AMT409: Nude Furniture, Cheesecake Factory, and Eating Slugs

Answer Me This!

Helen & Olly

Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Comedy

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Today’s questioneers want to know whether to hide bawdy home decor when kids visit, how one comes to own a cemetery, why cities are full of artist-decorated animals, whether you can eat slugs, what to do with three unwanted sets of boules, and what the most ordered item is from the enormous menu at Cheesecake Factory. For more information about this episode, and pics of the very special furniture we mention, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode409. Got questions for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected], OR - thanks to Adam of SocialComms.uk who has revived our phone number - you can call 0208 123 5877. Next episode will be in your podfeed 25 September 2025. Become a patron at patreon.com/answermethis to help with the continuing existence of AMT, and to get an ad-free version of the episode, plus bonus material culled from the show, and our live video question-answering session Petty Problems - you can catch up on previous editions too. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, the all in one platform for creating and running your online empire. Go to squarespace.com/answer, have a play around during the two-week free trial, and when you're ready to launch, get a 10% discount on your first purchase of a website or domain with the code ANSWER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone. It's Jamie Lang here. Now, can I just grab me for just one second to tell you about my podcast, Great Company? It's out every Wednesday and I'm joined by someone I really admire for a great conversation. It's a space to share, to be inspired, to learn, to be moved, to even laugh. There are so many things that I get from it. And there are no gimmicks. It's just me, great guests, and you.
0:21.2	You are the most important person, you, the listener. Listen and subscribe to great company with me,
0:25.8	Jamie Leng. New episodes out every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.5	Would you rather be Lord of the Flies or Lord of the Rings?
0:35.0	Haskellian. Has to be there.
0:40.9	Where on a buffalo do they find the wings?
0:43.9	Hustle be this.
0:45.6	Helen and Lolly,
0:46.8	Uxo be this.
0:49.5	So, Helen, you know how just a few episodes ago we were mourning the death of our phone line
0:52.0	following the brutal death of Skype
0:53.9	at the hands of Microsoft.
0:55.2	Never forget.
0:56.4	Well, Adam, head of operations at socialcoms.uk, has sent us the following email.
1:03.6	Hello, Helen Olley and Martin. I was listening to the podcast and heard about the number being
1:07.8	discontinued, which is a real shame. Thank you for your sympathy, Adam.
1:11.1	Then I realised I own a telecoms company.
1:14.3	You hadn't realised that before?
1:15.5	And could probably save the number for you.
1:18.1	What?
1:19.5	Not all heroes wear capes.
1:21.6	I'd be happy to host it on my system for free and have any voicemail left forwarded onto your email if you like.
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