Episode 99: Abby's Lucky Thirteen

The episode for "Abby's Lucky Thirteen" was originally released on February 12, 2018 and is BSC #96. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 1:05:46 long.This week's ghostwriter: Nola Thacker.

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## Official Episode Description

There’s no easy way of saying this, but we’re legally obligated to warn you: The boys may have accidentally unleashed a vengeful being of pure evil into our community, which you can call a Videogeist – unless you’re an influencer, in which case you might prefer to use some more up-to-date lingo like “Trans-Media Entity.” Anyway, the point is that we’re in a world of trouble this week that is at least as bad as the trouble that local Crime Girl Abby Stevenson gets into when she cheats on a math test with the help of a very naughty boy from Stoneybrook Middle School. A fun book this week, with lots of great moments featuring our newest Baby-Sitter that you will enjoy a whole lot more if you take some basic precautions like lighting a lot of candles, getting all the TVs out of your house, and praying that we’ve done the bare minimum required to ward off the ancient evil that is stalking us all through this podcast. Happy reading!

## Music Credits

* “Suspense,” by SoundCore
* “Violin Instrumental,” by Lion Free Music
* “Unwanted Attention,” by ErikMMusic
* “Something Wicked,” by Ross Budgen
* “The Prophecy,” by Fox Beat
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Heavy Metal Outro by Baby Bee Wolfkiller

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

*Timestamp 54:55*

Tanner: from Chapter Two: "She looked nice, but basic, if you know what I mean."

Jack: "No way I'll ever be that old!" Burn on Jack re: his age, because next year, they won't be able to describe the podcast as "two guys in their 30s".

###  Oops! All Berries

*Timestamp: 57:57*

Title from a 90s cereal; segment reviewing mistakes the boys have made that Baby Nation have called them out on.

* Baby Bee Lita and others: Abby is an anagram for "baby" and phonetically means "a bee".
* Anna is an anagram for "naan", a type of bread.
* Re ringette: Baby Bee Lisa pointed out the numerical value of the motto, which starts with three F's: 666.

 ###  Thack Attack

The boys call this another Nole-in-one. They both sing. There is discussion about how chapter 14 was unnecessary.

###  Typo Negative

*Timestamp 24:45*

"That's when Ann surprised me."

A book about finding truth in the word, but listen to the music not the words.

###  Wandering Frog People

Baby Bee Erin frogged Ann M. Martin this week.

## Theories

###  Sentient Orb Theory

*Timestamp 6:29*
A menacing purple orb on the cover of the text. "Whoever said thirteen wasn't lucky?" 13th word of the 13th chapter: EAT.

*Timestamp 39:30*

Brad Simon = Mad Orb Sin

## Jack's References

* Literary translation: Aramaic to Latin to German to English (Middle) to Englightenment English.
* Jack references haftarah from the Torah.
* We are in a post-Lapsarian
* "Strap in for some vore, Baby Nation."

## Tanner's References

* Tanner Sings: "Don't Know Much by Linda Ronstadt / Aaron Neville; "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Tina Turner; "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" by Britney Spears; "Girl, You'll Be a woman Soon" by Neil Diamond; "Your Song" by Elton John
* This is a Faustian tale.
* Blade Runner
* Lawnmower Man

## Notes

* The cold open is a clip from a movie and the boys counting to thirteen: video-geists and trans-media entities.
* The Leviathan is acknowledged in this book.
* "Don't triangulate": did you steal that from the restaurant across the street.
* The one with the Bat Mitzvah
* Brad Simon is a Lucifer-vibe, lawful evil.
* South By and trans-media entities; Samara from The Ring; Hellraiser and Mr. Pinhead - they're back.
* The Scholastic lawyers in this book: the interrogation by Rachel Stevenson, Abby and Anna's mom.

## References & Links

#### Literature

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haftarah
2. ↑ post-lapsarian - occurring or existing after the Fall of Man.
3. ↑ Faustian tale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust
#### Culture

1. ↑ Blade Runner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade\_Runner\_(franchise)
2. ↑ SXSW
3. ↑ Samara from The Ring: https://thering.fandom.com/wiki/Samara\_Morgan
4. ↑ Last discussed in Episode 93: Welcome to the BSC, Abby; https://hellraiser.fandom.com/wiki/Pinhead, https://hellraiser.fandom.com/wiki/Lament\_Configuration
#### Music

1. ↑ "Don't Know Much by Linda Ronstadt / Aaron Neville: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t\_Know\_Much
2. ↑ "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Tina Turner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s\_Love\_Got\_to\_Do\_with\_It\_(song)
3. ↑ "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" by Britney Spears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlV7RhT6zHs
4. ↑ "Girl, You'll Be a woman Soon" by Neil Diamond: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl,\_You%27ll\_Be\_a\_Woman\_Soon
5. ↑ "Your Song" by Elton John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPlfCy1urI

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