Episode 11: Kristy and the Snobs

Louie (source)

Shannon (source)

The episode for "Kristy and the Snobs" was originally released on May 9, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 48:30 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

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## Official Episode Description

Nothing matters. Everyone is afraid. We're lucky we've even lived long enough to see today, and in another hundred years, none of us will be here. This one is kinda a bummer. Sorry.

## Music Credits

Intro by Original Baby Boy Scott Lamb

End of the Road by Boyz II Men (a capella by Tanner Greenring)

## Book Description

Jack's descriptions are one sentence. One run-on, 200 word sentence. "Kristy Thomas is a 13 year old girl. She lives in Stonybrook, CT, and she worries about the kinds of things that 13 year olds worry about. She worries about her friends; she worries about boys; she worries about the snobs who have moved in next door; she worries about her parents divorce; and how she's fitting in at school. But there's one things she didn't worry about: and that is, the ever looming presence of death. In this book Kristy Thomas faces something she never expected, the spector of her own demise."

Louie dies.

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

First instance of the b-b-b-b intro.

Tanner:

* When Kristy orders a diaper delivery to Shannon Kilbourne's house
* When Kristy turns Shannon's pizza prank back on her
* Joint Tearful Moment/Burn of the Week: David Michael loves the new puppy, and says: "I think we should name it Shannon."

Jack:

* Snob clones.
* "I'd rather live in a swamp than across the street from you."
* Max and Amanda's "get me a Coke" exchange

 ###  Tearful Moment

Tanner: has fifteen tearful moments, all relating to Louie the dog.

Jack: Watson, at Louie's funeral, says that Louie was nice to Boo Boo the cat.

Tanner: David Michael: "He was my best friend."

Joint Tearful Moment/Burn of the Week: David Michael loves the new puppy, and says: "I think we should name it Shannon."

## Theories

###  Amber Theory

Jack calls it "aging theory" this episode

Louis is the vessel for the aging - the kids stay the same age but the animals age more rapidly as consequence.

###  Doll Theory

A brief discussion of tea party for the dolls, a play within a play as part of the Elizabethan revenge tragedy.

## Jack's References

* Duchess of Malfi, a spanish tragedy - this book mimics that structure about revenge
* Elizabethan revenge tragedy and its four tropes
* Shakespeare (Taming of the Shrew)
* Contrapasso (from Dante - punishment fits the crime)
* Trope of the subverted ritual

## Tanner's References

* Tanner relates the story of his deceased cat Bull, saying: "I have never loved anything more than I loved that cat".
## * Borat voice - "my wife" Notes

	+ Introduction of the "Tanner annoys Jack by interrupting him" meme
	+ On Thursdays, Jack babysits for Tanner
	+ Don't triangulate (re: 40 minute subway commute)
	+ Priscilla the Cat had a beautiful tail and cost $400
	+ Tanner has a dog's name

## Claudia's wearing a bra now...References & Links

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