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    Investigative Humorist Codex Melcher invites funny friends over to talk about really bizarre, bad, and buckwild books.
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    78. 'Why The Rapture Will Be in 1988' w/ Tamara Lynn Chambers & Bobby Reichle

    78. 'Why The Rapture Will Be in 1988' w/ Tamara Lynn Chambers & Bobby Reichle

    It's a special "After Dark" episode of Tomefoolery. Silly books, silly friends, and a few libations. Cody is joined by former guests Tamara Lynn Chambers and Bobby Reichle to check in on how things have been since the End Times of 1988. You can get your own copy of the book on Scribd.com, Amazon, or at that shuttered bookstore down the cul-de-sac.

    Topics covered include: Herbert Herbert, Dean Koontz Week, Michael Jordan: Anti-Christ, The Ludacris of the Bible, Bible Pokémon, Alexander the Great v UnderTaker, Cody's SUCH a Beelzebub, Regular Psychics, Author Bummers, The Dukes of Hazzard of the Rapture, Homosexual Warhawk, Three Star Bible Reviews.

     

    88 reasons Why The Rapture Will Be in 1988: The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hash-Ana) September, 11-12-13

    by Edgar Whisenant

    In this highly influential book, the date for the Rapture is predicted to be 1988. Read inside to find 88 reasons why this was once thought to be the case!

     

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    77. 'The Romantic Text Message Manual' w/ Aaron J. Amendola & John Craig

    77. 'The Romantic Text Message Manual' w/ Aaron J. Amendola & John Craig

    Nerd pundit Aaron J Amendola and production manager John Craig stop by to talk with Cody about how to text people in a sexual way that the kids are calling "sexting". Cody's single and he's ready to mingle with all of the hot... cell phones. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your creepy aunt's house.

    Topics covered include:

    Douglas Adams, Comic books, dating, juggalos, horses, puns, and The Internet.

    The Romantic Text Message Manual (6 Book Series Bundle) - Ignite The Spark In Your Relationship With Tiny Text Messages! - Contains over 600 Examples (Romantic Text Messages 7)
    by Lynda Evans

    Intrigue, excite and captivate your love interest with tiny romantic text messages.


    The reality is, that modern technology has become a major phenomenon in today’s world of relationships. Whether you are trying to get the attention of a new love interest or ignite an old flame, be it across the miles or across the room, these proven texting tactics will work for you.

    Created by romantic text message expert Lynda Evans of RomanticTextMessages.org, this book will give you the exact words (text's) to use that will drive your lover wild!

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    76. 'How Green Were the Nazis?' w/ Casey Larwood & Abe Rabinowitz

    76. 'How Green Were the Nazis?' w/ Casey Larwood & Abe Rabinowitz

    Cody is joined by comedians Casey Larwood and Abe Rabinowitz to take a moment for the environment... and Nazis. You know, the usual. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your local weird university library.

    Topics covered include:

    Illustrated Classics, Gail Simone, Of Mice and Men, reading adulthood, the Celts, Manifest Destiny, Politics!, brown and green energy, landscaping and genocide, racism, repeating history, murder???, Glenn Beck.

    'How Green Were the Nazis?: Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich'
    by Franz-Josef Bruggemeier (Editor), Mark Cioc (Editor), Thomas Zeller (Editor)

    The Nazis created nature preserves, contemplated sustainable forestry, curbed air pollution, and designed the autobahn highway network as a way of bringing Germans closer to nature. How Green Were the Nazis? is the first book to examine the ideology and practice of environmental protection in Nazi Germany.

    Environmentalists and conservationists in Germany welcomed the rise of the Nazi regime with open arms, for the most part, and hoped that it would bring about legal and institutional changes. However, environmentalists soon realized that the rhetorical attention that they received from the regime did not always translate into action. By the late 1930s, nature and the environment became less pressing concerns as Nazi Germany prepared and executed its extensive war.

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    75. 'How to Good-bye Depression' w/ Jeffrey Jay & Brandie Posey

    75. 'How to Good-bye Depression' w/ Jeffrey Jay & Brandie Posey

    Our depression got super good-byed and so, obviously, this is a very silly episode as Cody is joined by comedians and podcasters Jeffrey Jay and Brandie Posey. It gets weird even before we talk about the book (which starts at 27:30). You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon or at your local Fasting Center.

