1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:05,000 The comedy4cast Network. Let's dog ear that for now. 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:13,400 Well, hi. Clinton here. Welcome to the Dog Days of Pumpkin Spice Season. 3 00:00:13,980 --> 00:00:20,420 Yes, August got away from me because life. So this is my unofficial extension of Dog Days. 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,260 For more information on that, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com. 5 00:00:25,260 --> 00:00:30,020 I always use Dog Days to give you 31 episodes full of some interesting, 6 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:32,799 yet totally useless, odd news. 7 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:37,100 And this year, to celebrate the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast, 8 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:42,900 or PAC for short, I'll end each Dog Days episode with part of a classic comedy4cast 9 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:46,720 episode. So, let's get started with... 10 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,700 Odd News PAC! 11 00:00:49,500 --> 00:00:54,220 You've probably seen a movie or a cartoon where someone is trekking through 12 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:58,980 the desert. Their canteen empty, often the result of a hole made by a stray bullet. 13 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:05,440 There are vultures circling overhead. And they hear the sound of rattlesnakes 14 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,900 or maracas every time they look up at the sun. 15 00:01:08,540 --> 00:01:13,700 By the way, why do they always look up at the sun? Are they wondering why it's so hot and bright? 16 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:16,740 Because those are pretty much the things the sun is known for. 17 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:23,360 Anyway, hungry, thirsty, and tired, the traveler suddenly stops and rubs their 18 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,599 eyes. Are they seeing what they're seeing? 19 00:01:25,860 --> 00:01:28,300 They are on the horizon, a tropical oasis. 20 00:01:28,660 --> 00:01:34,220 It's an aesthetically pleasing mix of lush vegetation, plus a right-sized pond of water. 21 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:36,740 The wanderer rushes towards the sanctuary. 22 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:42,720 It's only after they've tried to drink or dive into the water that they discover it's all just a mirage. 23 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,920 An optical illusion caused by the bending or refracting of light. 24 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:49,980 Or in this case, special effects and set design. 25 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:56,900 Now, picture yourself in a similar situation, walking through an African desert. 26 00:01:57,220 --> 00:02:01,980 It's then that you spot a pink refrigerator with a matching metal table and two chairs. 27 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,840 You rub your eyes, assuming the image will disappear. Nope, still there. 28 00:02:07,420 --> 00:02:13,560 Cautiously approaching, you decide to try to grasp the refrigerator door handle. It feels real. 29 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,639 You swing the door open and discover there are refreshing drinks inside. Yes. 30 00:02:18,940 --> 00:02:23,480 Have you gone over the edge? No, no, no. You've just discovered the refrigerator 31 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,780 that was installed by the Namibian government's tourist board. 32 00:02:27,020 --> 00:02:31,199 It's located about a 20-minute drive from the main north-south road that runs 33 00:02:31,199 --> 00:02:32,300 through the Namib desert. 34 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:37,620 The pink refrigerator is powered by solar energy and was designed to be an actual 35 00:02:37,620 --> 00:02:40,120 oasis in the desert for weary travelers. 36 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:45,419 The fridge is restocked several times a day with various drinks such as bottled water and iced tea. 37 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:50,280 And it's all free of charge. At least for now. Because the Barbie pink fridge 38 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:55,000 has become a popular spot for Instagramming and can often be empty by the end 39 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,419 of the day. So you decide to relax. 40 00:02:57,860 --> 00:03:02,699 Even snap a selfie to share with the world. Then you sit down to take in the view. 41 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,780 When you remember that the sun heats up everything in the desert, 42 00:03:05,940 --> 00:03:08,740 including metal chairs! Woo-hoo-hoo! 43 00:03:09,860 --> 00:03:15,660 And now, let's celebrate 20 years of comedy4cast with this classic clip. 44 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:22,000 In June of 2006, I gave you, the listener, a glimpse into how I go about visiting a theme park. 45 00:03:22,300 --> 00:03:27,180 My family swears this isn't a sketch, it's a documentary. Here's a clip. 46 00:03:28,780 --> 00:03:33,720 Okay, team, we need to review our performance out there today. Oh, dear. 47 00:03:34,060 --> 00:03:38,280 Let's start off with the rope drop when the park opened. You were a little slow 48 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:39,540 off the mark there, kiddo. 