Let's clear up a few things.

98  2014-01-16 by [deleted]

This sub has been garbage the last few weeks, and with such an active, close-knit community, it's a sad sight to see. I'd like to address a few things and hopefully give you all a new perspective.

Let's just go with the latest issues:

ROLAND IS OBESE!: Yup. He is. So what? He's been like that for quite some time, why is this news? Yeah, he should take better care of himself, but it's his body, his life, and it's really none of our fucking business whether or not he's dead by October. And yeah, he's fat and makes fat jokes to Erock. That's kinda hypocritical. But so do a lot of you and there's no way you're all in shape. And they're friends, Erock even asked Roland to be his best man, you're all just a bunch of anonymous listeners who think you're in on the joke.

JIMMY ISN'T IN THE PROMO!: True. That is because the show is currently trying to appeal to a wider audience and "Opie and Anthony" (in the radio world) is a known brand. Jim Norton, while a well-known and successful comic, is not a popular name in the world of radio. Jimmy himself has explained that the brand alone is why the show is not called "The Opie and Anthony and Jimmy Show". To put it simply: Sirius/XM isn't trying to get people who see Jimmy on the Tonight Show to start listening to the opie and anthony radio program, they're trying to get people who already listen to other radio programs to start listening to the opie and anthony radio program.

WHY DO THEY WATCH VIDEOS?: Because a gigantic part of water cooler talk around the country involves whatever the latest viral video is. And if they're talking about movies, watching a clip of it can add to the discussion. Some of my favorite bits have involved them commenting on a video (Paul-O's shitty movie?). I'd love a visual element to follow along with too, but we're not getting one, so that's that.

JIMMY HAS BEEN AN IDIOT LATELY: Has he? First off, put yourself in Jim's shoes. He recently had a pilot not work out (I think, I don't even know), that has to really hurt (if it's still going on, I'm sure it's stressing him out). On top of that, Jay Leno is leaving the Tonight Show, which means Jimmy's probably not going to be on it anymore. And to just really rub it in, the show and channel has just gone through some pretty significant changes, and Jimmy has said time and time again (including yesterday on the Ron and Fez show, noon to three) that he's always afraid that he's about to be fired, and changes only make his paranoia worse. Cut the guy some slack, on his worst day he's one of the funniest fucking people on the planet.

OPIE/ANTHONY/JIM'S OPINION IS FUCKING DUMB: Of course it is. How educated and on point do you expect these three guys to be? We've all heard them say some of the dumbest shit that's ever been uttered, why are you surprised when their opinion on a certain subject makes no sense? And to drive the point home: The things that matter to you, do not matter to them. The boys have to talk about every single noteworthy issue in America, that means throwing opinions out on things they have probably never thought about. We get it, you know everything there is to know about Obamacare/Guns/The Grand Jewish Conspiracy, but not everyone gives a shit. They've talked at length about things I'm passionate about and completely fucked up the facts, I just shrugged it off. It's a comedy show, it's not the news.

THE CALLERS STINK!: Yes, they do. You're one of the callers, by the way. We all are. We just come here instead of calling in. We all stink. You want great callers? Listen to the Ron and Fez show (Noon to three).

WHY DIDN'T THEY SHIT ON BREUER!?: Because he's a fucking friend of the show and an all-around great guy who's always been nothing but an all-around great guy. That's why. He has kids, he's trying something different. It's not for me, it's probably not for a lot of us, but what's the harm in playing his song and wishing him well? Breuer's never been the bashing-type like Vos or Colin Quinn, why shit on him?

I HATE DENNY: Fuck you. Denny is everything.

I HATE SAM: And you're entitled to your opinion. Personally, I love him. He's consistently made me laugh and I think he fills in a lot of the gaps that occur when three middle-aged guys have to talk about current events. He's an asset to the show, whether you like him or not, and he's not going anywhere (seriously, radio jobs are few and far between).

I HATED DANNY: We all did.

THE BOYS COMPLAIN TOO MUCH: So do you. Specifically, about the amount of complaining that the boys do. It's their show, and it's constantly evolving. They don't owe you the show you want to hear, they're going to do a show and you can choose to listen or not.

