This Week in Fun (Audio)

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Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent cover this week's fun facts in an irreverent look at the news.

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August 22, 2009TWiF 31: Tech Is Hard. Let's Go Shopping! - Mindless Twitter babble, gamers are old and fat, briefcase toilet, old man attacks bad drivers with bricks, and more.
Mindless Twitter babble, gamers are old and fat, briefcase toilet, old man attacks bad drivers with bricks, and more.
Tweet Your Prayers

40 percent of Twitter messages 'pointless babble': study

Briefcase Toilet

Man Pretends to be Disabled to Get Diaper Changed

Woodstock Generation Still Getting High. A Lot.

UK UFO Sightings Spiked When Blockbusters Released

Brick-weilding old man attacks traffic violators with bricks

World's largest cupcake, another one for the dumb record books

Brit bought wife jewelry every time he cheated, added up to 300k pounds, daughter sold at auction

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 27min
August 15, 2009TWiF 30: Smells Like Comic-Con - Action figures, UFC training, Italian Lotto, Cuba's out of T.P., when otters attack, and more.
Action figures, UFC training, Italian Lotto, Cuba's out of T.P., when otters attack, and more.
Man Goes Nuts After Mom Throws Out Action Figures

Man throws rocks at five people and tells them he was preparing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and "he needed to practice getting knocked out so he could prepare.

Thousands Fly To Italy to Play Lotto

Cuba Almost Out of Toilet Paper

Woman Attacked by Otters

Cucumber Thefts Baffle Australian Police

Laziness Epidemic in Britain

Nanobees Sting Tumors to Death – But at What Cost?

Finnish people need a hobby

Belarus keeping their schoolchildren safe from cell phone radiation

Thai temple helps drug users beat their addictions through vomiting
Tweet Beat
"C-Murder" or "I'm an avid Birder"

"Hate Group" vs. "Feel Like Poop"

"Mermaid" vs. "Get Laid"

"Damon Weaver" vs. "Have a Fever"

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 8min
August 08, 2009TWiF 29: Drunk In Public - Gaydar, Super Glue, lonely on Facebook, Nurse of the Year, and more.
Gaydar, Super Glue, lonely on Facebook, Nurse of the Year, and more.
Gaydar is Real

Man's Wife and Three Lovers Superglue Penis To His Leg

Is It Time For Walking Helmets?

World's Most Expensive Whiskey

Facebook Wants You to Stay Lonely

Coffee Shops Pull Plugs on Laptop Users

Man Downloads Child Porn, Blames Cat

Guy sues Oprah for 1 Trillion dollars, totally reasonable

PSA urges citizens to pee in the shower to save water

Fake nurse awards herself "Nurse of the Year", people believe her

Man watches 84 hours of "Friends" back-to-back, breaks world record

Guy who spent 6 years in prison for robbing a New Jersey bank arrested for robbing same bank
Tweet Beat
"I need a smoke" or "Clinton joke" (from Dave Randolph)

"34 Million on Food stamps" or "I have cramps"

"Drinking wine" or "Ben Stein"

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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57min
August 01, 2009TWiF 28: The Wicked Witch of TWiF - Italian GPS blunder, cult-like startups, tweet libel, online dating, Megan Fox, and more.
Italian GPS blunder, cult-like startups, tweet libel, online dating, Megan Fox, and more.
Tourists Miss Island After GPS Blunder

New Startup Sound More Like a Cult

Libel Suit Filed Over Single Tweet

Online Dating Sites Lie About How Many People Use Them and Get Married

Megan Fox Most Popular Woman Men Would Like to Buy a Date With

U.S. May Require Anti-DWI Locks on Vehicles
True or Poo
Live in a cave as a professional witch

Heavy-set yarn thief

Thai disease game show
Tweet Beat:
Harry Potter or Welcome Back Kotter

New Jobs or Lou Dobbs

Hit the Sheets or Sarah Palin's Tweets

High Score or Michael Moore

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 20min
July 27, 2009TWiF 27: Money Well Spent - Broken space toilet, Japanese trains, same name marriage, a big credit card bill, and more.
Broken space toilet, Japanese trains, same name marriage, a big credit card bill, and more.
Somebody Broke Toilet on Space Station