49 00:03:39,820 --> 00:03:44,240 Sorry, Dad, I think I fell asleep. Well, you should have hit the hay a bit earlier 50 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,600 last night. We discussed getting to the park before the official opening time, now didn't we? 51 00:03:48,660 --> 00:03:52,520 Yeah, but I didn't know you meant four hours ahead of time. 52 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:56,400 Sometimes Disney changes their mind at the last minute and the park opens early. 53 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,620 Early? The nighttime cleaning crew asked us to move aside so that they could 54 00:04:00,620 --> 00:04:03,880 get into the park. Now, now, no need to dwell on this subject. 55 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:07,800 Let's move on. Once we got to the hub, there seemed to be some confusion. 56 00:04:08,260 --> 00:04:11,960 Bonnie, you started to head off towards Fantasyland. What was up with that? 57 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,220 I couldn't read some of your handwriting on the touring plan. 58 00:04:15,460 --> 00:04:16,980 All I could make out was mountain. 59 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:21,260 So I headed off toward the mountain. We were going to Space Mountain. 60 00:04:21,580 --> 00:04:25,620 You were headed toward the Matterhorn. But that looks more like a mountain than 61 00:04:25,620 --> 00:04:28,240 Space Mountain. Space Mountain looks like a spaceship. 62 00:04:28,580 --> 00:04:31,080 Are you questioning the logic of the Imagineers? 63 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,520 No. Good. It still looks like a spaceship. 64 00:04:36,779 --> 00:04:40,600 And what was the holdup in Frontierland? I wanted to take a few pictures. 65 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:45,640 People with photography skills far greater than ours have spent thousands of 66 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,160 dollars to take millions of pictures of Disneyland. 67 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:54,100 When we get home, we'll do a Google search and grab some. But we're not in those pictures! 68 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,120 That's what Photoshop is for. 69 00:04:56,300 --> 00:05:01,640 Right now, we need to stick to the touring plan. Uh, Dad, can we eat soon? 70 00:05:02,140 --> 00:05:08,020 All I had to do was a churro. Well, I had lunch on the plan, but someone forgot 71 00:05:08,020 --> 00:05:11,899 to call ahead for the 1118 reservation at the Blue Bayou restaurant. 72 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:16,880 That was on your to-do list. No, it wasn't. Yes, it was. 73 00:05:17,220 --> 00:05:22,000 You told me the items on the list with a Mickey head beside them were yours. 74 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:25,620 Right. And the ones with the Minnie head were yours. 75 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:32,460 And see, there's a Minnie head right beside Blue Bayou. See the red bow? That's not a bow. 76 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:37,320 It's pasta sauce. You spilled some when you were reworking the plan for the 77 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,420 hundredth time at dinner last night. 78 00:05:39,740 --> 00:05:42,160 I'll eat it. I'm so hungry. 79 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:48,260 Well, wasn't it worth it? I didn't hear anyone complain when I got those great 80 00:05:48,260 --> 00:05:49,500 spots for the fireworks. 81 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:54,200 Of course you didn't hear it. You had us hold the spot while you went off to 82 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,300 ride Buzz Lightyear 15 times. 83 00:05:56,500 --> 00:06:00,160 Oh, are we jealous? I finally beat your high score. 84 00:06:00,860 --> 00:06:04,220 Almost. Look, it's been a long day. 85 00:06:04,420 --> 00:06:08,480 I've been spun, splashed, spooked, spieled, and shuttled. 86 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,380 I've had a giant boulder roll at me, the Death Star shoot at me, 87 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:19,779 300 audio-animatronic children sing at me, and now our son is eating a touring plan. 88 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,480 Can we please go to dinner? All right, all right. 89 00:06:23,580 --> 00:06:28,640 But first, I think we need to review tomorrow's touring plan. Oh, no! 90 00:06:30,460 --> 00:06:33,620 That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Pack. 91 00:06:33,820 --> 00:06:37,480 But first, a shout-out to the comedy4cast Patreon patrons, 92 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:42,540 including our producer-level patrons, Paul Barry from the A Window to the Magic 93 00:06:42,540 --> 00:06:47,700 podcast and Kirby Bartlett-Sloan from the 20-megabyte Doctor Who podcast. 94 00:06:48,140 --> 00:06:52,660 You, too, can support comedy4cast and get episodes before everyone else 95 00:06:52,660 --> 00:06:55,000 for as little as $2 a month. 96 00:06:55,060 --> 00:07:01,440 Just search for comedy4cast, all one word with the number 4, on Patreon.com. 97 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,960 Lending their voices in this episode were Bonnie Kanderdean and Nathan Alvord. 98 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:12,400 Additional voices, script, and original music by me, Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2025. 99 00:07:13,020 --> 00:07:17,100 All rights reserved. Talk to you again next time. But for now, 100 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,240 that's it. We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.