Episode 81: Mary Anne Breaks the Rules

The episode for "Mary Anne Breaks the Rules" was originally released on October 2, 2017 and is #79. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 1:02:17 long.This week's ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis.

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## Official Episode Description

Babies and Gentlemen of the jury – over the course of this episode, we are going to present you with nothing but the facts of the case. You’re going to hear about Logan’s deceitful charm, about Alan Gray’s clever ruse, about the witches who walk among us in plain sight, and about William Blake’s critical analysis of Paradise Lost. And when all is said and done, when you have heard all that there is to hear, when the truth has been brought into the light, you are going to have no choice but to mete out justice according to the sacred laws of our great Nation of Babies. You are going to have no choice but to ACQUIT MARY ANNE SPIER OF ALL CHARGES. Because Mary Anne has broken no rules, Baby Nation! Unless there is a rule against loving too much.

## Music Credits

* “Morning Walk,” by Jonny Easton
* “Mary Walks Into the Wrong House,” by Teknoaxe
* “The Prophecy,” by Fox Beat
One Moment in Time (MIDI)
La Bamba (MIDI)
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Book Description

The descriptions are in the form of two arguments to a judge, with inspirational music playing in the background.

## Segments

###  Alan Gray Will See You Now

Alan is becoming a presence in these books, "the great Alan Gray". This week, he pranks Logan in the haunted house.

###  Burn Of The Week

Tanner: "cruddy carrot"and "fake prune"

Jack: a burn on Alan Gray by Kristy: "any brains in your head?"

###  Lerangis Moment

Songs: "A (Lerangis) Moment Like This" by Baby Bee Sarah and "Le Ranges (La Bamba)" Baby Bee Jess

Tanner: "Want some?" / "Cholesterol? No thanks." / "Touche."

Jack: the "shopping bag" Halloween costume.

###  Refrigerator Play

Sharon found her long-lost sunglasses in an oatmeal canister. There is some Roleplay.

## Jack's References

* "Have you heard of the expectations game?" Asks Jack, re: Tanner's description.
* The brilliant inversion of the themes of Paradise Lost. (Tanner references "milk me", the story of which Jack tells in Episode 56: Mallory and the Dream Horse, around 26:53.)
* "Could you or could you not call Genesis "Eve Breaks the Rules"?"
* The Blake retort for Paradise Lost
* The central themes of the book is the constant tension between innocence and experience.
* Dawn has become an animal rights activist and is possibly totally vegan.
* Magnum, PI

## Tanner's References

* This week, Tanner looks like Chuckie Finster or the Neutrinos from TMNT
* The entire premise of the book is fake news.
* He's like the Punisher. (Jack: DC comics. Tanner: Marvel, you fucking casual.)
* In the stinger, Tanner wonders about mapping the ghostwriters to Koi's children. "Maybe Ellen Miles is Jörmungandr?"

## Notes

* This book is GCBSF.
* Parable of Laurel Kuhn; the case of the missing Delaney.
* Tanner often skips the Chapter Two, Jack does not. 2-3 Mary Anne books ago, there began to be something on the horizon with the grandparents taking Mary Anne away from Mr. Spier.
* Many mentions of "parting the kimono" this week.
* "Jack and I are not cool enough to be hipsters."

"That's not —"
"That's cool."
"That's not cool."
"That's like a connection through space and time."
"Oh boy. It's not even interesting visually, and this is an audio medium. Let's talk about —"
"Finback Brewery is who you're wearing, and I'm wearing an Excelsior Brewing Company —"
"Is that in Minnesota?"
"— based in Excelsior, Minnesota."
"Great, nailed it."
"My former stomping grounds."
"Excelsior is also the starship Captain Sulu commands, when he finally gets his command."
"That's cool that you know that."

## Notable Non-Sitters

This week, there is much made of the Kuhns: Patsy, Laurel, and Jake, discussed in tomes such as Episode 21: Kristy and the Walking Disaster.

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/expectations\_game
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum,\_P.I.
3. ↑ https://rugrats.fandom.com/wiki/Chuckie\_Finster
4. ↑ https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Neutrinos\_(1987\_TV\_series)
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punisher
6. ↑ https://www.finbackbrewery.com/home.html
7. ↑ http://excelsiorbrew.com/
8. ↑ Jack last shared this fact on the podcast in Episode 60: Stacey's Choice)

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