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The Shallow End

#103: A Dream And A Hammer

The Shallow End

John Elliott and Lindsay Schnebly

Society & Culture, Comedy, History

4.9612 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Shallow End with Schnebly and Toth is a wildly entertaining podcast that revels in people's absurd and often hilarious mistakes. In each episode, hosts Schnebly and Toth delve into true stories of misadventures and miscalculations, from everyday blunders to spectacular gaffes. With a keen eye for the funny side of human error, they explore how even the most straightforward decisions can spiral into comedic chaos. The show combines storytelling with witty banter, offering listeners a laugh and a gentle reminder of our shared imperfections. Whether it’s a failed science experiment or an office mishap, Schnebly and Toth are here to celebrate the humor in life’s Shallow End. If you would like to advertise on The Shallow End with Schnebly and Toth, contact advertising@airwavemedia.com http://www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

It began long ago, two young boys in an American town riding their bikes to school and Little League practice.

0:09.0

Over the years, the boys became fast friends, united in their love for stories where things would go horribly wrong.

0:18.0

Pour yourself a strong beverage and buckle up. You're in the shallow end with

0:23.5

Schnebly and Toff. When Jethro and I were chatting a minute ago while we were warming up our

0:30.5

reel-to-reel tape recorders to record this episode, Jethro was telling me about an app he uses

0:36.7

called Tipty, which delivers

0:38.9

delivers adult beverages and snacks to his place. Right, here in Ecuador. And I love this

0:49.0

because cat's not here and it's very lonely and to know that I have at my fingertips the ability

0:59.8

to push a button and people will bring me alcohol. And Cheetos. And Cheetos. Part of part of this

1:06.9

nutritious breakfast. Yeah. And it's cheaper than taking a cab to the store, so...

1:13.8

You don't have to talk to anybody.

1:15.7

Right.

1:16.2

I don't embarrass myself, you know, and...

1:19.8

With your broken Spanish.

1:21.6

Oh, and just my...

1:22.5

You end up ordering a horse's hoof instead of a beer.

1:28.1

So I was thinking, you know, I should develop an app for here in the States for people who have

1:35.0

already had too much to drink and they want to order more alcohol delivered to their house.

1:41.9

And I would call it blotto.

1:43.9

What do you think? Yeah. I think the marketing

1:48.4

does itself. Yeah. Yeah. You know exactly what you're getting. Yeah. Sure. Hit the button and

1:55.0

get Blotto. What could possibly go wrong? What could possibly go wrong? That's kind of the subtext of our podcast, isn't it?

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