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Dec 16, 2023Liked by John Hodgman

Working backward in time, I attempted to buy the RAGNAROK kit, but from the included link, could find no way to in fact affect said purchase. I totally loved that Production ! What was the name of the Ferociously Talented Woman who sang ? Oh how I'd love to see that show again !

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You are thinking of the wonderful Cynthia Hopkins. She now has a band called Fellwalker, and you can find out all about them here: https://www.fellwalkermusic.com/.

The Ragnarok kit is now for sale only through the Judge John Hodgman Livestream, which you can access here: bit.ly/FREAKSTREAM. As you watch the show, you can click the "Merch" button and get one of the few remaining kits. Don't eat the mayonnaise.

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My father-in-law’s father was a lumber industry bigwig. I’ll have to see if he was a Hoo-hooer.

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Dec 18, 2023Liked by John Hodgman

Whoo Whoo!! Sorry, wrong cultural reference.

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I am not here to tell anyone that they are doing a bad thing or are being a bad person, but I'd just like to pass on this link to Substack's official position about hosting Nazi content: https://substack.com/@hamish/note/c-45811343

I personally would prefer to support John on a different platform, but I also accept that we live in a society that is what it is at the moment and folks need to work with the tools available to them.

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Nothing to do with Hoo-Hoo, but I have been listening to previous MaxFunBoCoJJHo episodes and it reminded me that in the past, people's voices were different. I have heard this in other cases, but generally 20 or 30 years ago. But this is the first time I've noticed it so recently. Even you, John Hodgman, had a different voice as few as 10 years ago. Any thoughts?

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Also, I now have to know if you ever heard back from Tom Lehrer. Did he or did he not invent the Jello shot?

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He did not call us back to confirm or deny. Alas. So: YES HE IS THE INVENTOR OF THE JELLO SJOT

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