Episode 0145 - Dug Up a Rug

Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Whitney Wells of Marble City Opera, who flew in from Houston for work. Whitney had to pack light but was able to borrow a friend’s clothes while in town, which gives Frank an idea for people to rent furnished rooms with wardrobe included. 

Frank’s grandson Artie joined the drama club at his school and will play one of four Aladdins in their fifth and sixth grade play. When Frank was Artie’s age, he wrote a scene for the Thanksgiving play and made himself the narrator. 

Frank was surprised when one of the students on Scholars’ Bowl revealed some personal information about her health. Frank cracked some jokes in an effort to ease the awkwardness but he thinks his jokes will probably get edited out before the broadcast. 

Frank went to a bank to deposit a check into Marble City Opera’s account. The teller was very talkative about her love of Halloween and Christmas candy. Frank noticed that she wore a pendant that looked like candy corn. 

This episode is sponsored by BoneZones.com (don’t forget the S). Buy books and other merchandise autographed by Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Bass at https://bonezones.com/ including Body Farm t-shirts. Contact BoneZones to hire Frank to give a presentation about Dr. Bass and the Body Farm. 

When Frank has to pronounce difficult words on Scholars’ Bowl, he looks for the word on Julien Miquel’s YouTube channel, which can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@YouTubeJulien Frank enjoys Julien’s accent. 

Whitney usually gets a chai tea latte at Starbucks. This fall she has gotten it with pumpkin foam on top. Frank got an offer for bonus stars if he bought three Frappuccinos. He brought a roll of Press 'N Seal to the store to seal the drink and then drove to a different Starbucks to buy another of the drinks. 

Frank received a gift card from a restaurant called STIR. He and his wife Jere spent the whole card on a “Cold Bar Platter” that consists of a dozen oysters, steamed shrimp, and spicy tuna with crostini, cocktail sauce, and horseradish. They also ordered wedge salads, which were served with huge knives. 

Frank heard a story about a buried rug on his friend Bean’s podcast, “A Cup of Tea and a Chat with Allie and Bean.” Frank once dug up a small rug in his yard, which he described on Episode 0056, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/BG7b7PwJfEg?si=enEEh6N2FTJVAytO On their podcast, Bean and Allie played clips of Frank’s stories and added their own hilarious comments. 

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