Little Sister 024: Karen's School Trip

The episode for "Karen's School Trip" was originally released on June 6, 2019 and is Little Sister #24. **You can listen to it on Patreon here.**

This week's ghostwriter: none.

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## Official Episode Description

A great plague has affected Stoneybrook, followed by an even greater pestilence, and dark forces are conspiring to forever blot out the pure, live-giving light of our one true deity – Ms. Colman Herself. At least we get Capybara Names?

## Tags

* capybaras
* daydream nation
* gianelli felly
* kinkajous
* koukaburras

## Song Summary

Jack Sings an epic version of "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by REM

## Segments

###  And Out Come The Green World

Tanner and Jack take a run at this beloved segment themselves.

Jack tries to explain the plot of "As Cool As I Am" by Dar Williams which he has only heard when Sarah plays it.

Tanner talks about Jaime requesting the song "Olympia WA" by Rancid. Jack gets this confused with Hole's "Olympia".

###  Conflagration of the Fortnight

Sennight: a week.
Cenobite: something from Hellraiser.

Natalie Springer goes barf-barf-barf.

Tanner: a burn on mainstream media. "The news is very boring. It was so boring I fell asleep."

Jack: it is also a Gianelli Moment. "We'll be surprised at how bored we are."

###  Gianelli Moment

Who's that felly, Bobby Gianelli.

Jack: "We'll be surprised at how bored we are."

Tanner: "a party animal"

Both boys then share why they love bullies.

###  Gigundo Yuck

Pamela is invading Karen's dreams like Freddy Kreuger.

###  Is This True

Is it true that to take something back, you must say it backwards? Yes.

###  Springer Has Sprunger

She's the best. Natalie is a dork with different rules in her own world. Is she Mr. Bean?

Tanner's moment is when Natalie brings a Fresca in a paper bag ("and it's SO delicious").

###  What is Your (Blank) Name

What is your CAPYBARA name?

Level of regency that shares a first letter with your first name, and a flattering trait about you that shares a first letter with your last name.

Jack: Jester Stupendous

Tanner: Tyrant Generous

## Notes

* Tanner Sings a snippet from 99 Luftballons
* "that Sonic Youth song Eric's Trip"
* "that Sonic the Hedgehog level Casino Zone"
* Jack enjoys "Fall On Me" by REM and points out how Mike Mills messes up his vocals in the live versions sometimes.
* Tanner comes up with a great theory about the creation of the universe.
* Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
* "these books are like the Silmarillion of the BSC universe"
* Movies: Dreamscape, What Dreams May Come, Anaconda, Se7en
* Minnesota pronunciation of "plague"
* Praise for Susan Tang's cover art depicting Natalie Springer.

## References & Links

#### Music

1. ↑ It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY
2. ↑ "As Cool As I Am" by Dar Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6BbvERTYhU
3. ↑ "Olympia WA" by Rancid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTKUrcLR2I
4. ↑ Olympia by Hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4vs2drW\_Hc
5. ↑ 99 Luftballons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4Dcd1aUcE
6. ↑ that Sonic Youth song Eric's Trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_mu7MV\_7aYs
7. ↑ Fall on Me by REM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRiyWYIR9Ww

#### Literature

1. ↑ Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-Dionysius\_the\_Areopagite
2. ↑ Silmarillion (where Lord of the Rings gets even more extra): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Silmarillion

#### Culture

1. ↑ Cenobite: https://hellraiser.fandom.com/wiki/Cenobites
2. ↑ Mr. Bean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.\_Bean
3. ↑ Mike Mills: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike\_Mills
4. ↑ Dreamscape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamscape\_(1984\_film)
5. ↑ What Dreams May Come: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What\_Dreams\_May\_Come\_(film)
6. ↑ Anaconda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda\_(film)
7. ↑ Se7en: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven\_(1995\_film)

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