Episode 126: The Blood Drive Fiend

Something I've always had trouble squaring away is the existence of pointless maladies compared to the existence of an omnipotent god. For example, right now, I have one of those sores on the side of my tongue. As far as I know, I did not do anything wrong that led to this, and it is unclear how I could have prevented it. Thereby, there is no lesson to be learned, and I cannot fathom how this is necessary to the proper function of the body. It's not even like the bumps on top of your tongue where at least you can understand it as punishment for eating too many sour gummy worms. But what could justify this? How is it possible that a merciful deity would allow a world where this is possible? The appendix is another example. You're fine without it, but you're forced to keep it in your body cavity until the time it explodes and almost kills you. Just a ticking time bomb with no useful purpose. I don't remember what I had intended this to segue to. Two man pod this week, as JackJohn is dealing with some interesting maladies. We start by discussing gas station bananas (again), newsboy hats, our recent Patreon content, Green Day, and the death of a frozen custard icon. Then it's a wild two-pack of guys, featuring an Old West gambler who bit off more than he could chew and an icon of war propaganda with a crazy nickname everyone just ignored. Davis Tutt- 38:15 Frank Laskier- 1:08:56