Dee plopped us down here with no real explanation. Because he's Just. That. Good. There's a sequence a couple of weeks before this where Edda is launched off a swing into space, but that's as close to a logical explanation as you're ever going to get in this god-forsaken comic. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1763657388417339809?s=20), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C3_Amuyv-Zr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This episode, which exists in an alternative reality, includes: Running in Griffith Park The Perfect Crime Time-Jumping Edna & Otis Twins Prematurely graying Coors Light "...and twins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjaNL3J5Qik)" commercial Victorian Wasp Waist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_waist) The Ol' Ben Franklin Weird hands/crab claws The Ring girl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPtP_dfZXxc) Beaver shots Singin' in the Rain Boris Pasternak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Pasternak) Alternate realities Little Lord Fauntleroy (https://www.amazon.com/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Ricky-Schroder/dp/B00000F4P6) Playing jacks Improper interrobang usage Mannequin legs Stilts Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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 really not on the table for us, now, is it? Please excuse Jeff sounding like he's broadcasting from inside a tin can. He was literally inside a tin can. Once again, get ready to enjoy some smooth jazz segues, because the technical problems again befall us. But we soldier on and find ourselves back in the world of ear-kissing and the familiar restaurant booths with seat-backs of varying heights (and nothing on the tables of course). Xiulan insists that her husband Hugh kiss Edda's ear, which he does without hesitation. Polly and Lolly practice piano, which for some fucking reason bothers Edda. There's more about kissing ears, then Amos decides to kiss Edda's neck, which is so very difficult what with all of the fucking turtlenecks everywhere. Then we end our episode with more Polly and Lolly. It's shocking (or is it?) that a random sampling of the first 8 strips from 2024 give us all of the things that are so tiresome and annoying about the strip. That, we suppose, is the genius of Brooke Mac-El-Dee. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1751963970750325138?s=20), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C2r74dyL7EK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This fully turtlenecked episode includes: Jazz! Lalo Schifrin Champagne Turtlenecks! Greedo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cajwgDyLM) from Star Wars Rectum? Hell, it killed 'em both! McEldowney Ellipsis Ear kissing Even more turtlenecks! Piano practice So many turtlenecks! Kissing your Ben Franklin The jazz flute (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c_ufaxeSTs) from Anchorman Full William Frawley Connect Four (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0rFtlKZk30) Winnie the Pooh Attack of the 50-Foot Woman Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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). You see, in one strip, he makes a point of "educating" everyone about the use of an ellipsis. According to The Master, it is only used to indicated omitted words. And that is not only not true, it is also not how he has EVER used the ellipsis in his own work. In fact, we're not sure he has used it that way even once. So we go back through the strips we've already discussed and actually count the periods. (So many periods.) We also talk about a handful of strips where he "has fun" with punctuation with "hilarious" results. All in all, a fitting way to end the year. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1740402215402283477?s=20), or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Zx41jrT4n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This episode includes: Sneezing Diet Cokes Christmas Back trouble riding a Segway spot-eyed cats semi-colon misuse Ross & Rachel Sam & Diane Katniss & Peeta motorboating Eddie Izzard talks about Englebert Humperdinck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjaRR4ofudA) Underwood Farms Goat habitrail Goat poop Welcome Back, Kotter Peanuts Comma splice Kilroy Was Here Tiger Beat Leif Garrett Shaun Cassidy William Frawley's pants (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmC2I8K6mo) Mowgli from The Jungle Book The Dark Crystal Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

#55 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Herbalist, Ethnobotanist, and Author Mimi Prunella Hernandez on how her roots in Latin American Folk Herbalism and Curanderismo have influenced her approach to herbal medicine. In this episode, Mimi shares stories from the kitchen of her childhood with her Mexican abuelita and the immersive aromas of Cinnamon and Chocolate. She offers wisdom on how herbal aromas can help with healing generational trauma, and her experience with powerful plant allies including Rue, Rosemary, Lemongrass, Helichrysum, and Chickweed. Mimi also shares about the immense joy of stewarding native plant sanctuaries and a bit of the journey that brought her to the PonderLand Native Plant Sanctuaries. Mimi Prunella Hernandez is an herbalist, ethnobotanist, and author of the National Geographic Herbal. She is the Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild, and she believes that keeping plant wisdom alive is essential. Her herbal roots are inspired by her Colombian and Mexican Grandmothers with a Latin American Folk Herbalism and Curanderismo lineage. With her wealth of knowledge, unwavering dedication, and genuine love for all things herbal, Mimi has made a significant impact in the field of herbal medicine. She has dedicated her life's work to serving as an advocate for both traditional and professional herbal pathways while building cultural bridges of understanding. Learn more about Mimi at https://www.mimiprunellahernandez.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/mimiprunellahernandez/fb: https://www.facebook.com/mimi.hernandez.9615/National Geographic Herbal: https://www.mimiprunellahernandez.com/national-geographic-herbalFor more info visit Sara's website at: https://www.multidimensionalnature.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/multidimensional.nature/facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saraartemisia.ms/facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plantspiritherbalismYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@saraartemisiaLearn how to communicate with plant consciousness in the free workshop on How to Learn Plant Language: https://www.learnplantlanguage.com/

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 why not? Look, Edda is a small part of a wedding that isn't her wedding, so naturally she's furious that someone else is getting all the attention. She has a plan to not only "go commando" underneath her cheongsam, but to "slink up the aisle like hookers short on crazy money." She thinks this would be a fun and funny thing to do at someone else's wedding. And I guess we are supposed to be charmed by this. Oh, that Edda! Typical Edda! What's not to love about her? Seth warns her and Ginger, Xiulan's friend and the other bridesmaid, not to do what they're planning, and Edda gets very mad about it. Xiulan yells at the two of them on the way down the aisle. Edda then sticks her tongue out at Seth, again, on the way down the aisle. Once at the altar, Hugh makes exclaiming "cor lumme" when he sees Xiulan. She makes fun of him for that. At the altar. But then tells him that she and her bridesmaids (who are sitting in the pews now?) are all going commando. They talk about this for a while. At the altar. Instead of getting the wedding going. The priest interrupts and then reveals he has also gone commando. We discover that other people have gone commando too. Then for some reason the priest gets mad about it. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1726452275160519165?s=20) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2o8NkL4rm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link). This completely underwear-free episode includes: wing-tip collars pet collars "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" by Britney Spears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlV7RhT6zHs) Dutch angles! Cheongsams Very bad hand drawings The McEldowney Ellipsis! Going commando Pheromones Pig Latin Ealing Comedies The Church of England Cockney Slang Adam Godley Astronomical ellipsis usage! Reading glasses Marty Feldman Bing Crosby Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

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 trouble? Of course the answer is no, probably not. But we begin with the aftermath of a date between Gil and Janice, the Nicolette Cignet photographer and Edda's friend and rival from the dance company we met way back in Episode 24: They Wanted You to Model Because of Sitzfleisch Allure (https://www.9chickweedrage.com/024). Gil is getting advice from Seth and Mark and tells them that he did not in fact bone Janice at the end of the date (which was their expectation), but instead kissed her on the left corner of her mouth. This move, according to Mark, is akin to "lighting a sensual fuse." Edda doesn't believe it, but Amos tries it and transports them to a series of famous romantic movies. First La Dolce Vita, then From Here to Eternity, Casablanca, It Happened One Night (which Jeff mistakenly places in 1939 instead of 1934, sorry!), before veering to North By Northwest and settling into the Tarzan canon. There are so many Tarzan strips, guys. It's all very, very stupid. But we soldiered on through multiple glitches and made it happen. Just for you! Also, Jeff tries really hard to explain Schrödinger's Cat to make a metaphorical point, only to fail in his explanation and then to fail to remember exactly why he was trying to make the point in the first place. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1718430506940059796?s=20) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9o0MipPU7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This kiss-induced dream episode includes: KU vs. MU Mullets Coup d'etat Bartleby the Scrivener Fletch talks about the filth and gunk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjJYNZirQCU) Nicolette Sheridan/Nicolette Cignet Kevin Smith George Santos and Steve Bannon Form-fitting turtleneck mini-dress DTF Turtlenecks Ellipses! Ezio Pinza singing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvnNhwBaeY) "Some Enchanted Evening" from Some Enchanted Evening Records on 78 The Library of Congress Ball-cupping Beavers The Trevi Fountain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIz-BgNYN20) from La Dolce Vita Gumby Form-Fitting Neck-Brace Turtleneck From Here to Eternity Casablanca It Happened One Night North By Northwest Tarzan Obstetrics Laurel & Hardy Schrödinger's Cat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat) explained so much better than Jeff tried to Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