Japanese Train Workers Use Software to Practice Smiling

Transformers Fan Drank Gasoline to Gain Energy

Son and his Furry pal plot to kill parents, have his penis bitten off

Kelly Hildebrandt is marrying Kelly Hildebrandt

Man gets quadrillion-dollar credit card bill

Tasered guy bursts into flames (submitted by Tony Colonello)
Tweet Beat
Bin Laden's Son or I've got the runs

Henry Louis Gates or Jon & Kate

National Mall or Ha LOL

Gordon Liddy or P. Diddy

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 17min
July 20, 2009TWiF 26: The Jesus Wrinkle - Pissed cops, drunk drivers, ATM pepper spray, Topless Nuns, and more.
Pissed cops, drunk drivers, ATM pepper spray, Topless Nuns, and more.
iPhones Used to Dodge Speed Traps, Sobriety Checkpoints. Cops Pissed

Accused Drunk Driver Left Beer On Trunk

Topless Nun
True or Poo
Tiger Woods loses his pride

Origins of the "green room"

Facebook party and riot police
Tweet Beat
Ivanka Trump or Take a dump

Ron Paul or Volleyball

Everybody Wins or Gay Porn Twins

Outrageous Attacks or Goldman Sachs

Planet of the Apes or Moon Tapes

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

Guest: David Prager

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57min
July 13, 2009TWiF 25: The Flaccid Lizard - Martin in SF Chronicle, Digital Rubik's Cube, dumb dictionaries, bad French tourists, and more.
Martin in SF Chronicle, Digital Rubik's Cube, dumb dictionaries, bad French tourists, and more.
Murphy-Goode Chronicle Article

Digital Rubik's Cube

Merriam-Webster Dictionary is officially dumb

Expedia study ranks French as worst tourists, Japanese best
True or Poo
Man's Penis Tattoo Exonerates Him

Woman Shot While Taking a Crap

Urine Powered Cars

That crazy hot dog eater wins 3rd championship at Coney Island contest
Tweet Beat
Lindsay Lohan or Sasha Baron Cohen

Sheila Jackson Lee or Have Sex With Me

Too Much Drama too much Obama

Gary Vee or HIV

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 22min
June 29, 2009TWiF 24: Swine Flu And Wine Screw - Web time strains marriages, porn scares kids, snack food for sex, and more.
Web time strains marriages, porn scares kids, snack food for sex, and more.
Too Much Time Online Strains Marriages

Man Blares Porn To Scare Off Kids

Toy Plant For Lonely Japanese

Oral Sex For a Box of Chips

Cheetohs Used In Assault
True or Poo:
A Chinese farmer dug a 50ft wide, 16-meter wide hole inside his house to go fishing.

A school named after Donald H. Rumsfeld.

Restaurant where people pay what they think is fair.

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 20min
June 22, 2009TWiF 23: Baby Mama Drama - Employer privacy invasion, Google catches muggers, girl falls asleep while getting tattooed, and more.
Employer privacy invasion, Google catches muggers, girl falls asleep while getting tattooed, and more.
City of Bozeman asks for applicants Internet passwords

Maybe Trying To Avoid This

Google Street View Camera Catches Muggers

Fun, Interactive Map of Meth Labs in Tulsa, OK

Girl Falls Asleep During Tattoo

Dress Lights Up When Phone Rings

Cell Phone Saves Man's Life

Only 50% of Country Music Fans Have Internet Access

True or Poo

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 8min
June 15, 2009TWiF 22: I Love Corn - Facebook name grab, Crunchberries aren't real fruit, prison time for underwear theft, and more.
Facebook name grab, Crunchberries aren't real fruit, prison time for underwear theft, and more.
The Digital TV Transition

Millions Grab Facebook User Names, Leaving Others In Their Dust

Judge Dismisses Suit Claiming Cap'n Crunch 'Crunchberries' Aren't Real Fruit

No Company Vacations for Googlers This Year

A Really Goode Job - View Applicant Videos: Who do you like?

Ohio man sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing underwear...

Hundreds of snakes take over police station

Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent

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1h 10min

FAQs about This Week in Fun (Audio):

How many episodes does This Week in Fun (Audio) have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.