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THE QUACK episodes
- CARROT, MY HALF A LIFETIME FRIEND.
As we walked out of the garage beneath the starry autumn night, I began to think of what to say when Carrot confessed his love to me. 🥕❤️
A story about a friendship that began half a lifetime ago when Carrot had something to say. Includes a great escape.
Skip introduction: 2:12
Music/Sound Effects: Soundstripe.com
9 min - THE PERFECT MEET-CUTE: FINDING LOVE ON A BUS.
There is something about meeting someone in transit...
Stories about finding near-love on transport, featuring the true story of when Sausage met a man on a bus from D.C. to NYC, and when I shared a taxi with a stranger.
(You can play a drinking game with the amount of times I say, 'meet cute').
SKIP INTRODUCTION: 2:26
Music and sound effects | Soundstripe.com
Visit | TheQuack.blog
Email | [email protected]
11 min - THE TIME I SUNG A DUCK SONG TO JUSTIN ROSE, AND OTHER EMBARRASSING ENCOUNTERS WITH SPORTSMEN.
"The husband looked like a friendly neighbour - the type of man who would rigorously hoover his car mats on a Sunday morning...."
Three embarrassing encounters with some of the greatest sportsmen; George Best, Lawrence Dallaglio, and Justin Rose.
SKIP INTRO: 1:45
Soundtrack and Sound Effects: Soundstripe.com
Visit the blog: THEQUACK.BLOG
10 min - HERE'S TO ME, MRS. ROBINSON: IS AGE JUST A NUMBER?
“I’m very into mature women,” he said. I looked behind one shoulder, and then the other, and realised he was talking about me.
The night I realised I was seen as a 'mature woman', and a muddled observation about age gaps in relationships.
SKIP INTRO: 2:38.
Soundtrack and sound effects: Soundstripe.com
Visit THEQUACK.BLOG.
9 min - SHOULD MEN PAY FOR THE FIRST DATE?
"The bill was placed between us and the dance began..."
This is a muddled observation about one of the most controversial topics in dating. Email me what your thoughts.... [email protected]
Music and sound effects: Soundstripe.com.
9 min - THE EURO FINAL: THE MUSICAL
...A fan would whack the table in a rhythm, prompting everyone to shout ‘ENGLAND!’ It wasn't exactly Les Misérables, but it did the job.
If the day of the Euro Final was a musical...
SKIP INTRO: 2:07
Song credits: www.Soundstripe.com
10 min - WOULD YOU DATE YOU?
We have a list of what we’re looking for, but is anyone looking for us?
Another muddled observation by Mary about dating.
(SKIP INTRO 2:12)
8 min - BOOBS.
"And perhaps I’m overthinking it, but they seem to stare off in different directions, like the eyes of the Cookie Monster...."
A quick look into boobs; the first bra and beyond.
SKIP INTRO 2:40
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Music and sound effects - www.Soundstripe.com
9 min - THE STORY OF MATHS AND ME.
"It was there in that terrapin building with Mr. Marcus and his good hair, that I realised that I hated maths and was also not very good at it."
A quick look into my horrid and relatable journey of everyone's least favorite subject - mathematics.
9 min - 32 YEARS OF HURT: LIVING WITH FOOTBALL.
"All I want to do is get rid of the ball, so I can go home and resume Polly’s pool party in Polly Pocket land."
A witty observation about living with a football-obsessed family, in a football-obsessed land.
(SKIP INTRO 2:29)
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About THE QUACK
From the publisher's feed
The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments & muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham. Visit TheQuack.blog…
Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.