In the Loop: June 3, 2009 Archive

Bill's Got Nukes Under His Skin

Posted at 10:34 AM on June 3, 2009 by Jeff Horwich

User-Generated ITL North Korea parody music!

Listener Bill Greuling wrote the lyrics, recorded them on his computer, and sent 'em to Jeff to see what would happen.

Well, this is what happened. Thanks, Bill!

'Why are vegans and vegetarians so pushy about their diets?'

Posted at 4:37 PM on June 3, 2009 by Sanden Totten

A while back listener Sophia Gossman asked the following question on our Skribit page:

"Why are vegans and vegetarians so pushy about their diets?"

This was by far the most popular suggestion our Skribit page has ever seen! It racked up more votes than even the flea circus question. So, we decided to get it answered.

To do so, we asked a bunch of vegans and vegetarians themselves about why they are so pushy. Here is what they had to say.

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