In this episode, I discuss the medicinal properties of Chickweed, Barnaby's Thistle and Bittercress.. I also discuss the right way to bake potatoes, make refired beans and cook Mexican restaurant style red rice. You are probably doing it wrong. In this lousy economy, we need to know how to cook good, nutritious, tasty cheap food. BTW, my books, spoons, baskets, etc. make great Christmas gifts!New today in my Woodcraft shop: https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/cooking-spoon-4Read about my new books:Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTHandConfirmation, an Autobiography of Faithhttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNKVisit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter: https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/Read about my new other books:Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPSThe Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6andGrowing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Elsehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9RThe Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35RandChristian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTBHerbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.htmlAlso available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbsBlog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/Free Video Lessons: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325

Well, we've been gone for two months but we're back! And if you thought that this stupid comic strip wasn't still stupid, boy, are you in for a rude awakening! All the same old shit is still there: turtlenecks, Dutch angles, references to starlets of the '30s and '40s, no backgrounds, the McEldowney ellipsis! Oh, how did we survive all these weeks without these? Anyway, this stupid storyline is about Juliette and her boyfriend Elliott, whom everyone hates. (Including us!) One version of this story would be to say that he shows up to propose to her and ends up in the hospital. But it's all so fucking convoluted and the story changes with each new development. At first, Juliette is pretty confident that Elliott might pop the question, but she's not certain, so she wears a sexy dress to help him "pop." But later we discover that he proposes to her on a weekly basis. Then, we find out that the minute Elliott walked through the door, he inhaled a cough drop and needed medical attention. But later, we're told that he didn't inhale the cough drop until after she said yes. But even later, we're told that her dress caused him to have "an episode." And a doctor tells us that he inhaled a cough drop but then had an arrhythmia. Anyway, none of it makes any sense, especially the part where Elliott ends up in the ICU for more than a day. To confuse things even more, Brooke and Jeff talk about the ICU like it's the Emergency Room. But then again, that seems to be interchangeable with Brooke Mac-El-Dee as well. Later, a cat motorboats Juliette's boobs. And in the end, no one really gives a shit about what happened to Elliott because they're too busy talking about Juliette's dress. Spoiler alert: She's the sexiest person in the ICU and she loves it! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Edda and Juliette mention Jean Harlow, Juliette promises to make Elliott "pop," Elliott chokes on his cough drop, and a doctor stares at Juliette's boobs are here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1710366406557220951?s=20). The "lethal, shrink-wrap, halter-top gown," Edda getting mad because her gay roommate thinks her mom is sexier, and Juliette looking hot (and enjoying it) in the ICU are here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1710366408151056421?s=20). A cat motorboats Juliette's boobs, Amos talks about his fetid corpse, and Elliott somehow on his deathbed are here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1710366410550190305?s=20). This lethal, shrink-wrapped episode includes: Dive, Dove, Doven? Phones, both corded and cordless Auntie Mame Turtlenecks! Jean Harlow Fisher-Price Little People (https://shop.mattel.com/collections/little-people) Dutch Angles! The character design from [Shark Tale](https://www.google.com/search?scaesv=569938233&sxsrf=AM9HkKlxERVw5MfqrxGptUaJi-AqJDQ4g:1696289606532&q=A+shark+tale&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcxLubw9iBAxVXJEQIHaNEPUEQ0pQJegQIDhAB&biw=1301&bih=802&dpr=2). No backgrounds! Cough drops Jolly Ranchers Arrhythmia Chekhov's Gun (https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-chekhovs-gun-learn-how-to-use-chekhovs-gun-in-your-writing) Les Nessman's bandages (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Nessman) The McEldowney ellipsis! Crystal Gayle Being motorboated by a cat The ICU Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

The Rev. Michael Burke offers a sermon on the parable of the wheat and the weeds from the Gospel according to Matthew. For more information on how to join our inclusive community, please visit godsview.org

Inspired by the 4th of July (I guess), we go all the way back to the beginning and take a look at the very first Chickweed strips. Brooke Mac-El-Dee comes right out of the gate with Juliette talking with Edda about physical attractiveness and how that's very important to catch a man. Edda at this point is maybe 12, so this is a TOTALLY NORMAL AND APPROPRIATE conversation for a mother to have. But don't worry. Things get WAY MORE inappropriate pretty quickly. Isn't it comforting to know that this horrible comic strip was horrible in exactly the same ways from the beginning? Following up Juliette's lessons in female attractiveness, pre-teenage Edda already expresses what can only be described as Championship Level Body Dysmorphia. Classic Mac-El-Dee! There's a whole Sunday strip about a fly. Twelve-year-old Amos, who looks either drowned or electrocuted or both, spends an entire strip sniffing Edda...at her request of course. Sophia Loren's "bosom" is described as "proud." Edda shames her mother for not getting boned on a date. Then later the two of them celebrate Juliette finding her boyfriend's "button" and "pushing it." Which I suppose means she had sex. Edda encourages Amos to imagine random adults they're looking at naked. So that's totally cool also. And finally we spend about ten solid minutes trying to figure out what "I'll just serve you a colossal jong-jong" means. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Juliette teaches Edda about the necessity of being attractive and Edda expressing her complicated body dysmorphia ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133741673172992?s=20). A Sunday strip all about a dumb fly and Amos uncomfortably and repeatedly sniffing Edda ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133743338315779?s=20). Sophia Loren's "proud bosom," Juliette's inability to transform a man into a "gelatinous blob of slavering desire," and Amos showing his leg to some other boys ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133745057980417?s=20). Juliette talks to Edda about finding and pushing her boyfriend's button, Edda and Amos imagining adult strangers naked, and the famous colossal jong-jong ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1681133746786045953?s=20). This gelatinous, colossal episode includes: 4th of July Joey Chestnut Eating harmonicas Christmas Free Will Major League Eating "76 Trombones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdd6q0pW4DM)" from The Music Man Funnel Cakes Pizza Hut P'Zone Dutch ovens Twinkies International waters Barbie dolls Lauren Bacall Muppets Telly the Monster Dorothy Hamill Scent of a Woman and Al Pacino's catchphrase (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNeIAxll2A) Sophia Loren Slavering Imagining everyone naked Fast Times at Ridgemont High The Colossal Jong-Jong Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

