#131: Hogtied With An Electrical Cord

The Shallow End

John Elliott and Lindsay Schnebly

Society & Culture, Comedy, History

4.9 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 35 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It began long ago.
0:03.0	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.
0:24.4	One, two, three, rolling. Rolling on this end. Rolling like thunder under the covers. I guess
0:31.2	that's why they call it the blues. It must be pretty cool to be Elton John and mount a play and it's so bad that it closes after only
0:42.0	five performances and the $25 million that went into it is wasted and if you're Elton John
0:50.5	you have enough money to go eh that was like 25 bucks whatever I remember hearing about Elton John at you have enough money to go, eh, that was like 25 bucks. Yeah, whatever.
1:03.7	I remember hearing about Elton John at the height of his drug abuse and his, the early stages of his mega wealth.
1:13.4	He hired what was known in nobility, a groom of the stool. Do you know what that is?
1:16.5	No. Is it like piss boy? And, uh... It's similar to that. Back in the days, actually, it was before Victorian times. It was
1:23.0	maybe King Henry the 8th. Period. right. Period. There was a guy.
1:28.5	His job was to wipe the king's bottom.
1:32.5	Huh.
1:32.9	He was called the groom of the stool.
1:36.4	And Elton John in an interview talked about how he was so far gone at one point that he had hired a guy to do that.
1:46.6	To fill that role, if you will.
1:49.4	Interestingly, that's got to be a union gig, right?
1:51.9	Yeah, absolutely.
1:53.5	And oh my God, if you violate the union for the groom of the stools, you're really asking for
1:59.8	issues.
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