865: Just Fill Up On Nonsense (3 DEC 2025)

Despite some sub par sound quality in parts, Neal proposes an innovative Star Trek spin off, wonders if dogs are powered by four legs or two, disambiguates Whoopee! comic, whoopee cushions and Whoopi Goldberg, considers the natural resting state for a human hand, demystifies the traditional motor funeral cortege, makes the surprising case for transparent mains sewage pipes, uncovers the strange logistics of Ash Wednesday following Pancake Tuesday in 1980s Ireland, ponders the feasibility of allowing ghosts access night classes, reveals why your cat will not thank you for cream in a non dairy beverage, uncovers the surprising liability risks of in-store perfume sampling and discusses why dogs urinate, life before soap, how tea is made, his home’s changing cat to human ratio, Chumbawamba, songs about legs, Right Said Fred, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin’s rainy day album, defining woodwork, how to give your address, Eircodes, the realities of flying cars, joke shops, Ghost (1990), Sister Act (1992), elephant glass, Toronto’s CN tower, the phrase throwing up in your mouth a little, how to fairly charge a talking cat for tap water in a bar, using de rigueur in casual conversation, how storytelling fell into the control of elitists, Gnid and Enid Blyton and more.  LICENSE – Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 with attribution: by Neal O’Carroll.