Smooch/Marry/Kill... but for books?

On this “special” episode, Michael forces Ethan to play his weird game, smooch/marry/kill, but with books. If it’s a bad episode, it should be emphasized, it IS Michael’s fault.In this episode:It almost turns into the Dune/Lawrence of Arabia show ALMOST IMMEDIATELY and that’s Michael’s faultMichael references a “summer evening” which is relevant to when we recorded this episode but not to when it’s coming out, sorryIt also almost becomes a cocktail episode which is also Michael’s fault, and these bullet points are even before we get to the actual premise of the episode which Ethan is VERY salty aboutEthan and Psyche rout Michael’s little death trickWe don’t know what the MPA rating standards are for podcastsJapanese cats make the most enticing smooches because you have to work for themThis podcast’s next t-shirt and also tagline: “Low demand, high fun”EVERYONE BE COOL AND IMAGINE ROUND TWO IN WISHBONE TERMSWE DON’T CONDONE NASTINESSHendiadys: one through two, and we love itOld armchair smooch: a very real thing that people do say and have saidTom Jones expected to be killed one of these daysNext time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! 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. Join us on GoodReads!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.