    Topics covered include:

    Spice World, Harry Potter, two-front vaginas, vaginal fins, castles, whether urine should be black, the 90s in general, and Billy Connolly.

    'How to Good-bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way?' by Hiroyuki Nishigaki

    I think constricting anus 100 times and denting navel 100 times in succession everyday is effective to good-bye depression and take back youth. You can do so at a boring meeting or in a subway. I have known 70-year-old man who has practiced it for 20 years. As a result, he has good complexion and has grown 20 years younger. His eyes sparkle. He is full of vigor, happiness and joy. He has neither complained nor born a grudge under any circumstance. Furthermore, he can make #### three times in succession without drawing out.In addition, he also can have burned a strong beautiful fire within his abdomen. It can burn out the dirty stickiness of his body, release his immaterial fiber or third attention which has been confined to his stickiness. Then, he can shoot out his immaterial fiber or third attention to an object, concentrate on it and attain happy lucky feeling through the success of concentration.If you don't know concentration which gives you peculiar pleasure, your life looks like a hell.

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    74. 'Bachelor Pad Economics' w/ Peter-john Byrnes & Patrick McManus

    74. 'Bachelor Pad Economics' w/ Peter-john Byrnes & Patrick McManus

    This is, by far, a doozy of an episode in terms of emotional toll taken on Cody as he is joined by comedian Patrick McManus and friend-of-the-show comedian and podcaster Peter-john Byrnes to talk meninist budgets.Yep,exactly what you think (and more). You can get your copy of the book on Amazon, but, just don't. That's OUR budget advice to you.

    ''Bachelor Pad Economics' by Aaron Clarey

    “Bachelor Pad Economics” is THE financial advice bible for men…and any women who are bold enough to read it! Whether you’re 14 and just trying to figure out life, or 70 and starting to think about estate planning, “Bachelor Pad Economics” addresses every major (and minor) economic and financial issue the average man will face in his ENTIRE life. From dating, to what to major in,to purchasing a home, to starting a business, to children and“wife training,”“Bachelor Pad Economics” is the wisdom you wish the father-you-never-had gave you. Written FOR GUYS it is candid,blunt, honest and everything else Oprah isn’t, and will give you the road map you need to provide direction and purpose in your life.

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    73. 'Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Mind Power' w/ Jennifer Roger & Whitney Wasson

    73. 'Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Mind Power' w/ Jennifer Roger & Whitney Wasson

    Cody is joined by writer and podcaster Jennifer Roger and comedian Whitney Wasson FINALLY solve the age-old dilemma of growing your breasts, but with only your mind power. You can get your own copy on Amazon or at your weird neighbor who went through a late hippie phase in the 70s' house.

    'Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Mind Power: How to Use the Other 90 % of Your Mind to Increase the Size of Your Breasts' by Donald L. Wilson M.D.

    Recent medical studies support the fact that mental techniques can increase breast size. The Total Mind Power techniques are a new hope for natural bust enlargement. The techniques are harmless, and you have nothing to lose by using them. What is so rewarding is that they produce a natural type of bust enlargement which can be controlled and maintained according to your own desires.

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    72. 'Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought' w/ Daniel Kibblesmith & Sam Weiner

    72. 'Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought' w/ Daniel Kibblesmith & Sam Weiner

    Cody is joined by Late Show with Stephen Colbert and comic book writer Daniel Kibblesmith, and Onion writer and lover of sitting, Sam Weiner, to convert to the one true religion that is definitely not a cult or anything. You can get your own copy on Amazon or at the church, where you will need to make prolonged eye contact.

    'Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought' by L. Ron Hubbard


    Drug addiction, rising divorce rates, increasing crime and illiteracy. Why are people unable to solve some of the most pressing problems of society today? In this book, L. Ron Hubbard gives readers a practical means to overcome personal problems, become more at peace with themselves, improve communication in the family, and find greater happiness.

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    71. 'Managing a Dental Practice: The Genghis Khan Way' w/ Jackson Bird & Mara Wilson

    71. 'Managing a Dental Practice: The Genghis Khan Way' w/ Jackson Bird & Mara Wilson

    Cody is joined by video creator and wizard activist Jackson Bird and actor, writer, and storyteller Mara Wilson to get our dental practice into shape (the Mongolian way)! You can get your own copy on Amazon OR wait until April 1st for the updated MODERN Genghis Khan edition!