TIM SABEAN IS A STERN SPY WHO IS LITERALLY TRYING TO MURDER THE BOYS: No, he's not. He just got a new job, he has to make a few changes. The entire point of him getting the job was to make a few changes. He's not trying to derail the show, he's trying to do his job. He's the middleman between a corporation who will always say no and three guys who will not take no for an answer. He's in a very tough spot, and while I do not agree with every change that has been made, I understand that he's doing what he can and I think he's a huge improvement over the radio wizard. And stop with the Stern hate, it's 2014. The guy gets paid millions of dollars and doesn't even have to show up for work, who wouldn't take that deal?

THIS SUBREDDIT BLOWS: Does it? How meta of you. Why don't you write a fucking essay about it like you're in middle school? Jesus fucking Christ, what a disappointment you are. You should have gone to college, you could have been somebody. But look at you, complaining about negativity. Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine? You're probably one of those assholes who think you're better than everyone else, going around like you have all the answers. What answers do you have? What good are you to anyone? I must have been out of my mind! Look at you. Why don't you do something with your life? You sit around here all day. You contribute nothing to society. You're just taking up space. How could I be with someone like you? I wouldn't respect myself.

TL;DR: Everyone blame Fez.

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Now go home and get your fucking shinebox.

you got a little out of order yourself.

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Dude, your phone cut out.

this nigga wrote a novel yo

Whoo Kid, is that you?

I think you mean Who Dat

dat nigga chip fool

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All fair points. That said, go blow your father.

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I missed it... Did the cat say cookie yet?

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I think this is mainly due to Sam mentioning the subreddit on air a few times. It brought in the riff-raff.

THIS THIS THIS

As soon as Sam mentioned this place it got filled with people who complain about people complaining but don't contribute anywhere else on the subreddit.

Sam and the rest of the O&A show LEAVE US ALONE. We don't want to be apart of the show.

kthxbai

apart

"The Puppetmaster" Sam Roberts, the man responsible for the TL;DR

Jesse?

Why don't you write a fucking essay about it like you're in middle school? Jesus fucking Christ, what a disappointment you are. You should have gone to college, you could have been somebody.

Look at this asshole, printing his inner-monologue for all of us to read.

Edit: Forgot to mention, OP, everything above is true. Especially about Denny.

OP is a self-hating Redditor.

Aren't we all

No... yes

Nobody expects every show to be the greatest shit ever or not to hear opinions that they don't agree with. But we need them to GIVE A FUCK AT LEAST A LITTLE. When they come in and at the beginning of the show admit they haven't got shit to say, ok that's understandable so don't sign a contract to do shows 5 days a week and get paid for those shows if you can't fill them. Do what Stern does or just don't sign a fucking contract and retire. If it is too much to put in a little prep or how about this do some fucking bits and don't pull that fucking "lawyers won't let us.." fuck hardly any of the "edgy" bits were that great to listen to. Could you imagine Letterman strolling out and being like "Yeah i haven't got shit. So I'll just kind of flounder until someone mentions bridges of Madison county and then you will listen to that while i watch it."

A little effort for fucks sake.

This. It's been harder to listen to lately since it's soooooo obvious they don't care at all anymore

You summed it up perfectly.

I listen to a lot of podcasts, and it's interesting how a lot of guys do more prep for their podcast that pays $0.00 than Opie and Anthony do for a show that pays them millions. I've listened to so many podcasts where you can tell they have a list of things they want to talk about, they have guests, sometimes they even write a monologue!

This isn't rocket science, when you come prepared it works a lot better than when you just 'wing it.'

You mean you don't like cheese puns?

You're right, this show is going to hell in a basket.

I thought this was going to be a thread on tetracycline and the effects it had on a poor young crater faced Anthony Cumia.

That IS why he had to get those natural looking dentures pictured in sidebar pic

There was no girl in his closet. Jill Nicolini shat in his bed and stole his truck when she realized she had been dating the moon.

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Craters, like those in Anthony's face.

I just thought an acne scarred face looks like the surface of the moon.

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Man it hurts to look at them.

too many words

edit: are you on adderall or something jesus christ

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I'm adding a GFY. I hope you step in a big puddle of AIDS.