We could not resist the gravitational pull of the international cello competition that Amos won. You remember it, right? He and Edda got caught on camera (by a news balloon of course) having sex and then people complained that the sex tape (which everyone in the world saw) gave Amos an unfair advantage. So now we dive into the aftermath. It's 20 strips this episode, sorry guys! It's a re-match between Amos and Xiulan Yuan, and the competition will happen behind a screen and the contestants will have to switch cellos. Because of course both of those things make sense. For no good reason at all, other than Brooke McEldowney's hatred of women maybe, Edda hates Xiulan and decides to be a racist right to her face. It's fine (and funny?) I guess because Xiulan doesn't speak English. The competition happens, behind the screen, in front of an audience who paid good money to look at a screen on a stage. Instead of feeling ripped off, the audience hears Amos's cello playing and starts fucking basically. Just like always. Even people listening on a streaming broadcast end up fucking. Amos wins, of course, although he appears bored to be there for the entirety of the run. To cap it off, two nuns scissor from the joy of it. Pretty fucking typical for this comic strip. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Headlines explain the outrage, Juliette phones Edda in Brussels, and Amos switches cellos ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406916313645056?s=20). Seth wants Amos to "moitelize" Xiulan, Isabel Florin says an indecipherable four word phrase, and Edda quotes Rocky ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406918796496897?s=20). Amos wishes Xiulan luck, Edda is a racist, and Juliette wishes Seth wasn't gay ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406922185641984?s=20). Amos and Xiulan draw straws, Edda fogs up Amos's glasses, and we see a screen on a stage ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406924790325248?s=20). Edda plays the one-key piano filled with milk, Edda and Amos are overcome with the passion of playing, and we see their weird sex arms, too many of which are left arms ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406927155625986?s=20). Everyone listening starts fucking, second prize is awarded, and Edda flings her body toward a bored Amos ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406930024558593?s=20). Amos changes into a blue suit for the on-stage celebration and two nuns do it ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1665406933099003907?s=20). This episode, which was performed behind a screen, includes: Winnebago Man VHS Cut my gums off Silly Putty New Math "Love is in the Air" by John Paul Young (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNC0kIzM1Fo) The World Wide Web Once Upon a One More Time (https://onemoretimemusical.com/) on Broadway Ripped from the headlines The Speed Cubers on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81092143) Turtlenecks Edda's tragic baldness Benjamin Franklin Enslaved by the exclamation point Macaroni microphone Jeff Beck Bugs Bunny The Bowery Boys Rocky Sea cucumbers The Bluey episode called "Pavlova" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NqbB79mVyc) The Price is Right and Truth or Consequences Dutch angles Two left arms Full corn niblet mouth Scissoring nuns Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Here we are introduced to 60-year-old Arthur Peel and his assistant Nan-Lin Peel (no relation), who is thirty years younger than him. Arthur excuses himself for being a disgusting old man, with a balding head, hair coming out of his ears and nose and eyebrows, wattles, and flapping flesh. These are his descriptions of himself, although Brooke Mac-El-Dee doesn't take the time to actually draw him that way. He is balding, but he has thin, very well groomed eyebrows, no visible wattles and few wrinkles to speak of. He repeats this stuff over and over to Nan-Lin, who seems bored and beaten down by his monologue. (You and us both, sister!) Of course, when Arthur adds that he is in love with her, this changes everything for Nan-Lin, who then literally crawls across a table to kiss him. Arthur, in typical Chickweed style, doesn't understand what's happening or that Nan-Lin wants his wrinkly and flapping Johnson. He looks terrified and concerned for all fourteen (yeah, sorry) of these strips. She even gets up on the table and presents her beave to him. Still, he doesn't fucking understand what's going on. Because...it's funny, I guess? Anyway, she eventually slides into his lap and then they disappear under the table. At this point, we discover that they are in a restaurant. The waiter arrives and is unfazed by their near-fucking in the booth. So much so, he takes their order, and then seats two other guests across from them. These guests, Seth and his boyfriend, don't notice that there's a couple moments away from intercourse across the booth from them. And they begin to make out too. At this point, both couples notice each other. Embarrassed (?) Arthur and Nan-Lin bolt from the restaurant, but not before Arthur gives the waiter a huge tip. The waiter then claims he's in love. Which must be a joke, but isn't funny really. And also makes no sense in any context provided. But what the fuck were we expecting anyway, right? The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Arthur talks about his wattles and flapping flesh, Arthur talks about his wattles and flapping flesh AGAIN, and Arthur talks about his wattles but NOT his flapping flesh ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737341502451712?s=20). Nan-Lin presents her beave, Nan-Lin ends up in Arthur's lap, and Arthur and Nan-Lin end up lying down in a booth in a restaurant ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737343490535426?s=20). The waiter arrives to take their order, Nan-Lin and Arthur hear the waiter but just keep dry humping, and the waiter seats another couple opposite them ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737345512202240?s=20). Seth and Mark immediately begin to make out, Seth and Mark notice Arthur and Nan-Lin, and the waiter insists on a big tip ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737347315728385?s=20). The phrase "get a room" is uttered and the waiter falls in love with giant money ARE HERE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1655737349370974209?s=20). This key party-adjacent episode includes: What is the name of our favorite celebratory march? Cell phones in cars 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Classic moment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0CScFzp1o) from The Man With Two Brains. Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw). Brooke's Broadway musical Defibrillator Paper pants MRIs Metal underwear/chastity belts/codpieces Where "Bust a moo" originally came from (https://www.movieposters.com/products/home-on-the-range-mpw-8275). Adam Godley "Hot in Herre" by Nelly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8) McEldowney ellipsis Ball wattles Gilbert & Sullivan Classical symphony orgasm (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/la-philharmonic-concert-loud-and-full-body-orgasm-b2330648.html) Pro-butt/Am-butt 21 Beave Salute Motorboating Laura Ingalls Wilder Turtlenecks Shrek Bluey's "cone of shame!" episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkj66AEODE4) Throuples The Case of the Disappearing Mustache! Scooby Doo Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

In this episode, we dive into Amos's subconscious, which is predictably icky. Amos describes a dream he had the previous night. He headlines it as a dream where Edda went to buy a car. But what the dream is really about is how the car salesman sexually assaulted her. So, at least we know where Amos's priorities lie. The Ol' Mac-El-Dee makes a big point of repeating (endlessly) that the salesman's name was "Wilkins or Fortescue," as if that is, by it's nature a very funny piece of business, which it is not. Also, and not for nothing, the salesman looks a lot, A LOT, like Amos. So I guess that's maybe the point? It's a rape fantasy that Amos is having? It's all filled with car-related double entendres, because of course it is. Edda assumes, from Amos's description that her dream self simply gave herself to the car salesman, which shows where her priorities lie, I guess. Amos spends most of the dream choosing tea at Zabar's. As if that's a great place to choose tea. But then he rushes in to save her. I mean, not "rushes in," per se. He had to choose his fucking tea first. But he enters the dealership and pushes the salesman "onto his beezer." Whatever the fuck that means. In the end, Edda gets turned on by Amos and, while they're walking down the street, throws her vagina at his face. Seriously. Wait till you see the picture. It's fucking ridiculous. Also impossible. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Wilkins or Fortescue descends on Edda and Amos chooses his tea at Zabar's are right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1647015657731661824?s=20). Amos pushes Wilkins or Forescue onto his beezer, Earl Grey keeps his secrets, and the Mac-El-Dee Walkin' C are right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1647015659673649157?s=20). This nightmarish episode includes: Mullets Headphones Brooke's new comedy routine Improv Stuck in a closet Listener feedback "Tasty poopers" Urban slang Joe Biden Abe Vigoda Everything Everywhere All At Once Harry Potter hands 8-cylinder cars Andy Capp (https://www.gocomics.com/andycapp) Marathon Man "Is it safe?" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzw1_2b-I7A) Zabar's Dean & Deluca In 'N' Out The Russian Tea Room Walking cunnilingus The Bachelor Lawn chairs & ironing boards Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

