Episode 80

## Description

"Mike and Conor try to make sense of this madness. They come up empty.

Still, there are highlights: Conor does a sonic challenge *sexily.* Mike manages not to follow a single plot point. The Dumb Sentences of the Week burst forth like milk and honey from the promised land. (Dumb *despite* the great work from Raven and Medusa!)

PLUS This ep compares our author’s work to:

* James Joyce
* The Bible
* The Tempest
* David Foster Wallace
* Gone with the Wind
* Anthony Wiener

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CONTENT WARNING: This fanfic contains descriptions of self-harm as well as very salty language and adult situations. We pass over them lightly as always but forewarned is forearmed."

## Departments

### Real or Fan-Fic

There is no Real or Fan-Fic since this is the last episode of the book.

### Stealing People's Mail

Theodore references Moon People in comparison to this book.

David submits a Gizmodo article with apparent Moon People reference: "NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope".

Nathan says the writing style of *My Immortal* is reminiscent of the sworn statements he sees in the police reports he works with as an MP.

### Email Challenge: Write in the Style of *My Immortal*

Michael submits a section of *The Lair of the White Worm*.

Brian rewrites the introduction of Susan in *Digital Fortress*.

Nolan sends in a rework of a *Don Quixote* passage.

Primate Brain submits a *Finnegan's Wake* effort.

### Sonic Challenges

Mike challenges Conor: "'**Bye**,' I said all *sexily*.'"

Mike challenges Conor: "'**I'm not okay**,' he screamed *depressedly*."

## Trivia

Mike sings "We're goffik" along with the intro music.

Conor reveals he is wearing a "Monkey Paw Brewery" t-shirt while recording this episode.

Conor compares someone heckling fanfiction to the types of guys heckling a baseball game sitting in the bleachers drinking beer, then realizes that's what they've been doing for an hour into this episode.

## Explanations

YouTube Commenter Traugӧtt Muller posted: “'Tara Gilesbie' is an anagram of 'A Satire Bilge'. And a 'bilge' is 'A load of rubbish someone says to fill in time or fill paper.' (according to urban dictionary, the only dictionary that counts). Riddle solved!”

YouTube Commenter Kyman102 posted: “This is a very long out of date thing and you may have already been told this, but the 'Pentagram' is replacing 'Cross'. Because she's Goffic. So replace 'A cross between' with 'A pentagram between'.”

## Inside References

Conor refers to the *Ready Player Two* release date.

Mike suggest that Jim Theis is like Robert Frost compared to *My Immortal*.

## Real-World References

Conor says he needs to consult the Rosetta Stone of the Tara Gillesbie universe.

The guys reference the Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case.

## Literature References

Conor compares the end of *My Immortal* with the ending of *It* by Stephen King.

## Movie References

### In Book

*Exorcist*

*Nightmare Before Christmas*

### In Discussion

*Anaconda*

*Back to the Future*

*Cape Fear*

*Clueless*

*Goodfellas*

*Inception*

*Problem Child 2*