    'Managing a Dental Practice: The Genghis Khan Way' by Michael R. Young


    The parallel aims of a dental practice are to deliver excellent patient care through highly trained and motivated employees and to maximise income and profit. Achieving these aims as a practice manager demands a clear vision, sound preparation, planning and marshalling of resources, broad business knowledge, an understanding of a rapidly changing world, and above all wise judgement. So why Genghis Khan? Although some in the West see him in negative terms, the Mongol leader created one of the world's greatest empires. His hugely successful strategies included intelligence gathering, understanding his rivals' motivations, being quick to learn and adopt new technologies and ideas, and successful people management.

    Publicolor: http://www.nycservice.org/organizations/49
    The Harry Potter Alliance: http://www.thehpalliance.org/
    NaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/

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    70. 'Anybody Can Be Cool' w/ Alexandra Tsarpalas & Rad Turkin

    70. 'Anybody Can Be Cool' w/ Alexandra Tsarpalas & Rad Turkin

    Cody is joined by comedians Alexandra Tsarpalas and Rad Turkin to talk teen salvation (and party tricks)! You can get your own copy for ¢1 on Amazon and at your local garage sale!

    'Anybody Can Be Cool-- But Awesome Takes Practice' (Devotionals for Teens) by Lorraine Peterson


    'Anybody Can Be Cool' is an adventure in letting truth shape one's self-image. Bestselling author Lorraine Peterson helps teens: Discover what God says about each one of them. Focus on biblical truths that free people to express their true personalities. Be strong to stand up to the constant lies from Satan regarding inferiority, lack of self-acceptance and peer pressure. Become the unique and beautifully designed person God has created to reflect Jesus Christ to the world. Thirteen weeks of challenging and inspiring readings encourage young people to apply the power of their faith and value in Christ to the issues facing them at school, at work, with friends and family.

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    69. 'A Birthday Cake for George Washington' w/ Billie Bullock & Charlie Rohrer

    69. 'A Birthday Cake for George Washington' w/ Billie Bullock & Charlie Rohrer

    Cody is joined by comedians Billie Bullock and Charlie Rohrer to discuss the hottest book topic of the year! As discussed in the episode, good luck finding your own copy of the book, but two copies are for sale at Tomefoolery.com!

    'A Birthday Cake for George Washington' by Ramin Ganeshram & Vanessa Brantley-Newton

    "Everyone is buzzing about the president's birthday! Especially George Washington's servants, who scurry around the kitchen preparing to make this the best celebration ever. Oh, how George Washington loves his cake! And, oh, how he depends on Hercules, his head chef, to make it for him. Hercules, a slave, takes great pride in baking the president's cake. But this year there is one problem--they are out of sugar."

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    68. ‘The Flat Earth Conspiracy’ w/ Tamara Lynn Chambers & Erin Grotheer

    68. ‘The Flat Earth Conspiracy’ w/ Tamara Lynn Chambers & Erin Grotheer

    Cody is joined by actress and comedian Tamara Lynn Chambers and standup comedian Erin Grotheer to talk about how the government has been lying to us about the TRUE shape of our Earth! You can find your own copy of ‘The Flat Earth Conspiracy' on iTunes and at your local shady bookstore that only carries the truth.

     

    “Wolves in sheep’s clothing have pulled the wool over our eyes…. The greatest cover-up of all time, NASA and Freemasonry’s biggest secret, is that we are living on a plane, not a planet, that Earth is the flat, stationary center of the universe.”

     

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    SHOW NOTES:
    The Flat Earth Conspiracy by Eric Dubay

    B.o.B. and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter/Rap feud.

    “Oh, how convenient!”

    Flat Earth representation on television.

    Railroad tracks don’t curve AND WE DON’T KNOW WHY!

    The Earth keeps spinning, but why aren’t we?

    Antarctica doesn’t exist (and spoiler alert: neither do dinosaurs!)

    Everyone just gets purely confused and all humanity is lost.

    Erin figures out the REAL TRUTH (“take him to space”).

    The Biblio-centric Earth.

    Under the moonlight, the septic moonlight.

