Extra Special: First Paragraph Challenge: Wife Edition

An extra-special, extra-troublesome-for-Ethan, First Paragraph Challenge, featuring Karen, the Voice of the Rules.In this episode:A special, pretty troublesome, guest!Disclaimers from Ethan: Collect all 3!They’re guessing what the title of the book is based on the first paragraph. Ethan at no point makes this explicit. Sorry.Sorry to Neil Gaiman yet againMichael, Ethan needs youKaren undercuts Ethan by doing things like being right, being reasonable, and being good at mathTake that, Michael!Karen gets the pronunciation of “Gloucester” deeply wrong, sorry to all our British listenersEthan does technically win, but he has the good sense not to mention that on the podcastNext time Michael and Ethan will begin their discussion of Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.