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Surprised it hasn't been said yet

AAAAAIIIIIIIDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSS

If you take only one thing away from this self post, this should be it:

I HATE DENNY: Fuck you. Denny is everything.

I HATE DENNY: Fuck you. Denny is everything.

I HATED DANNY: We all did.

http://imgur.com/cek5etr

Why don't you write a fucking essay about it like you're in middle school?

Ironic.

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That or it was expressed extremely poorly.

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whoooooossssh

THIS SUBREDDIT BLOWS: Does it? How meta of you. Why don't you write a fucking essay about it like you're in middle school? Jesus fucking Christ, what a disappointment you are. You should have gone to college, you could have been somebody. But look at you, complaining about negativity. Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine? You're probably one of those assholes who think you're better than everyone else, going around like you have all the answers.

The entire last paragraph sounds like a mad man talking to himself in the mirror. OP is self-hating.

How meta

Christ now I have to look up what meta means

I think that is part of the point and awfully hilarious to me.

Opie pretending he doesn't know the name of things is annoying.

That and everything he does.

Not as annoying as when he clearly doesn't know something for ten minutes and then when someone says the name he immediately cuts in with how he knew it.

The above comments are the reason this thread was created, find something pleasant to say, because all the negativity is tired and overplayed. Everything Opie does is annoying, really? Go listen to something else and let actual fans of the show get back to enjoying it and commenting about it.

Congrats on getting the joke.

TL;DR: Human beings are hypocrites and all like knowing we're not alone in our negativity.

Nine times out of ten, I don't even down-vote anymore. I just click /r/opieandanthony, scan the page, and click something else if it's nothing but /r/circlejerk minus the irony. I just don't find the joy in wallowing in negativity all the time. No joy in, you know, being a "Danny." (Don't hit me...)

I do the same thing with the show, too. I turn on S206, listen for a while, and if I'm not feeling the show I listen to something else. I don't go and bitch about the show and pretend I'm offering "criticism" or pretend I know what's going on behind the scenes. And you have no idea how freeing that is.

I honestly feel some new aspects of the show: Talking about videos frame-by-frame (Showing management they need a visual element) and O&A taking more retarded calls (Showing management their listener base) is a way to show Sirius they are not the 'Media Destination' they are appointed to be in 2014. But what do I know? I'm just another asshole.

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Don't they bring in a significant percentage of SXM's subscribers? The company needs to accept them as what they are and let them get back to things like Cocks In A Box and 55 Gallon Drum Challenge.

Don't they bring in a significant percentage of SXM's subscribers?

They claim they don't know how many subscribers they have. SXM certainly has those numbers.

I like turtles.

He recently had a pilot not work out (I think, I don't even know)

Lol what why would you say it if you don't know.

Anyway I do like the idea of not replying to anything and just compiling all of your thoughts into a single post.

Edit: Denny fucking rules. Upvoted.

I actually agree with everything this guy says. Shut the fuck up and listen to the show.

CO-FUCKIN'-CAINE!

Ok...two points I disagree with. Sam does indeed suck and his voice makes me ill. Sabean, while not as inept as the radio wizard, has never been known as a creative guy. He's a management drone who made his career maximizing profits. Look what he did to Stern's channels...increased commercial breaks, eliminated most of the paid talent on 101. He's a lazy shit who wants to coast...hence leaving one show on the channel, Sam heavily formatted, and if you've noticed, increased commercial breaks already. He will provide zero help.

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I like Sam and would gladly listen if they gave him his own show.

With that said, the pre-show is a fucking hot mess- he can't delve into any real topics because he has to leave those for O&A. So he's left with really nothing to talk and his simpering praise of the main show (which I believe is supposed to be "hype") is just annoying.

Why have a pre-show at all? O&A have their own channel, its not like they need the lead in- everyone who is there already knows what is coming.

Shift the whole thing back a half hour, give Sam his hour post show and axe the pointless preshow.

I agree with ya, Like sam but the pre is a auto skip for me. They need to get rid of it and just let same have an hour after O&A. Or give him his own daily show. Do O&A really need all those replays ?