If you believe the worldis made of magic,you will find iteverywhere.   This audio originally created for our Patreon community (in 2020) focuses on the symbolic and practical use of the wild edible plant Chickweed. The audio includes some musings about what chickweed has to teach us on a spiritual and symbolic level and then discusses awareness and engagement with the "small magic" of the world beneath our feet.  Our good friends Mike and Cara have a botanical education and supplies business: WildWise Botanicals and provided us with this Chickweed Pesto recipe to share with the rest of the community. At our own house, we have been making this almost every night to go with dinner, which is an amazing way to enjoy some fresh greens from the very dirt beneath your feet that otherwise be viewed as "just weeds." Do make sure chickweed grows in your area and that you can identify it before eating any! It is has small starburst like white flowers and often grows near violets and dandelions in front yards as well as beneath trees and in creek-type areas. Chickweed is a sprawling plant with little white flowers that have 5  double-lobed white petals. The stem has one line of hair,  when you pluck a piece of the stem from the plant, there is no milky substance.Chickweed Pesto Recipe 1/2 cup nuts of your choice(Mike and Cara's note: we like walnuts. Molly and Mark's note: we like pecans!)3 cloves of garlic3 cups of chickweed loosely packed1 TB of lemon juice1/2 cup olive oil1/2 tsp salt1/4 cup Parmesan cheesePlace all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Make sure to follow WildWise on instagram where they share recipes, videos, and informative posts on foraging and wildcrafting your own remedies. Additional note from Molly: we have been eating our chickweed pesto on tacos, with  pizza (dipped crusts), and even on top of bratwursts! 

Edda's modeling career begins when a scout for the famous designer Nicolette Cignet picks Edda from everyone else in her dance company because of her nice butt. Only, Brooke Mac-El-Dee never says "nice butt," he prefers to say "caboose" over and over and over, with a brief digression to "sitzfleisch" from Amos. The twist is that they only want Edda for her butt and they want Janice to be the face. So, even though it makes zero sense, they'll use both of them: Janice's face and Edda's butt. There is no exploration of whose midriff and boobs will make the cut. Which, frankly, is a little surprising. Edda is angry to find out she's Janice's butt double. But showbiz is showbiz, right? The lone photographer sent to shoot this very important ad campaign takes his photos. They are terrible. Along the way, we are subjected to "undie-carriage," "golden hind," "sealing the deal," and "licking their chops." It's super gross. Edda ends up angry about butts, which takes us back around to one of the Thanksgiving strips we looked at, and helps us put in context why Edda was so mad about people saying "butt" all around her. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Edda finds out the Nicolette Cignet people want to talk to her, Seth throws shade at Edda for it, and Seth goes out of his way to use "terpsichorean" are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677943285956608?s=20). Amos says "sitzfleisch" for no good reason, Edda and Janice find out they're both there for the job, and Edda and Janice shit talk each other's butts are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677945110487040?s=20). Edda finds out she's Janice's butt double, Gil explains why the Nicolette Cignet logo can't be seen on a small butt, and Gil sprays Janice with oil and water are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677946893053952?s=20). Gil takes his questionable photos, Edda and Janice talk about ballet being hard, and the truly terrible photo campaign are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677948948287489?s=20). We're introduced to the phrase "undie-carriage" and Edda goes on her Thanksgiving Butt Walk are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1639677951422906368?s=20). This award-winning, then award-losing episode includes: Heart rates The will to live Urine drinking Willie Nelson The Huggle Neck muscles Steroids Autopsy impressions Rich Little is STILL doing impressions (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rich-little-still-making-a-great-impression/)? Fred Travelina "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifWOSnoCS0M) "Welcome Back Kotter" theme song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzEzDkeHzI). Dutch Angle The Terpsichorean Arts Sitzfleisch Cabooses Lobster claws Chaps vs. Shaps Van der Graaf Generator Butt Doubles Body Shaming Coco from Fame Kentucky Fried Chicken Sergio Valente Jeans Cross-Country Travel Transporting Ashes Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Fred says to get after the chickweed before it explodes.

After Edda "cures" Amos's hiccups, he takes the stage, first without his cello (hilarious!) and then with it. His performance, which is of course watched via satellite by all of his family and friends, inspires so much passion, that Juliette fucks Elliott on the couch right next to Nan. It also inspires Isabel to have sex with her boyfriend and Seth to make up with Mark, who appears here as a doll or small child. Amos finishes his performance and everyone there loses their minds, throwing their programs in the air and then roses at Amos and Edda. Naturally, the judges unanimously award the grand prize to Amos, who honestly looks like he doesn't give a shit and would rather be anywhere else but there. The victory is short-lived because of the sex tape that everyone saw. You know, because that caused an unfair advantage. Amos asks for another juried performance and then fucks Edda at the press conference. And that's where we leave Brussels, because this just goes on and on and we've truly had enough. (Part 3 of 3) The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Two Belgian perverts listen to Amos & Edda have sex, Amos & Edda finish having sex, Amos forgets his cello, then Amos forgets he's at a competition are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658453236981760?s=20). Amos & Edda begin their performance, the audience falls in love, Juliette & Elliott have sex next to Gran, and Isabel accosts her boyfriend are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658456625991681?s=20). Seth reunites with Mark, the audience throws their programs, the audience throws roses, and Amos gives Edda a rose are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658459931119619?s=20). Brooke Mac-El-Dee makes an ellipsis joke, Edda floats up to heaven, Amos and Edda get a phone call, and Edda finally has to tell Amos about the sex tape are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658463382994944?s=20). Amos doesn't care about the sex tape and Amos & Edda have sex at a press conference are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1627658466302230528?s=20). This award-winning, then award-losing episode includes: Drug commercials Resting heart rates The Actor's Nightmare Broadway Stupid computers Lurking outside doors Claude the Cat Showgirls Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1prweT95Mo0). "Great Balls of Fire" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F569_t2jCio) by Jerry Lee Lewis Poltergeist The clown scene is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOnLUt7OI4) and starts at 2:22. The vulva Sex in front of your mom Turtlenecks! Console TVs, much like this one (https://www.ebay.com/itm/174787590138?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=174787590138&targetid=1262749491542&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9031194&poi=&campaignid=14859008593&mkgroupid=130497710760&rlsatarget=pla-1262749491542&abcId=9300678&merchantid=6296724&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi8KfBhCuARIsADp-A55qOrLDnpRrQ2lb9akFKcqkCiQVzgDHs-4dkQ0WG44bXsm_nWKByFUaAtXSEALw_wcB). Raggedy Andy Doll Bats! Caligula Roses Melissa Manchester sings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGmYnKsuSh0) "Please Don't Let This Feeling End." Ellipses! E.T. More turtlenecks! Sweet Greens Souplantation Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

