Wait, What? Ep. 94: The Basement Japes

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on July 17, 2012

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Above: The Farm Fusion Waffle, which is a liege waffle topped with mushroom, spinach, roasted pepper, tomato and marinated chevre, from the Waffle Window, Portland, OR. Yes, that is one mighty tasty waffle, let me tell you — although let me be honest, I do not tell you in episode 95, I merely mention it to you now. But!  Trust me, it’s darn good. As for what we do discuss in this episode, join me behind the jump for… show notes!

Almost On-Topic: Jeff Talks Briefly About Morpheus, Obama, and Politics.

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on March 3, 2008

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The only letter I ever had published in a comic book was in Transmetropolitan. I don’t remember the issue but I’m pretty sure it’s issue #16, above–this cover of Spider as The Statue of Liberty rings some bells. Somewhere, Ellis had written about the ’92 election race that was currently underway, and posited a pretty good theory about who gets to be President. (As I recall, the theory is basically, “Whoever wants it the most, gets it.” Clinton, Ellis pointed out, wanted the Presidency in a way Bush I didn’t. I wrote back a response suggesting that, in fact, what we were seeing from Bush was petulance–the speed with which we devoured news media had changed, and what had been…  Read More…