No More Whoppers

In our milestone nineteenth episode, Alex entertains a childhood chum until the wee hours; Ray bumbles into buying a new iron in lieu of a second 3DS; Alex dives head first into Diablo 3 and expresses excitement for future online gaming; a clarification on a Clarification; investigating whether or not we're getting more ornery; and Book Club?! You bet! This podcast enlarged to show texture.

Our independent eighteenth episode features all the NMW staples you've come to love: Alex drinkin' and ladykillin'; a segment where we keep talking about last week's stuff; Ray ranting about something game-related (specifically Indie Game: The Movie); BK News; and in Book Club, we barely pretend to care about E.R. This podcast soon to become a minor motion picture.

Our sigh-filled seventeenth episode turns out to be the real mega episode we thought we'd have last time. Ray reports back from E3 with tales of love, loss, and embarrassment for our fellow man; Alex reports back with, uh, Final Fantasy stuff; and in Book Club we discuss 'Friends' and the little blond boy who liked it a little too much. All this plus Alex pulls back the curtain on his secret life-changing (or just life-modifying) project. This podcast needs you to calm down and tell us exactly what happened in the abandoned factory.

Our sumptuous sixteenth episode reveals that Alex is now a bum (again); a triumphant return to Vana'diel; Ray's self-imposed hydration challenge; news from the gaming world leads to an examination of nerd "humor;" Wings, Frasier, and more in this week's Book Club, and more shout-outs to valued donors! This program is broadcast without commercials as part of Cable in the Classroom.

Our facile fifteenth episode opens with a disgusting act of invertebrate murder; Alex bemoans the state of outsourced bill-pay; poignant observations about Japanese naming conventions; a new segment involving violent incredulity; the fabled origin of the phrase "No More Whoppers" (!!!), and another installment of our celebrated Book Club! Are you missing Mad About You right now? WARNING: This podcast should be viewed only through special sunglasses or a protective screen.

In our sober fourteenth episode, we tackle subjects such as new computer accessories; finding time for Diablo III; Ray's garden mishap; hey, weren't those Nickelodeon shows great?!?; Alex screws everything up at work; and in our latest Book Club recap, we talk about the life of 'Seinfeld' and why everybody hated Susan. This podcast meets all OSHA standards under part 1910.25, "Portable wood ladders."

Our lucky thirteenth episode opens with some light game talk; apologies punctuated by plugs; Alex trades one smoke for another; home maintenance and other tips for country living; the tale of the indolent internet guy; a striking coincidence; nut punch torture, and the first proper installment of our Book Club! It's an Alex-heavy episode, but don't let that discourage you from clicking on every single thing in our attractive sidebar! This podcast has a 5-cent redemption value in West Virginia.

In our caffeine-fueled twelfth episode, we discuss Alex's further adventures in illness; confusing Bronson Pinchot's roles; classic television and kid komedy; confusing Brad Garrett's sexuality; yet more Final Fantasy talk; Alex's further adventures in settling in; moderately anticipating Dragon Quest X; the Week of Sandwiches; convenience store best practices; Internet humor and the podcast hosts that gripe about it, and turning the ignition on our Book Club. This podcast can get lawns looking lush in just one week.

After a brief outage, we return! Our electrifying eleventh episode finds Alex's eyes swimming in disease; Ray goes to Taco Bell; out and about in Kota and requisite Japanicana; Alex is a quitter; a sniveling round of apologies; good food quickly; Bic Camera offers to take pictures as they will last longer; Alex eats Italian food with a genial Californian; Ray proves an unwitting contestant in Alex's quiz show, and dust off that library card -- it's the No More Whoppers Book Club! Taking photographs of, with, or near this podcast is strictly prohibited.

A rookie mistake led to a terrible recording of what would have been NMW #011, but that's OK, since it probably wasn't that great anyway. Nevertheless, we didn't want to leave you in the dark, so we spend a few dozen minutes talking about what we talked about, which was mostly Final Fantasy XII again. After that, please enjoy a brief skit on the harsh realities of today's job market. See you in May!