In this episode of the CinAwesome Podcast, Jason and Ed discuss a need for something MORE to the show–some more energy, or perhaps a gimmick of some kind that makes the show stand out more. The answer couldn’t possibly be hard work and preparation, by the way. We also discuss Jay Gruden’s hiring as Offensive Coordinator of the Bengals, Taco Bell’s beefy fiasco, and Jason falls asleep.
The music played in this episode is all Valley of the Sun. If you haven’t given them a listen yet, you sucka mc’s betta reckonize.
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I know I’ve picked on them a lot in the past, and it may not seem like I’m really rooting for them, per se, but how about the Enquirer? They’re certainly important to the community, and it’s no secret that they’ve run into some trouble here and there, but they’re our newspaper and therefore we read ‘em. All told, I love the Enquirer and want it to be better than it is–think of it as tough love. Or something like that.
Pros:
It’s your one-stop shop for press release, crime and government stories, and high school sports scores.
If you do telephone sales of any kind, they’re looking to hire you.
Every year it seems like they change their weight/size to an easier-to-carry format. POSITIVE SPIN ZONE!
Cons:
The layoffs of editorial staff over the past couple years means that we get to not-so-randomly find typos and mistakes of all varieties. (Sidebar: someone should make a game where the object is to find the most obscure grammatical/punctuation mistake in the Enquirer. Winner gets an editorial position at the Enquirer, if they want it.)
They appear to see themselves in direct competition with the television stations. NO–YOU DO NEWS, THEY DO WEATHER. That’s how it should be, anyhow.
P&G is a name that’s been painted all over the world. They’re well known in Cincinnati as a sponsor for everything around us, as well as a giant money beast that’s got its fingers in everything everywhere in the world.
Pretty sure that’s accurate.
Our question: is P&G awesome or not? And by awesome I mean “I like it,” and not “Their sheer size is ass-throbbingly huge and almost inconceivable.”
Pros:
They do a lot for the community. Like, a lot.
They’re behind the soap opera. THE WHOLE FREAKING GENRE. THE “SOAP” TERM IS A REFERENCE TO P&G, FOR EFF’S SAKE.
Um, the products are pretty good, I guess.
Cons:
They’re the picture of America’s corporate manifest destiny.
In this episode of the CinAwesome Podcast of Awesomeness, Jason and Ed cover the last couple weeks of polls, discuss Ed’s trip to Orlando and all the Disney awesomeness it has to offer, the Enquirer’s apparent humor when it comes to writing murder-related headlines, and the Carson Palmer thing. Yes, that Carson Palmer thing. NO, NOT *THAT* CARSON PALMER THING, YOU SICKASS.
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So, no big surprise because it’s January, but it’s supposed to snow or whatever today. Discovery: the storm in question looks like a big monster that’s going to eat the city.
WHERE IS SHADOW HARE WHEN YOU NEED HIM?
Hell, we’ve already been eaten by a cockroach. Now snow?
We’ll probably post something about this again when post time’s closer (is that even a thing?), but registration for the Cinciditarod is apparently now open. The race is on March 5, and it’s supposed to be a good time.
Wait. Let’s back up.
Cinciditarod is essentially a shopping cart race/scavenger hunt/Double Dare physical challenge thing. Does that make sense at all?
Didn’t think so.
Pros:
Hey, there’s a sense of community within this race what-have-you thing. It’s one of those quirky things that Cincinnati offers.
Makes Cincy unique!
You’re encouraged to wear costumes. What more do you need?
Cons:
It’s inspired by the Iditarod, a race that’s notorious for killing dogs. That’s what I said: IF YOU LOVE KILLING DOGS, YOU’LL LOVE CINCIDITAROD.
So, if you watch or read local news, they’ll lead you to believe that every last resident of the Cincinnati area is hanging on to every detail of the Ryan Widmer trial as though it were The State of Tennessee vs. Scopes. I’m not entirely sure this is true. So, here’s the big question. Is it? At this point, the sheer number of trials the guy has had shows more about the apparent ineptitude of the various city and state offices involved. There’s so much going on here, and it’s become so complicated that my head almost spins just thinking about it. Oy.
Pros:
I guess if you’re paying attention to the trial, you can chat about super-morbid junk with other weirdos. Congrats?
Cons:
Watching this is like watching a car wreck. It’s possible you’re a terrible person for looking, and nobody’s the better for it. Thanks, local news outlets.
If you’re downtown during business hours at all (and hey, who isn’t? What? Lots of people? BUNK.), you’ve probably seen a food truck or three posted up in various spots around town. They seem to be all the rage or whatever, and folks seem to like the food a lot.
Pros:
Adds another layer of urbanistic flair to our downtown area.
The food’s pretty dang good.
Finding out where they’re gonna be is actually sort of fun.
Cons:
FOOD? TRUCK? WHAAAA?
If you’re a food hater, you probably won’t like this.
Since food trucks aren’t beholden to the same rules as everyone else (this isn’t true), the food is probably rife with disgustingness (also not true).
If you’ve been to a library before, you pretty much know what to expect–it’s a library. What you might not know, however, is that Cincinnati’s library is one of the best in the country.
Seriously.
One of the oldest, too.
The question we’re putting to you, though, is whether it’s one of the awesomest.
Pros:
In terms of holdings, age, and service, Cincinnati Library’s top 5 across the board.
I SAID TOP 5 ACROSS THE BOARD. It’s like you’re deaf with your eyes.
They have tons of comic books. You know, for folks not interested in looking smart, while simultaneously being smarter than pretty much everybody.
Cons:
Books. We don’t read anymore. Why you gotta have so many books?
Um, I can’t keep this up. Not seeing too many negatives with the library.
