The podcast discusses the dislike for fifth Wednesdays and the peculiar tradition of eating an under-poached egg. It also delves into calendar errors, lobbying for a new calendar, and an amusing conspiracy theory involving the Pope's skiing habits. The speakers talk about spending a day off in discomfort and make humorous analogies about Wednesdays and crabs.
The podcast hosts humorously express their dislike for the fifth Wednesday of the month and advocate for a new calendar to eliminate it.
They joke about the slow response from the British Royal Family and the papacy in resolving the issue, imagining the Pope skiing in a technologically advanced mech suit.
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The Pernicious Fifth Wednesday
The podcast hosts discuss their disdain for the fifth Wednesday of the month, which they believe shouldn't exist. They jokingly describe it as a vile day and suggest that people should stay at home, turn off the electricity, and self-flagellate to beat the day out. They humorously propose their lobbying efforts for a new calendar, potentially created by King Charles, to correct this administrative error. The hosts also joke about the papacy's involvement, suggesting that the Pope uses the fifth Wednesday to go skiing in a technologically advanced mech suit.
The Fate of the Fifth Wednesday
The hosts express their frustration with the slow response from both the British Royal Family and the papacy in resolving the issue of the fifth Wednesday. They humorously imagine the Pope skiing down mountains yelling 'It's God's will!' in various languages, causing chaos for unsuspecting skiers. The hosts jest that people should neither be working nor taking the day off on a fifth Wednesday, but rather be in a state of discomfort, wasting a day as if waiting for a late parcel delivery. They also mention extra content available on Patreon for listeners who want more on non-existent fifth Wednesdays.
No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday January and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month on the basis of cosmic health and safety)
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