    Flying while drunk.

    Freemasons LOVE branding.

    Sad astronauts and bar globes.

    Ape-Men & Dinosaurs never existed, BUT GIANT MEN DID.

    Seriously, that’s the last few chapters.

    The lucrative dinosaur fossil market.

    67. 'The Transsexual Empire' w/ Sara June & Carina Magyar

    67. 'The Transsexual Empire' w/ Sara June & Carina Magyar

    Cody is joined by comedian/filmmaker Sara June and comedian/writer Carina Magyar to talk about the rise and fall of the Transsexual Empire (ominous musc)! You can find your own copy of 'The Transsexual Empire' as a free download and in the darkness which exists only in the corner of your eye.

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    66. 'The Fight for America' w/ The Roberts-Millers

    66. 'The Fight for America' w/ The Roberts-Millers

    Happy New Year! We're kicking 2016 off SO RIGHT with Cody's college Rhetoric professor, Trish Roberts-Miller, her husband, actor and programmer Jim Roberts-Miller, and their son, musical theatre student, Jacob Roberts-Miller to talk all things Communist and Joe McCarthy. You can get your own copy of 'The Fight for America' from the McCarthy Learning Center or your local 50s conspiracy theory meeting.

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    65. 'The Book of Mormon' w/ Gwynn Fulcher

    65. 'The Book of Mormon' w/ Gwynn Fulcher

    It's our special in-depth, one-on-one holiday episode with writer/performer Gwynn Fulcher! You can get your own copy of 'The Book of Mormon' in a Marriott or if you wait around long enough.

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    64. 'Women of the Klan' w/ Amy Sumpter & Michael Timlin

    64. 'Women of the Klan' w/ Amy Sumpter & Michael Timlin

    Cody is joined by comedian/actress Amy Sumpter and comedian Michael Timlin to talk about how Amy is probably in the Klan (according to the book). You can find your own copy of 'Women of the Klan' on Kindle and at your local gluten-free co-op.

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    63. LIVE: "The Ted Cruz Coloring Book" w/ Stewart Huff, Alex Kumin, & Jordan Mather-Licht

    63. LIVE: "The Ted Cruz Coloring Book" w/ Stewart Huff, Alex Kumin, & Jordan Mather-Licht

    LIVE from Crossroads Comedy Festival in Indianapolis, Cody is joined by comedians Stewart Huff, Alex Kumin, and Jordan Mather-Licht to talk about the most important book of the 2016 election cycle! You can find a copy on Amazon and in the backpack of a befuddled child.

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    62. 'Counterfeiting the Rainbow' w/ Feast of Fun

    62. 'Counterfeiting the Rainbow' w/ Feast of Fun

    Cody is joined by Fausto Fernós and Marc Felion from the hit podcast Feast of Fun and webseries Cooking with Drag Queens. You can find your own copy of 'Counterfeiting the Rainbow' on Kindle and in the Kentucky DMV. You can find more from Fausto and Marc on feastoffun.com and on YouTube!

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    61. 'Dating for Under a Dollar' w/ Dane Arden

    61. 'Dating for Under a Dollar' w/ Dane Arden

    Cody is joined by comedian Dane Arden in a special late-night recorded episode that WAS NOT AT ALL INTENDED TO BE A VIKING DATE TRICK. You can find your own copy of 'Dating for Under a Dollar' on Amazon and at your local flea market that closed down in the early 60s.

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    60. 'Make Your Own Sex Toys' w/ Josh Johnson & Melody Kamali

    60. 'Make Your Own Sex Toys' w/ Josh Johnson & Melody Kamali

    Cody is joined by comedians Josh Johnson and Melody Kamali to chat about crafts, sex, and DIY projects not on HGTV. You can find your own copy of 'Make Your Own Sex Toys' on Amazon and in your grandmother's nightstand!

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    59. 'My Parents Open Carry' w/ Kaitlyn Grissom & Tamale

    59. 'My Parents Open Carry' w/ Kaitlyn Grissom & Tamale

    Cody is joined by comedian Kaitlyn Grissom, interdisciplinary artist Tamale, and THE SECOND AMENDMENT to learn about Nature's Law of gun right's. You can find your own copy on Amazon and in a bunker in Wyoming. USA! USA! USA!

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