The world watched Amos and Edda have sex, thanks to a Belgian breaking news balloon, the kind of balloon that floats through the city of Brussels, filled with at least 10 reporters looking for news stories. And part of how they look for news, we guess, is to peep through windows of buildings and film people without their permission. Seems totally cool. But maybe that's just how "European" they are, and we're all a bunch of American yahoos. Whatever the case, the video (or film as Brooke Mac-El-D prefers to call it) becomes a sensation on the internet. But before that, Juliette, Seth, and some lady named Isabel all see the video/film of Amos and Edda fucking on a piano in a rehearsal space, thanks to the peeping reporters on the news balloon that somehow hovered outside their window for the entirety of their tryst. Edda sees the video/film on her laptop, but keeps Amos from viewing it or even knowing about it. So he is pretty confused when they're on the streets of Brussels and everyone they pass, literally everyone, is craning their necks to look at them. And by craning their necks we mean turning their heads literally completely around. The venue is packed, not "standing room only" as one would normally say, but "crammed to the exit signs." Sure. Amos gets nervous, gets the hiccups, and Edda gives him a look that says, "let's fuck," even though he is five minutes from taking the stage. And that's where we end this episode. (Part 2 of 3) The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Juliette picks up the satellite broadcast from Brussels, tells Edda about it, and Edda is pleased Isabel has seen it are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1622303250262425600?s=20&t=oPfPgstnxF2LZLAsXti8lQ). Edda talks to Seth and then hides the video from Amos are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1622303253710139393?s=20&t=oPfPgstnxF2LZLAsXti8lQ). All of Brussels stares at Edda and Amos gets the hiccups again are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1622303256415453184?s=20&t=oPfPgstnxF2LZLAsXti8lQ). This episode that we picked up on a satellite broadcast from Brussels includes: The classic Yahtzee commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9rCvNbvcM). Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory The Wild West Ethel Merman La La Land The Oscar mixup explained (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39097183). We're twins! Wood Burning Kit (https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Temperature-Professional-Embossing-Soldering/dp/B07QWVHP5B) Easy-Bake Ovens and the dangers (https://www.retrothing.com/2007/07/hasbro-easy-bak.html) thereof. The Magic of Making Movies! Singin' in the Rain AMC's Nicole Kidman commercial Breaking News Balloon Turtlenecks! Remote controls The Bechdel Test Picking up satellite broadcasts Satellite Balloon / Balloon Satellite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_satellite) And then this related thing (https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/1154473950/u-s-cancels-blinkens-visit-to-china-after-the-appearance-of-a-spy-balloon) that happened the same day we recorded. Cirque du Soliel Woody Allen Let us never speak of Manhattan Long-distance and international calls Fabio killing a goose with his face (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QUEtkXzwzQ). Mike Teevee's mom says Rachmoninoff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4r-FbGivk). Harold & Maude Columbo falls down a hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca037hZ36ZA) Broken necks Johnny Cash Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Buckle up for another epic run of this guy's fucking garbage. We start looking at the story of Amos and Edda finally doing it in Brussels during a cello competition. It begins with Edda making a move on Amos which causes him to have the hiccups, which results in Amos wanting to go home. But Edda claims she has a cure, which is (of course) fucking. As soon as they've done the deed, Edda gets on the phone back home to tell her mom that, yes, she used the same "hiccup cure" that Juliette did when Juliette first humped Elliott. Because of COURSE the women had to be the instigators and the men had to be uncertain, terrified idiots about sex. Amos and Edda can't keep their hands off each other, which means that Amos pins Edda (very uncomfortably) against a piano. This embrace is viewed by a hot air balloon filled with tourists? Prisoners of war? News reporters? It is so very unclear who the people are and why they're in a hot air balloon floating through downtown Brussels. But why should anything ever make sense in this fucking strip? Why? (Part 1 of 3) The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The ones where Edda comes on so strongly, Amos has hiccups, but she has a cure are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1619827633470185472?s=20&t=gtVxrdmvLSagRKhZC7Uh7g). The ones where Edda tells Juliette about fucking Amos, then Edda and Amos make out while rehearsing are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1619827637031145472?s=20&t=gtVxrdmvLSagRKhZC7Uh7g). The ones with the inexplicable spy balloon are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1619827640550191104?s=20&t=gtVxrdmvLSagRKhZC7Uh7g). This no longer virginal episode includes: Hangers Broadway Britney Spears Laundry vs. clothes Catholicism Madonna vs. whore Martin Scorsese High five / down low too slow The D.A. hairstyle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducktail) Lenny Briscoe Jerry Orbach, Broadway star (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uGlL0xafP8) The definition of infatuation Hiccups Jascha Heifetz Tuba farts Amos's Patented Panty-Dropper Helium balloons in Burbank Balloon day in church Cleveland Balloonfest (https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/562556/cleveland-balloonfest/) 1986 Liquid mercury Pirate ship ride Pro-Butt vs. Am-Butt All of the hiccup cures (https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-hiccups#treatment) Pausing the recording Turtlenecks Syrup bottles Star Trek: The Next Generation The End Pin International Cello Competition Chicken wire cages Hot air balloons The Montgolfier Brothers (https://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/montgolfier-brothers-balloon) The Hindenburg The Last of Us (https://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/montgolfier-brothers-balloon) News balloons Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

It's our first podcast of 2023! And we're so happy to discover that this strip still makes no goddamned sense at all. We begin our twelve-strip journey (yes! twelve!) with a customer service rep responding to texts from what turns out to be Thorax. Thorax is looking for overalls in XXXXL-Tall, so naturally his path to purchasing said clothing begins with texting a customer service person. And once he finds out it's a lady -- with the doubly unlikely name of Verity Dupee -- Thorax begins his harrassment. We're sorry, we totally mean romance. Romance as defined by Brooke McEldowney. Verity seems totally annoyed wiht Thorax. Who wouldn't be? But in the end she quits her job and travels to New Hampshire to hand deliver the overalls to Thorax, because she's in love with him. Right up until he tells her he's from another planet. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Thorax's romance/stalking of Verity Dupee begins right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542019781636101?s=20&t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA). Verity DEFINITELY seems like she might call the cops on Thorax right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542022717661185?s=20&t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA). For some reason, Verity is charmed by Thorax and visits him in New Hampshire right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542025724977153?s=20&t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA). Verity is ready to get it on with Thorax but he ruins it by saying he's from another planet right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1617542029164318720?s=20&t=u4XUHZf4HgYJi0ppU09AEA). This XXXL-tall episode includes: Deep sleep Smoked pepper cheddar cheese Corn chowder with poblano pepper soup Von's/Safeway and Ralph's/Kroger The old Soup Hole Dollar signs vs money signs Customer service The definition of verity. Raising Arizona Watt's Mill Theater in Kansas City Columbo Poise pads Van der Graaf generator XXXXL-Tall bib overalls Strawberries Paladins Thorax's home planet Murder, She Wrote Love letters The Fonz Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

It's our last podcast of 2022! So to celebrate the holidays, we focus on Christmas this episode. Despite striking out at Halloween and Thanksgiving, we give the holidays another shot and take a look to see if Brooke McEldowney has anything joyful or celebratory to say about Christmas. The answer is, of course, mostly no. We're exposed to a very weird "pickle leg," an inappropriately sexy ballet Santa, Edda's sexy knees, and there's even a fun Hitchcockian cameo from McEldowney himself. By "fun," we mean very, very confusing. Ultimately, Amos and Edda show us they have some serious Santa cosplay kink that they can't resist the gravitational pull of, even when their bedraggled-looking twins are nearby. Our exploration ends with McEldowney saying (through Edda) "God bless cartoonists." Because of course he does. It's just like the end of** A Christmas Carol**, only if Dickens was a pompous asshole. Which is our way of saying, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll see you in 2023! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Edda dances, Seth becomes Sexy Santa, and Edda has sexy knees are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481247681130496?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). Seth's roommate hits on Edda and barfs and Brooke McEldowney makes an appearance are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481250038329344?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). Amos fucks pregnant Santa and Polly & Lolly hate Christmas are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481253066547200?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). And the world's most dismal White Christmas is here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481255218270208?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). This episode's jolly journey includes: Cottonelle toilet paper Pandemic preparation Peanut butter Can peanut butter go bad (https://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/wellness/how-long-will-that-peanut-butter-last.htm)? Whimsical hydration bottles Kelsey Grammer falling off a stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-BqOsvj00). The classic Grape Stomping Lady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RVyoAVgeyI) fall. The news tease jet pack fail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRVspuAJyAY). "Effing Under the Christmas Tree!" Sudden Onset Baby Leg Pickle leg "Buon Natale" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDPjM5C0fCw) by Brave Combo. Conversion therapy Cindy Lou Who Cock rings Shame Underprivileged kids Uncle Fester fakes a neck injury on The Brady Bunch, but Mike outwits him (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wLG0VUPXg). Knee fetish Mistletoe Warner Brothers cartoons Daffy Duck in "Duck Amuck" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QZDeDsadDs) Pregnant Santa Turtlenecks White Christmas Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