Yeah, Sam's great. I don't see what's not to like. He's similar to the younger, "evil opie," except it doesn't sound like he's doing a bit or trying to be EXTREME. I feel a lot of peoples' dislike for him (besides his voice) stems from simply not getting his subliminal and subversive sense of humor mixed in with his "Tweener" (I can't believe I just used that term) radio personality. If you didn't think "The Fighter" was hilarious, you probably don't like Sam. Your loss.

Sam is great. Most of the people who dislike him are outside of the 18 to 34 demographic. They come up with all sorts of excuses as to why. When really they hate to see (what they consider) a young spit-fire who is still wet behind the ears doing so well. They hate that he isn't a negative bitter burnout like themselves and everyone else on the channel. The guy is only 30. He has plenty of years left in him and he is only going to get better.

Sam Roberts is the future.

Totally. Sam Roberts is the hardest working person on the radio. And it shows, he's getting better and better every year.

Half the reason the people on the show shit on Sam is just to keep his crazy huge ego in check.

deff can relate to Sam because he is closer to my age. Hard to relate to 2 50 something year old millionaires that don't understand anything that happened after 1997.

Sammy sweatheart the mother effin Roberts, professionalism incarnate. I love his work. I love his attitude and take on things. His laugh is infectious, especially when heard in the background. I still have $9 on hand, ready to pay for an autograph.

Sam is awesome. His currently garbage role as pumping up the show on both ends, is shit though.

I fucking love sam.

nigger lover

racist asshole/typical O&A fan

Sam rules.

I like Sam too, but his pre-show has been a rough listen. The post-show not as much.

No, you're not. Sam is a funny motherfucker. A young Opie...master of the awkward conversation, minus the douchebag BIG RADIO VOICE that Opie had when he was younger.

I really hope Sam finds his niche & has a great career in what's left of radio.

...minus the douchebag BIG RADIO VOICE...

I don't think comparing voices is a good idea.

alllllrighty then.

I hate Sam so much, in a warm and fuzzy way. One thing I like about Sabean: though he might turn out be a complete shill, he is actually doing something. It is a work in progress, but at least he is getting things done unlike his completely useseless predecessor. That's a huge upgrade right there. Professionalism. I'll judge him later.

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Disagree with you about Tim. When he was Stern's PD his channels had all those extra shows. When he got fired/left all those extra shows went away. Most of those shows sucked but it was better then a replay.

TL:DR Shut up faggot.

The past week and a half of shows have been completely sub-par and everyone knows it.

sub-par is a understatement of the last week

Your comment is sub-par.

so is yours.

I think we've all just lowered the par. So now we are par.

I gave up this week first two shows were an insult.

Where the par is, go under ground to its roots...tunnel further until the molten core of planet shit surrounds you...yup...just there.

If you don't want to see the negativity simply don't open the thread. Problem solved.

That's way to easy to do. It makes more sense to make a post about the complaining then to make one about something you like.

Agreed w/r/t Danny. Bitching about him now is just giving him power he no longer wields on his own.

i cringed a bit on your last point. good that you made fun of yourself, and i generally agree with what you said, but plz notice that this sub is shitty because reddit is shitty, o&a fans are shitty, the show is shitty except for denny and roland is the most unneeded staff member and his guest picks quite frankly are genocidal for audible pleasure

Is OP Roland? I wouldn't have thought that would be the most offensive drivel that's been posted lately.

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This sounds like something right out of the Women's Entertainment channel.

But the thing is that you're painting us as the wife in this relationship and I'll have none of that. It's the subscribers that pay the bills and the boys just spend spend spend. These are some high maintenance broads and I want to know when they're going to start washing our underwear!

SAVE EAST SIDE DAVE

I for one agree: Denny rules

I hope you feel better now you've got that off your chest. Do you want a cuddle?

I enjoy the show so much more not checking this sub. It's like telling an ex you don't want her to suck your dick anymore.

this sub is just full of knuckleheads only making puns that the show does far enough of.

i like the bitchy gossiping here.

Yeah I'd rather read criticism than a positive I <3 o&a circlejerk. There isn't really much else to discuss about the show when it comes down to it. So we resort to dissecting them. That's just how message boards go.

