Unlucky Gary sends the wrong cards
Unlucky Gary writes all his Christmas cards before finally reading the message on the front. The pudding design declares that calories do not count at Christmas, meaning he may have sent a tactless message to colleagues and relatives for whom it is completely unsuitable.
Scott and Chris wonder whether anybody still posts a full set of cards and advise Gary to inspect the recipients before delivery. It is another low-level disaster for a man whose ordinary errands repeatedly develop complications, although this one can still be prevented if he retrieves the envelopes in time.
New songs keep sounding old
Scott produces more evidence that popular music may be running out of ideas. A current release resembles an older track closely enough for Chris to identify the familiar melody, continuing their recurring investigation into songs built from samples, interpolations or remarkably similar hooks.
They acknowledge that reusing music is not new, but worry about what happens to a station devoted to new music when every new record reminds listeners of something already played. The feature is described as a particular favourite of Radio 1’s head of music, whose enthusiasm is assumed rather than confirmed.
Search questions reveal too much
Alice Levine joins Scott and Chris for another Google Game, completing questions with the search engine’s most common suggestions. As usual, the answers quickly move from harmless curiosity to subjects that reveal more about the players than the internet.
Door seven of the Whooovent Calendar is opened and the week’s Bangers contest continues. Chris’s recovering voice, his newly completed bathroom and the approaching office-party season provide the background to a programme increasingly taken over by Christmas.
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