We flash back to World War II and immediately find ourselves dealing with two naked people in a...pond? ...a lake? ...a magical puddle? It's very unclear what kind of body of water. Anyway, the skinny-dippers are confronted with Nazis. We don't really know who we're dealing with at first. But the lady scares off some Nazis with her "terrifying downstairs business." We later discover that these mysterious people are Bill O'Malley, Juliette's stepfather, and Martine Clocqueur. Naturally, Martine is a beautiful double agent. We're just surprised she's not also a talented singer, dancer, or musician. Bill has a head wound which has resulted in amnesia. But when he and Martine make out, under the water of course, he remembers kissing someone else. That person is Edna, Juliette's mom, who is also a spy. Who isn't? Apparently Bill promised to get engaged with Edna after the war. Martine isn't so concerned about that because it's wartime and during wartime "everything we hold honorable has to be cured in salt and sliced very thin." Like that's a famous saying or something, which it isn't. What she means is that it's totally cool for them to have sex because it's war and, you know, only wartime rules apply. It's a little surprising that we don't see them doing it, all things considered, but she does press her "upsetting business" up against him a lot in that pond/lake/puddle. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The "back-up beave" is introduced, the Nazis cavort away, and Billy thinks about Martine's "downstairs business" are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1602053419799179264?s=20&t=GqcZfMdqjP4u8wlR1R6Uxg). Billy and Martine make out under the water, Billy remembers Edna (or has his penis eaten by fish), Martine recommends they have sex despite Edna are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1602053425335742464?s=20&t=GqcZfMdqjP4u8wlR1R6Uxg). Martine throws herself at Billy and then slices all honorable things paper thin are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1602053432189165569?s=20&t=GqcZfMdqjP4u8wlR1R6Uxg). This episode's terrifying & confusing journey includes: UCLA KU / MU Christmas Sausage Babe Talent Show Christmas cookies Professional voice work Liz Lemon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoXfQupV5n8) shoots her Dealbreaker intro on 30 Rock. World War II Nazis Amateur butt vs. pro butt The Back-Up Beaver Sexy Lady Godzilla Crystal Gayle / Emmylou Harris / Loretta Lynn The Nutcracker "What are cows?" The opening of the Ark of the Covenant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0APF3SO9tqE) in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

If there was even a moment that you thought Brooke McEldowney wasn't a weirdo, we offer up this six-pack of excursions into the world of Edda's "toe cleavage." It starts off super-weird, with Edda sitting on the sidewalk so Amos can gawk at her feet. After thirty years of knowing each other, this toe cleavage thing comes as a surprise to Edda, because that totally makes as much sense as anything else in this strip. A cop threatens to take them in, and eventually someone files a court order against Amos to keep him from publicly lavishing affection on Edda's toes. It does NOT stop him from gawking at them in front of his children, however. So that's cool. Finally, when the kids are asleep, Amos asks permission, but somehow the thrill is gone for Edda. In other words, just a normal week in this godforsaken comic. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Amos gawks, then a cop shows up, then a cop admires Edda's toes too right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1599453229892644865?s=20&t=WCsns7mc4wUrv5DOSySydw). Strangers witness Amos's fetish, his children witness his fetish, and Edda is no longer interested in his fetish are right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1599453235529777153?s=20&t=WCsns7mc4wUrv5DOSySydw). This episode's fetishized journey includes: ER (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3KCM7ldK08) Advent Calendars Nativity Scenes Studio Ghibli (https://ghiblicollection.com/) Amazon Pokemon Minecraft Roblox Texting Edema Turtlenecks! Sudden onset foot fetish Bradley Whitford "Queen of Hearts" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCw) by Juice Newton The Glenn Close / Glenn Far meme (https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/267959-name-puns). George Michael Purity pledges The Good Place Shaq Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments (https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/keepsake-ornaments/) Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Neither of us was ready for Brooke McEldowney to introduce us to a filthy sock puppet named Sphinxter. But he did it anyway. Here, Sphinxter takes on internet trolls, or as McEldowney calls them, "anonymous onliners." If you're wondering if Sphinxter has a literal butthole for a mouth, he does. And we see it A LOT. In the end, McEldowney claims victory over the trolls and throws Sphinxter away. It's super fun! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Sphinxter gets introduced, states his thesis, and accosts Juliette & Elliott on the street right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1596916594911113216?s=20&t=22cX8UtP1t_ydjYB08_pSw). Sphinxter uses a typewriter to address internet trolls, Juliette attacks Sphinxter, and then throws him away right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1596916600514306048?s=20&t=22cX8UtP1t_ydjYB08_pSw). This episode's butthole-filled journey includes: Taking Brooke McEldowney to court Dolly the dog Class-Action Lawsuit Thorax Sock puppet Muppets Washing machines Oxy-Clean Dishwashing pods Sphinxter Popsicle sticks Lomi Mark Cuban Elon Musk Emeralds into diamonds Twitter "Onliners" Typewriters Cloaca Munchausen Syndrome Judy Garland Stockholm Syndrome So many turtlenecks! Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

To celebrate Thanksgiving, we check out a handful of strips that ran on Thanksgivings in the past. Naturally, Brooke McEldowney wants NOTHING to do with such a common holiday. So we have to find our own way to give thanks for Juliette burning her old Daisy Dukes, Rita Hayworth throwing hot dogs at virgins, Edda getting furious at a butt of Malmsey, Amos & Edda ogling a mystery woman together, and a character we've never seen before attempting to jump off a diving board while giving a piggy-back ride to another character we've never seen before. But the real thing to give thanks for might be our conversation about vampires and how the rules of vampires make Brooke (Dillman) absolutely furious. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Juliette burns her Daisy Dukes, Rita Hayworth throws some hot dogs around, and Edda hears "butt" everywhere are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1594627712999559168?s=20&t=lGc2HR0TTMcJ3sl_Acq0wQ). Edda & Amos stare at some lady's bazongas and the nude diving board shenanigans are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1594627720956084225?s=20&t=lGc2HR0TTMcJ3sl_Acq0wQ). This episode's thankful journey includes: Jeff hates Thanksgiving Mashed potatoes Turkey butt Corn pudding Candied yams Green bean casserole Daisy Duke from Dukes of Hazzard The girl from The Ring (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpb2-ZOzc_o) The Weber Grill World War II Entertainment Weekly Rita Hayworth Hot dogs Richard III Stuffing Ramen noodles Carol Burnett as Norma Desmond (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5fpga). Harvey Korman Bugs Bunny dressed up as a lady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpg-w2W1-GI). Period abuse Consonant blends Diving boards Billy Joel Let the Right One In Vampires Wizards Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Of course, one episode devoted to the imaginary sex rabbit McTwo could never be enough, right? So we spend another day exploring the world of McTwo. This time, we stay primarily in Juliette & Elliott's bedroom, but that doesn't mean the psychological landscape is any simpler. Far from it. There is such outlandish punctuation abuse, it nearly defies belief. But Brooke McEldowney does in fact use over 100 periods IN ONE WORD BUBBLE. Then McTwo joins Juliette & Elliott in their bed, which Juliette finds disconcerting at first but then -- we guess? -- a turn on? Ultimately, we end where we began last episode, specifically, with Juliette angrily "fluffing her pillow." I wish that was slang for something other than punching her pillow, I really do. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Juliette is annoyed with Elliott, Elliott conjures McTwo, and McTwo insults Juliette are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1591153183929536512?s=20&t=TnNRg6t9LRp6fhyswBJ9Dw). Mad Juliette, horny Juliette, and mad (post-coital) Juliette are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1591153189210165248?s=20&t=TnNRg6t9LRp6fhyswBJ9Dw). This episode's sexually confused journey includes: Obituaries Abe Vigoda Actresses of old Heroin Slouching Central Park (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/central-park/umc.cmc.4qe3i11erof30x0vz8nwnjkw3) on Apple TV+ Storming the Capital "If Ever I Would Leave You" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwfYHVJHMOA) by Robert Goulet McEldowney Ellipsis x 20 Radio Flyer The bag of flour from health class Inside Out Bing Bong & Joy try to escape the Memory Dump (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPQRHemfk9E) La Vie en Rose by Edith Piaf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzViYkZAz4) The Eiffel Tower Being "Eiffel Towered" (https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a35452015/eiffel-tower-sex-position/) Yorick's Skull Hepatitis The Diet Coke Shortage Dentistry Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