If you don't like negativity leave this sub because the point of our discussions are analyzing the show and when stupid shit like Opie talking about cheese for an hour happens then we discuss how stupid it is. If Bobo comes on and kills we come on here and talk about how hilarious it was.

Whatchya gouda do about it?

who are you? I Like how you stepped up to fix this thing with no authority whatsoever, well done!

Well you really settled our hash.

Ever since Sam mentioned this place on the air the amount of negativity here has skyrocketed. It's like the wackbag people finally discovered reddit.

That's because you're getting a more representative sample...the show has been horseshit this NY.

I'm a relatively newer O and A listener (was a predominant HSS fan but essentially migrated to O and A out of necessity since Howard was rarely on) and so I've never experienced Whackbag or the other forums, but since this one has been referenced on-air recently, is it safe to assume this is the new place to be for an OandA fan?

haaaaamburger!

shuckey duckey

How come every subreddit/forum/chat room I start visiting quickly devolves into these exact reindeer games? It's always somebody who contributes nothing pretending like they were part of the good old days of the board.

It's so projecting. You aren't going to catch Sam's eye with this shit. Stop your groveling.

Well said, mate

Why don't you cry about it. Come on give us a squirt Sally.

Is this an introspective, or somethin' ?

Who cares, let people rant. If we're going to police every thread it's only to get worse, although it's not nearly as bad as your manifesto claims it to be, and much like your sentiment if you don't like it read something else.

The grand jewish conspiracy?

If anyone doesn't like Denny they're wrong.

Best thing about Denny is when Opie is like LET'S GET DENNY IN HERE and you can hear Jimmy groan in disgust. IT'S DELICIOUS

Love it. Spot on dude

Yawwwwwnnnnnñn! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ;)

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And see, I'll always look forward to a Pat Cooper interview. It's almost like their fans enjoy different things about the show.

I fucking love you for this post.

I switched from Howard to O&A&J for a year now and I love it. I love this sub. I love the show. And you just pointed out EXACTLY how people should think before they post.

Yeah, it's cool to bitch about an opinion here and there but holy fuck if the show doesn't make me fucking laugh HARD every night listening at work.

It's been kind of shitty to read the posts the past couple of weeks of bitchfest 2014. This post makes me happy.

I fucking love you for this post.

Ew, get a room quay.... ;-)

Instead of letting the complaining bother you why not submit some new posts about what you like ? You are an active redditor why not give it a shot?

You complain too much.

This sub is better than ever

I liked Danny but he was horrible in arguments and got his fellings hurt to easy

Shhhhhh. Shutup.

Gay

That's Dr. Gay to you.

I agree with all above points except that I'd rather have Travis over Sam and Denny can go die in a puddle of aids.

SUMMARIES: What are they?

thank you for posting EXACTLY how i've felt about this sub lately.

O&A bitch about many things. Fans who like the show obviously also like to bitch, otherwise they wouldn't relate to the show at all. How is any of this surprising.

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that the style of the show attracts those who like to complain and bitch about things and never do anything to proactively improve situations. The same kind of people who through pointing out obvious faults in O&A/society, can feel some sort of self satisfaction of being intellectually superior.

Personally I don't relate to the show because I enjoy complaining. I find their complaining entertaining, nonetheless.

Isn't Danny gone over a year? Why do you people still talk about him?

Can someone sum up?

Yea sure, basically he said RAMONE! JUST SKIM THE POST READING ISNT THAT HARD

I only read the headlines, but I like you. Unfortunately, there a bunch of retards in this sub who will continue to complain and bitch and talk like they know what the fuck they're talking about as if the show were a goddamn soap opera.

is this real life?

You are a long winded douche.

All this drivel is what we call in the biz "Aspergers fueled carepost."

THIS SUBREDDIT BLOWS: Does it? How meta of you. Why don't you write a fucking essay about it like you're in middle school? Jesus fucking Christ, what a disappointment you are. You should have gone to college, you could have been somebody. But look at you, complaining about negativity. Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine? You're probably one of those assholes who think you're better than everyone else, going around like you have all the answers. What answers do you have? What good are you to anyone? I must have been out of my mind! Look at you. Why don't you do something with your life? You sit around here all day. You contribute nothing to society. You're just taking up space. How could I be with someone like you? I wouldn't respect myself.

