Chris returned sounding completely different
After missing Monday, Chris returned with a much deeper, rougher voice than normal.
He had been unwell and was still recovering.
Scott enjoyed the temporary new register enough to suggest Chris should simply keep it.
Chris admitted the rasp was quite satisfying.
He also had a serious fear of missing out.
Even if his voice was not fully back, he was not prepared to miss another show after hearing Jordan North step into his place.
Chef’s kiss had escaped into Tuesday
Chris needed to catch up on Monday’s Ask Me Anything.
Fiona McPherson had explained how new words entered the Oxford English Dictionary.
The phrase chef’s kiss had been discussed as a modern expression for something perfect.
Then the team discovered a very different internet definition elsewhere.
Scott carefully avoided repeating the explicit version.
Chris realised he had missed the exact kind of segment which would have made him laugh while he was off.
Rat nominations continued
The search for a name for Verity’s rat produced more ex-partner stories.
Listeners nominated people who had cheated, lied or behaved badly enough for the label to feel appropriate.
One caller suggested a man whose self-image as a “stud” had inspired a holiday T-shirt joke.
The nominations were moving towards a final decision, but Scott and Chris still wanted enough stories to make the winner feel deserved.
Holiday T-shirts unlocked old nicknames
The programme then asked whether groups still made matching holiday T-shirts.
Chris remembered the era of lads’ holidays where everybody received a nickname printed across the back.
The names could be flattering, humiliating or completely incomprehensible outside the group.
Listeners supplied examples.
One particularly memorable nickname became Roger Big, created around somebody who considered himself a stud.
Another old group had contained roles such as Pizza, The Governor and the wonderfully unexplained Demon Cuddler.
Scott liked how quickly these names could become somebody’s identity for an entire holiday.
Alan was still licking planes
The show also caught up with Alan, the first Ask Me Anything caller who had explained his good-luck ritual of licking aircraft before boarding.
Some listeners had wondered whether the original video was a one-off stunt.
Alan had evidence.
He had done it again.
He continued filming himself licking planes because he believed repeated proof was the only way to demonstrate the ritual was genuine.
Scott remained fascinated.
Chris remained concerned about hygiene.
Alan simply regarded it as part of flying.
Funny Business returned
Tuesday also brought another round of Funny Business.
The calls included more genuine companies with names capable of derailing Scott and Chris almost immediately.
One business explained that its unusual name had been chosen by a relative and connected with familiar sayings such as “the bee’s knees” and “the cat’s whiskers”.
The people answering remained calm.
The presenters did not.
By the end of Tuesday, Chris’s normal voice was beginning to reappear.
The holiday nicknames were likely to last much longer.
COMMENTS