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So, there's this giant white rabbit named McTwo. He's imaginary and he only shows up during sex. Seems like it was Juliette's burden to carry originally, but lately McTwo has branched out to watch Edda & Amos. But then we discover that he's apparently doing something more than just watching, because he creates a stain on a couch that Edda & Amos can see. So can Edda's roommate Seth, who is so disgusted by it that he literally barfs. First the stain is described as "marks," then a "spot," then a "blotch" that grows in size to resemble Maine. (I wish I was making up some part of this, but I'm not.) McTwo explains that it's "ectoplasm" and it always looks like Maine. McTwo asks Juliette and Edda to join him saying the antiquated and pointless word "floccinaucinihilipilification." Then the three of them sing a barbershop quartet song together. Yes. The three of them sing four-part harmony. We try to make sense of it all, as is our job. But, wow, this bunch of comic strips is A LOT. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The fun begins with angry Juliette right here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589492918909538304?s=20&t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg). The "marks," the "spot," and the "blotch" are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589493935013265410?s=20&t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg). That big dumb word, the singing, and the confusing ending are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1589493940474253312?s=20&t=2DnTfU5xjlR2TRGuyPsOCg). This episode's ectoplasmic journey includes: Toilet paper Cottonelle vs. Charmin One of those horrible "Enjoy the Go" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJbJeHEvok) commercials. I mean, Jesus, get over yourself, Charmin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=028cCeHunNc)! Juliette & Elliott McTwo Hepetitis & Jaundice John Mayer's "quarterlife crisis," otherwise known as "Why Georgia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsIQbm9FkZk)." York Peppermint Pattie Amos & Edda Hogtying Ice Cream Seth, the roommate The Rock Ectoplasm Maine Where exactly is South Berwick, ME (https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Berwick,+ME+03908/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e2a3a06bc98999:0x6864dbb13de2e7d8?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFgJvM5Jn7AhUjLUQIHf1kBQoQ8gF6BAhwEAE)? Poppy from Seinfeld (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xy5QuXSys8). Interrobang How to pronounce floccinaucinihilipilification (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByI3gJBvZk). "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc76L6etF3I) Chuck Jones' sad eyes (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/583427326730951954/). Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Brooke McEldowney tells us everything he knows about conception and pregnancy. It's not clear that he understands how any of the experience, especially for the woman, really works. We begin with Juliette showing Edda a useless pamphlet that attempts to explain sex. The very same pamphlet her mother showed her and was not useful to her. Amos & Edda talk about their two possible strategies for conception, both of which sound terrible. Edda claims to wear a string bikini for the first time as a "last hurrah" (?) before her body gets super gross because of pregnancy. Amos has sex with Edda while she's pregnant and they both need reassurance that it was okay. Amos speculates about that inevitable time when their kids will imagine him and Edda fucking. Oh yeah, he also then thinks about Juliette having sex to get pregnant with Edda. And apparently it's something he does A LOT. In a Sunday comic, Edda says "whoops" for reasons we're still not certain about. Then there's a whole nursing thing that's also super gross. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The useless sex pamphlet, the bombing raids, and the string bikini are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1587086453032374272?s=20&t=UdIqlmxxQ2zrAnQLVSoKRw). The "coal to Newcastle" sex, Amos imagining Juliette having sex, and the gross nursing are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1587086459730739201?s=20&t=UdIqlmxxQ2zrAnQLVSoKRw). The big Sunday comic with the unexplainable "whoops" is here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1587086464038207488?s=20&t=UdIqlmxxQ2zrAnQLVSoKRw). This episode's upsetting journey includes: Norm's $7.99 steak breakfast 9/11 Tattoos Door-to-door meat salesman Juliette & Edda Sex Education What is an Eb Alto Horn (https://www.prowinds.com/product/9158/681?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces&utm_campaign=Surfaces%20Shopping&utm_content=google%20surfaces%20shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwfiaBhC7ARIsAGvcPe7ApStvkzmb2qwiXB-oNN1Zl7Hdf7NgIlRKxP9vzhOLsntnI0eXqnsaAq3kEALw_wcB)? Turtlenecks Amos Ovulation Beaver shots Stretch Armstrong String bikinis By the way, the phrase isn't "coal to Newcastle," (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coals_to_Newcastle) it's "COALS to Newcastle" and it means doing something unnecessary or pointless. Bringing babies home from the hospital Singin' in the Rain Cyd Charisse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOxpnWbzOco) and Gene Kelly. The bombing of Dresden (https://www.dw.com/en/commemorating-the-legacy-of-the-wwii-bombing-of-dresden/a-52355581). Gaslighting Jessica Rabbit Breastfeeding Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Foolishly, I suppose, we thought FOR SURE Brooke McEldowney would make some reference to Halloween in his strip over the years. At the very least, we were expecting the female characters to be dressed as sexy somethings -- painters? pilots? poop emojis? -- but McEldowney gave us nothing. So we soldiered on and explored a half dozen or so strips that ran on Halloween. Edda writes an incomprehensible sentence on the chalkboard. Thorax either milks a cow or breaks up with it. Both seem equally possible. Edda finds some confidence only to have a friend tell her to "drop dead." A former nun (Diane) and Catholic priest (Francis) get married, which fogs up another nun's glasses. Thorax becomes "shadow president" and for some reason a chicken reads three teleprompters that all say "cluck." Amos & Edda's relationship is tested when Amos accidentally kisses Xiulan, a fellow cellist who is also a pilot, because of course she is. Finally, Edda does a solo ballet dance that's interrupted by a dog putting his nose in her butt. Mostly, we end up spending a lot of time at an insufferable dinner party with Brooke McEldowney. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The vexing chalkboard, magnificent cow, and Drop Dead Janice are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1583844780823322626?s=20&t=kuoU5Slu_SoVFwnXWhY_tQ). The nun with the boob-eyes, the Shadow President, and Xiulan's damp kiss are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1583844786057814016?s=20&t=kuoU5Slu_SoVFwnXWhY_tQ). The dog nose in the butthole is here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1583844790239580160?s=20&t=kuoU5Slu_SoVFwnXWhY_tQ). This episode's not very spooky journey includes: Meditation 2-liter bottles Rocket launch Space X Elon Musk Plumbers Halloween decorations Edda Cows Thorax The Bechdel Test Janice, Edda's friend from the ballet company Diane & Francis Sister Steven / Sister Caligula Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart films Yet another ellipsis problem Shadow governments Teleprompter Tony Orlando & Dawn Amos, Edda, & Xiulan Showgirls Speed skating, ballet, or modern dance? The mysterious white dog again Happy Halloween! Show Notes Nam myoho renge kyo for 15 minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfRcUpoPl7w). Not a sexy poop emoji costume, but a sexy pope costume (https://www.yandy.com/products/yandy-shining-bright-pope-costume). Does this comic strip pass The Bechdel Test (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test)? Probably not. For context, this is Caligula (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caligula-Roman-emperor). A moment from To Have and Have Not (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huTKkFSn8us). "Knock Three Times" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt5uNQ3FXRI) by Tony Orlando & Dawn. The Showgirls pool sex scene (https://dai.ly/x2bcf61). It is very NSFW. Skip to 2:15 for the splashiest part. Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

