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    You Didn't Ask For This

    Is cereal just soup? When, specifically, is Miller Time? How many times can one "circle back?" Join Matt and Eric every other Thursday as they provide you with deep dives, thorough debates, and unnecessary answers to life's least-pressing questions.Submit yours at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com
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    Episodes (90)

    85 | Get in Loser, We're Moshing

    85 | Get in Loser, We're Moshing

    Does America really run on Dunkin'? If not, what does run on Dunkin'? And what does America run on? Plus: Eric and Matt are handed a very-specific ultimatum from Tim at Against All Oddities.

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    84 | A Cent for Your Contemplations

    84 | A Cent for Your Contemplations

    Today's questions: Why do you have to put your two cents in, but it's only a penny for your thoughts? If each of us could use a "challenge" via instant replay once per day, how would you use your challenge? The Charmin Bears come in different colors. Blue, Red, Brown…why is this? Plus, we address some bingo card-related news items and report the results of the Venetian Canals Google Gripes incident. 

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    83 | Aesop's B-Sides

    83 | Aesop's B-Sides

    How do you write a notes app apology? If you had to swap two of your senses, what would they be? And...what would you do for a Klondike bar? These are the questions on our docket before the thrilling (and controversial) season three finale of Google Gripes.

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    82 | Trucknutz Rides You

    82 | Trucknutz Rides You

    How do you get to Sesame Street? What are the most mildly infuriating curses you can think of? What would the Pokemon "Floridaman" be like? All will be revealed before we start the final round of Google Gripes season three.

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    81 | Milk Comin' for Gen Z

    81 | Milk Comin' for Gen Z

    A new year means one thing: our second annual Bingo Card drafting. Find out what the candidates are for this year's 2024 YDAFT Bingo Cards...and submit your own! Just use this link to download the template, drag your selection of choices, and submit it to us at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com, or on  Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @udidntaskpod.

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    As always, you can submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

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    80 | King of the Misfits

    80 | King of the Misfits

    It's time for our annual Christmas episode and with it comes a new definitive ranking! This year we're rating the misfit toys from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in order of their misfittiness. But first: are there any actual "Christmas cookies," or are they only called that because of the season? Then: a controversial second round of Google Gripes.

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    79 | The Forbidden Peloton

    79 | The Forbidden Peloton

    We all know the children's rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," but have you ever considered the profound metaphors hidden within its simple lines? We unravel this classic nursery rhyme to find out what drove that spider to the top...only to be struck down again and again. Then: if time is money, are ATMs time machines? All this before starting round two of this season of Google Gripes.

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    78 | Humpty Dumpty's Bumpy Dumpy

    78 | Humpty Dumpty's Bumpy Dumpy

    Enough is enough: what is Humpty Dumpty? Is he actually an egg...or something more? Why are the royal family interested? And what wall was he on? We answer these age old questions in a new YDAFT Investigation. Plus: what is the 8th day of the week that The Beatles sang about? Then we cap things off with two local legends you won't want to miss.

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    77 | Gulf War Gameboy

    77 | Gulf War Gameboy

    Left Twix vs Right Twix: what's the difference? We explore these two rivaling candy bars before tackling some of our lowest-brow humor yet: What is your most shameful poop sesh? Do you have a poop you’re especially proud of? Yes that's right: it's all candy and toilet humor on this one. Until the back half of Google Gripes S3 R1 that is!

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    76 | You Can't Handle the Bit

    76 | You Can't Handle the Bit

    It's here! Our annual spookisode is back with lots of ghost-based questions:
    Can ghosts see each other? Do they have to take turns haunting people?  How crowded is the afterlife? Can ghosts be haunted in the afterlife? What professions are NOT represented as Halloween costumes, but are terrifying nonetheless? Does anyone still “Trick” during Trick-or-Treat? If so, where is the line between appropriate and inappropriate Tricks?

    Then: the start of season three of Google Gripes!

    Colorado Bigfoot Video
    New York Times Bigfoot Article

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    75 | Mosh Pit Lifeguard

    75 | Mosh Pit Lifeguard

    How does one mosh? Matt grills Eric on his concert-going habits before the two tackle another more universal question: how would Clifford the Big Red Dog live in real life? Then the boys have a circleback/follow-up from the one and only JG Toesworth.

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    74 | Dogs with Thumbs

    74 | Dogs with Thumbs

    The Baja Men have been asking for over twenty years and now we need to know: who did let the dogs out? And speaking of early 2000s pop hits: what does 'she listens like Spring and talks like June' mean anyway? And, perhaps most importantly: who is delivering the Ninja Turtles' pizza and where are they getting the money?

    We deal with these questions before we deal with our own mistakes in a brand new segment featuring Dr. Lindsey Barr: Lindsey's Correction Corner. 

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    The Best of Episodes 41-50

    The Best of Episodes 41-50

    Matt and Eric are on a secret mission to rescue a small, but friendly mountain goat who has gotten himself stuck on the side of Mount Kilimanjaro, so we'll need to roll-out some of the best bits from YDAFTs gone by...enjoy!

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    73 | A Koala with Terrible Purpose

    73 | A Koala with Terrible Purpose

    Which animated duck has the best life? If Winnie the Pooh is a living stuffed bear, where does the honey go? If Spice Melange was a real spice, what food would you put it on? Posing these question to us is none other than actor and oft-mentioned question submitter, Alexander Kafarakis!

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    72 | I Say "YES, Jan!"

    72 | I Say "YES, Jan!"

    Here's the story  about eight people named Brady, one named Alice, and who in this family is the best. That's right, we've got a brand-new Definitive Ranking for you: The Brady Bunch. Plus, What would a complicated bake oven look like?"

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    71 | Let's Start on the Funny?

    71 | Let's Start on the Funny?

    When do people in the Peanuts universe start talking with the adult “wah-wah” voice? If trees could walk, would they form their own societies? What are alien relationships like? Plus: we go over some recent 2023 bingo card items and bring to you Ian the Holy Mole's mashup of Mr. Brightside and Margaritaville. 

    Speaking of the Holy Mole, check out his new venture at https://www.genxcess.co.uk/ for some badass walking aides. 

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    70 | The Long, Dark Ball Pit of the Soul

    70 | The Long, Dark Ball Pit of the Soul

    Get ready: this episode we answer questions given to us by...an inhuman source. Plus: the triumphant return of Fast Five and a circle-back/followup to our millennial retirement home discussion: what is the millennial margaritaville? 

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    69 | Grimace is as Grimace Does

    69 | Grimace is as Grimace Does

    In honor of his highly-publicized birthday, we've gathered your questions about Ronald McDonald's (allegedly) best friend: Grimace. What is Grimace? What is Grimace's biology? Does he have a special toilet or does he even NEED a toilet? The answers will surprise you. Then we hold a mid-year check-in on our 2023 bingo cards.

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    68 | I'm Gonna Be a Problem

    68 | I'm Gonna Be a Problem

    What would happen if a "key to the city" was literal?
    Would Lightning McQueen buy life insurance or car insurance?
    Can you daydream at night?
    What will the retirement home be like for millennials?

    To help us answer these questions, we enlist the help of Emmy-winning producer and talent-booker Anthony Conway!

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    67 | Blundering to Success

    67 | Blundering to Success

    Why doesn’t Tarzan have facial hair? When people ask “Where are you from?” what is the age cutoff to be “from” somewhere? What if experience points were real? We have all these answers plus a special circle-back/follow-up featuring the one and only Harry the Centaur.

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