Flushed Away From Memory
Ryan is joined by Eric D to discuss the infamous Wendy’s finger in the chili scandal. When a woman found a piece of a human finger in her chili the whole country cringed, but what started as an unfortunate and disgusting mishap became one of the most bizarre scams in tort law history.
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This is a deep cut dump for sure. The Barbarian Brothers were the body building identical twins whose string of late 80s and early 90s b-movies launched them into dump stardom. We know many of you might not have heard of these guys, but sometimes we gotta just dump for us! We also announce the launch of our new webstore!
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This week we go back to 1990 to discuss one of the most bizarre trials in music history. After an attempted double suicide by two young friends, metal legends Judas Priest were put on trial for alleged subliminal messages in their music that were believed to have caused the tragedy. The trial was as ridiculous as the claim.
This trial was part of an ongoing cultural movement to censor musicians in the 80s (PMRC, 2 Live Crew, NWA, Satanic Panic). The heavy publicity of this trial introduced many to the practice of backmasking; listening to music played in reverse to attempt to find hidden messages.
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Jeff Nucera is an accomplished television producer and documentarian who came to us by way of past guest Eddie Schmidt. Jeff is in the process of making a new documentary about a Weird Al themed burlesque troupe, a dream considering his life long obsession with Weird Al. Besides his latest endeavor, we discuss his work on The Osbournes, Girls Next Door, and much much more!
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This week Ryan is joined by Eric D of Methsyndicate to discuss the immensely unfortunate early 2000’s video series “Bumfights.” What began as a shitty skateboard video quickly turned into a global monster. Worse than what was captured on camera for the videos are the many copycats that followed. File this under, really sad and fucked up shit.
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On the harrowing conclusion of our Vanilla Ice series we learn that life on top ain’t what it’s cracked up to be! We will witness the fall of Vanilla Ice and the eventual rise of Rob Van Winkle. Be prepared for a ton of dump crossovers folks.
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Sup Ninjas, you know we had to do it. Vanilla Ice is a dump like no other. Truly a one hit wonder with his smash hit “Ice Ice Baby,” a song that launch rap music to global ubiquity. The rapper found harsh criticism as quickly as he found mega stardom. Part 1 traces the roots of the 90s rap sensation as he makes his way to super stardom.
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Dominos revolutionized the pizza delivery game with their promise, “Pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less or your meal is free.” Unfortunately this led to some deranged attempts to either exploit the rule for some free ‘za. We also discuss the Noid, a Dominos mascot famously attached to the 30 minutes or less campaign.
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While her name might not ring a bell to the current generation, in 1987 “Baby Jessica” was known throughout the world. The then 18-month-old Baby Jessica fell into and became stuck inside of a well. What followed was one of the most captivating live television events of all time.
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