So there's this whole string of strips where people send off, basically, angry "letters to the editor." Only in this case, it's people or entities that our beloved (?) Chickweed residents have had enough of. Juliette gets mad at the health care system and as a result shoots her computer full of arrows. Someone gets an "unsolicited letter" and throws their computer out of the window. Or the person sending the "unsolicited letter" throws the computer out the window. Or an unrelated person throws a computer out a window. Guys, it's not clear what's going on AT ALL in one of these comic strips. Amos shows what a super cool guy he is by showing he'd rather barf on his own computer than talk to children about what it's like to play in an orchestra. Thorax licks his computer. Why? Seriously? Why does anyone in this strip do ANYTHING? Juliette's husband moons his computer. And finally, Amos & Edda make out near their computer. The letters (and the reasons behind writing them) don't ever really make sense. We hate to be the ones to break this to Brooke McEldowney, but things that you do in front of your computer or to your computer aren't automatically conveyed through your computer to the recipient, at least not when you're typing. Anyway, one of these strips makes us so angry we can barely contain ourselves. All in all, totally worth it! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: The computer shot with arrows and the computer thrown out the window are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064941686628352?s=20&t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A). Barfing and licking can be found here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064946157797377?s=20&t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A). Mooning and making out are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1582064949840334849?s=20&t=9__snYNajdnQu66iG2465A). This episode's loquacious journey includes: Biscuits Vitamins Pop Tarts Gummis Swedish Fish Maraschino cherries Luxardos Bananas Diet Coke Juliette, Edda's mom Personal body fluid Bacterial analysis Archery McEldowney Ellipsis Nigerian Prince email Mrs. Jameel Klotilde McSoderstrom Monty Python & the Holy Grail Amos Thorax & Sister Steven The Oxford Comma Grammarly Elliott & Juliette Amos & Edda Marry-Fuck-Kill Gustavo Dudamel Show Notes How gelatin is made (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8jOi40-7A). How maraschino cherries are made (https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/maraschino-cherries#TOC_TITLE_HDR_6). The Castle of Aarrrrgghhhhh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlIz0q8aWpA)! Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

So, the government really did bug Edda's bikini bottoms. And her response to that is to dangle her recently removed bikini from a window to confuse the agents of the Creepy National Furtiveness Agency (you know, the CNFA). Somehow, Edda knows to lower the bikini bottom down to the open window (she knows it's open somehow?) where two children are talking about inflatable office buildings. As if "inflatable office building" is a toy that children can buy and/or would be interested in for some reason. The children talking about "blowing up" these inflatable buildings convinces the CNFA that actual buildings are being exploded. So they arrest Amos & Edda (hooray!) only to let them go immediately (boo!). They explain that they overheard the plot on Edda's bugged bikini bottom. Edda, wearing a dress, explains that she is not in fact wearing her bikini bottom under her dress. Because that is something that needs to be clarified. Edda talking about not wearing her bikini bottom convinces the CNFA agents that she's likely not wearing underwear, I guess. So it short circuits their brains, because that's what women talking about undergarments does to men ALWAYS. Edda & Amos leave the short-circuited agents in their apartment and go to dinner. And at dinner, Edda tells Amos she's not wearing her bikini bottom and that short-circuits him too. Because men are incapable of hearing about undergarments without being paralyzed. Fun stuff! (Part 2 of 2) The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Prince Valiant and the Hyena Girl examine the inflatable office buildings here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1579139678393237504?s=20&t=mSGuuhAbe4_ToGTx-mDr7g). Things escalate and Edda & Amos are arrested here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1579139684352999424?s=20&t=mSGuuhAbe4_ToGTx-mDr7g). Adult human men are incapacitated when a woman speaks about her undergarments here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1579139689788846080?s=20&t=mSGuuhAbe4_ToGTx-mDr7g). This episode's bottom-less journey includes: Swedish accent Diminishing returns Brooke's (Dillman) home phone number Microphones McEldowney's horrible blog "As Time Goes By" Alan Dean Foster Pibgorn Amos & Edda Prince Valiant Hyena Dick jokes Greek mythology Dominatrixes Looking For Mr. Goodbar Goodyear Blimp Murder Mysteries Inflatable Cotton Exchange The Lehman Trilogy Erector Sets The New York Central Office Building Sirens Urine Duane Reade Headphones Richard Belzer / Jay Leno Show Notes The best of the Swedish Chef (https://youtu.be/YN1hL9cn7s0). If you want to read the Brooke McEldowney interview (https://chickweedcafe.blogspot.com/p/alan-dean-foster-asks.html), you can't claim you weren't warned. "As Time Goes By" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22CiKMPpaY) from Casablanca Bathe in the magnificence of the Prince Valiant haircut (https://www.google.com/search?q=prince+valiant+haircut&sxsrf=ALiCzsaosWGe5UqbdoEG4sOJTOi8ca0QVw:1665173499169&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl1qDX9s76AhVcLkQIHVeACr8Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1318&bih=754&dpr=1). What exactly is a Gorgon (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gorgon)? Is a dominatrix always a sexual thing? I mean, not necessarily, but also yes, probably (https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/sex-and-love/what-is-a-dominatrix)? That Old Black Magic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpjxx9BOm-0) Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Although most of our modern medical remedies are made in labs and factories, the origins of medicine are deeply connected to natural herbs. This week on the Curious women podcast, we have an amazing guest who passionately explores the healing capabilities of herbs. Lindsay Knecht joins us today to dive into how to forage for herbs, the nutritional and medical benefits they can bring to our lives, and how to get yourself familiar with five common herbs you can find easily. Lindsay is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and a Certified Nutritional Herbalist. She became interested in the power of natural healing with herbs and foods while her dad was struggling with late-stage cirrhosis of the liver in 2010. She has since achieved many certifications in related fields and now loves helping women with their adrenal health and gut issues through Nutritional Therapy and clean living. She also teaches online workshops regularly covering a variety of herbal and nutritional topics. Originally from Texas, Lindsay now resides in Western Colorado with her husband and their two dogs. They enjoy the many outdoor activities that Colorado has to offer, including foraging, camping, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, and more. In this episode, we cover: [09:30] Becoming a Herb Fairy – We start the conversation with a brief look at Lindsay's journey as a nutritional herbalist and how she became interested in plants & herbs. [12:53] Nutritional Herbalism – Lindsay explains what nutritional herbalism is and how it can help us. [16:40] Plants Around You – How to identify and familiarize yourself with plants around you that provide medicinal benefits. [21:42] Dandelion – Lindsay dives into the medicinal benefits of the Dandelion plant, how it can be added to food, and how to find them. [30:33] Plantain / Plantego – We talk about the most common types of Plantain and the nutritional benefits it brings. [36:53] ChickWeed – Lindsay dives into another herb that helps improve your digestive system and kidneys and how to find them. [43:45] Purslane – We talk about the nutritional properties of the Purslane plant, which parts of it we can use, and how we can add it to our food recipes. [48:55] Red Colver – How Red Clover helps us overcome sinus and throat-related issues and how to make a tea out of Red Clover. Resources: Connect with Lindsay Website: www.LindsayKnecht.com IG: @WildcraftingWellness LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lindsayknecht Herbs mentioned in the episode Common Purslane hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/common-purslane-portulaca-oleracea/ Red Clover www.nccih.nih.gov/health/red-clover Plantago plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/plantago-major/ Chickweed http://www.wildedible.com/chickweed Dandelion plantscience.psu.edu/outreach/plant-id/broadleaf/dandelion --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curious-women/support

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