TychoCelchuuu Posted February 26, 2017 I don't know if Chris was referencing this article when talking about the eagles trained to take down drones, but if he was, I think he made a big mistake when he neglected to read the first sentence out loud: Under French military supervision, four golden eagle chicks hatched last year atop drones — born into a world of terror and machines they would be bred to destroy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urthman Posted February 26, 2017 Anyone else think the Important If True Patreon campaign might do better if subscribers got access to episodes with extra ad reads instead of having the ad reads clipped out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted February 26, 2017 46 minutes ago, Urthman said: Anyone else think the Important If True Patreon campaign might do better if subscribers got access to episodes with extra ad reads instead of having the ad reads clipped out? A hearty "no" from me. I couldn't be happier that I can experience this show without it being tainted by YET ANOTHER SQUARESPACE/LEESA/HARRY'S/WHATEVER AD READ. Any fractional goofs that may spin off of them is not worth the interruption of flow for me. This show is awesome with no ads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urthman Posted February 26, 2017 I enjoy listening to the Casper mattress or the Squarespace ads over and over because of the awareness that Chris has to read it over and over and he's such a good sport about it. His voice is all, "See, this doesn't have to be drudgery!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urthman Posted February 26, 2017 Also, those YouTube mashup videos by Kutiman are wonderful. Thanks Jake! Check out the rest of Kutiman's YouTube channel. There's more good stuff that's not in the playlist linked on the IIT page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7uoovBt-854ZO4-4tosU5g Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jutranjo Posted February 26, 2017 Since you enjoy animal names, you can enjoy the mighty Eurasian eagle-owl AKA Bubo Bubo. I think it's pronounced as Boo-bo Boo-bo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_eagle-owl Ornithologists monitor them by their distinctive hoots, each bubo bubo having it's own personal hoot frequency profile. This makes it easy to record their movements if you place enough recorders in an area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted February 26, 2017 IIT ITT: there is an owl whose name is pronounced "baboo baboo." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agorman Posted February 27, 2017 I'm only about halfway through this thread but this has some extremely good content. My god Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted February 27, 2017 Another point on the graph: Mystery jazz theme plus shitty early 90's drum loops equals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Danger Posted February 27, 2017 In re: ads: I forgot I had the Patreon stream and was very confused when some offhand comment was made about reading ads and then the conversation just started again. I was trying to figure out for a good 10 minutes or so what product this was about to transition into before I remembered I had swapped out the feeds in my 'cast app. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jutranjo Posted February 27, 2017 21 hours ago, Jake said: IIT ITT: there is an owl whose name is pronounced "baboo baboo." Sadly it's call is not baboo bubo2mono.wav bubomono.wav Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted February 27, 2017 47 minutes ago, Jutranjo said: Sadly it's call is not baboo bubo2mono.wav bubomono.wav Sad but true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marginalgloss Posted February 27, 2017 The chat about the possibility that Murder She Wrote might once have been filmed on the set of the Jaws ride reminded me of the movie Escape From Tomorrow, which is an independently-made feature film that was shot covertly in Disneyworld without permission from the big D. I don't think you guys have discussed this before but given the frequency with which Disney parks are mentioned I think it might be relevant to your interests? It's not a great movie, though it's weird and silly in a kind of sub-Lynchian way. But I'm sure it will be super interesting to any fan of the parks, and it's really remarkable what the filmmakers achieved with consumer-grade cameras and actors pretending to be tourists. I have no idea how it got made on a technical level, and it's amazing that Disney's reaction has basically been 'eh, whatever'. Though to be fair, it did kind of make me want to go to Disneyworld... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infamous space turtle Posted February 28, 2017 So ahh.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted February 28, 2017 The sign off to this episode was really good. I don't know how to qualify that, I just know the thought "that was really good!" went through my brain. Important; True: Icy Hot is actually both cold, then hot. It's a mentholated liniment that uses the chemical compound found in wintergreen oil to create a small amount of heat when you put it on your skin. You feel the menthol first, which is the cooling sensation, and after 10-15 seconds you feel the heat on your skin from the oils. It's supposed to reduce pain through counteracting it with additional sensations. I cross referenced the part about wintergreen oil, but I can confirm through firsthand experience that Icy Hot does indeed create both a cool and a warm feeling, in titular order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis Posted March 2, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 10:40 AM, Badfinger said: Important; True: Icy Hot is actually both cold, then hot. It's a mentholated liniment that uses the chemical compound found in wintergreen oil to create a small amount of heat when you put it on your skin. You feel the menthol first, which is the cooling sensation, and after 10-15 seconds you feel the heat on your skin from the oils. It's supposed to reduce pain through counteracting it with additional sensations. I cross referenced the part about wintergreen oil, but I can confirm through firsthand experience that Icy Hot does indeed create both a cool and a warm feeling, in titular order. Since we're talking Icy Hot, I will tell you that I prefer BioFreeze to get more icy and more hot. Also, it is possible to OD on IcyHot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Danger Posted March 2, 2017 Does anyone have a time code for when the Murder She Wrote talk starts? Want to play for it for a friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rilen Posted March 5, 2017 On ads, I came here to agree that I love all the goofs and banter that come with them, but then I heard my first episode sans-ads and it was pretty sweet. It's sad to think I would have missed great goofs like Jake whispering at Nick to creep him out, but without that "intermission" the podcast feels like it goes by at a speedier clip. Not that I'm quick to be rid of the pod, but there is only so much time in the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted March 11, 2017 An extra tidbit about Bruce the shark from Jaws: it was named after Spielberg's lawyer. Really enjoying the show! I was going to mention my hope that you lay off the robot fear for a bit, but it seems to have died down in the subsequent episodes anyway. The explanation for the 'cast title is cool, although I'm not sure about the tagline - what is it, "the cast where everything is important unless it's not"? Feels a bit cheesy and empty to me, like something Drew Carey might say... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problem Machine Posted March 11, 2017 Yeah I'm loving the show generally but that line lands the same way for me tbh. I'm sorry that Drew Carey ruined this for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted March 12, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 3:39 PM, Chris said: Mail for Thumbs: questions@idlethumbs.net Mail for IIT: questions@importantiftrue.com Are these on the site anywhere? All I can see are the hosts' Twitter handles... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted March 15, 2017 Chris' twitter account had already alerted me to 'smutty sax' of the Matlock theme, so I was perfectly primed for this episode. As the Poirot discussion began I felt Matlock coming up, and when it arrived it did not disappoint. Please musically describe everything now, Chris. 'Dirty... ass... horns...' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