You just wrote a essay complaining about this subreddit then threw in a comment people complaining about the subreddit at the end ?

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Boy do I feel like a horses ass I kinda just skimmed through it. When I see these posts like this I get annoyed because the people who complain do nothing to make this place "better"

RamonAids69 makes post about how this place is negative

Me- checks his profile has been a reddit user for 3 months and has not submitted any positive links or self posts.

I don't understand why people just don't skip over what they don't like that is what I do. Nothing will ever change around here nobody will start moderating the content of posts (unless they break the rules) This place was better when there were 300 of us. I blame Sam for this he needs to stop shouting this place out on the radio. LEAVE US ALONE!!!!

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I Hate Sam Roberts. If being an all around shit disturbing creep makes you an 'asset' Sam has it nailed down. Anyone can do what he does, googling shit and radio production are not hard things to do. I haven't listened lately and if his 'shit show' is gone that is a step in the right direction.

read what i wrote in an above comment

you sir are an idiot, if we dont complain nothing will change.

Look how much you care about peoples words they type on the internet.

EL OH EL

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Wordy jew

tl;dr how dare anyone criticize any part of a show that's on for 4 hours a day. Either love it all or get out.

It seems he is criticizing criticisms.

Goddamn. Best post I've read in a while. applause

But you are dumb and you are a fag

So you think the show is still good? Do you was poetic about other things that peaked in the late 90's?

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Congrats for being a fan boy for a has been radio show that is hosted by two senior citizens who hate each other.

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Why shouldn't he come here? the show prides itself on being "real" and calling people out on their bullshit. Why shouldn't they get the same?

Why would you join a subreddit of a show you don't like? It doesn't make sense.

THAT DON'T MAKE NO SENSE!

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Alright I get it you don't people criticizing something that they are apparently a fan of. I don't know about other people but for me it's the hypocrisy of the guys on the show. If you are 50, constantly obsess over having a viral video and getting twitter followers, can't take criticism, have mommy/inadequacy issues and are liar to boot your gimmick shouldn't be that of the DESTROYER TEARING WALLS DOWN CALLING THE MEDIA OUT ON ITS BULLSHIT MANNNN! Just make your outward projection closer to who you actually are and it wouldn't be so fucking infuriating. Do you really need someone like Opie to "tear down a wall"? lets just say he is of around average intelligence, ok so do you need this person telling you what is already super fucking obvious and then patting himself on the back for it? Because I know I fucking don't.

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Just because he's a fan doesn't make him a fanboy. Jesus christ. The show is actually been very good ever since around the time Danny got fired. And that's with them coming in at 6:05 and leaving at 9:59 and not giving a shit. If they could reignite the passion, the show would be even better.

Says the biggest fan boy of them all.

So you listen to the show or just troll this sub? Either way you sound dumb if you hate it so much but continue listening.

Peaked in the late 90's? I seriously doubt you could come up with an actual argument to support that. Just the number and level of comedians that didn't start becoming true regulars until satellite radio smashes that theory. I mean you're enter to your own opinion but jeez, that sounds crazy to me.

EDIT: whoa. I took a look at your comment history. 100% bitter and negative. Yikes... What happened dude?

Ben got fired or laid off from WNEW. He later worked for OutQ on Sirius. Insert gay joke here.

Ol' Gravy Legs

I'm an idiot, You know I didn't even make the connection that it might actually be Ben sparks and not just someone using that name as a show reference, I'm well aware of bens history with the show but at this point it's been almost 10 years since he was fired. The idea that he would be in this subreddit still whining like a bitch is a little ridiculous to me.

Ok...

Explain "was poetic" and you might get a legit reply.

do you is that them much often? Ya herd?

Pretty sure he just mistyped "wax".

Pretty sure he just mistyped "wax".

Me too, but I'm an asshole & I was trying to elicit a response from /u/BenSparks.

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sub-par is a understatement of the last week

Where the par is, go under ground to its roots...tunnel further until the molten core of planet shit surrounds you...yup...just there.