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In case you haven’t heard, 700 WLW just fired morning host Doc Thompson.  While he was on his honeymoon.

The new guy?  Eddie Fingers.  The SAME Eddie Fingers who got fired from the same WLW in 2010.  He’ll go back to co-hosting afternoons with the god awful Tracy Jones, while the equally terrible Scott Sloan moves to mornings.

Firing Thompson while he was on his honeymoon is an asshole move–that much has already been covered.

But what about Fingers tucking his dick between his legs to go back to WLW?   Fingers says he didn’t hold any ill will toward WLW’s staff, just the higher-ups at Clear Channel.  Okay, but WLW is still a Clear Channel station.  It’s the same terrible company.  Christ, they just proved it by making room for you by firing a guy on his honeymoon.

Fingers has been jobless for about a year and a half.  In that time he used John Kieswetter at the Enquirer to basically beg the world to hire him. A man’s gotta work.  I get that.  But Fingers is almost certainly now working for much, much less than he made when he got canned.  So much for pride and principal.

Eddie Fingers: you are a spineless taint.

In the 26th episode of the CinAwesome Podcast, Jason and Ed discuss 9/11 movies, Halloween, the Horseshoe Casino collapse and the subsequent media weirdness about it, Tom Hanks’s career, and then it gets filthy.  Mad Anthony at the beginning and end.

Hey, it’s the 25th episode of the CinAwesome Podcast!  Congratulations to us!  This is something of a serious podcast.  We talk about our respective holidays and how the went, the fall of local media and the recent history of the Yellow Pages.  Yeah.  Seriously.  IT’S THE SERIOUS PODCAST!  Jason also reveals his weight loss secrets after having dropped 15 pounds over a few weeks.  And then, once the show begins to wrap up, we bring the funny.

Music is You, You’re Awesome.

Apparently so.  Despite all the jawing that happens between Xavier and UC every year.  And not just by the players, like the moron who went on the radio claiming Xavier superstar Tu Holloway isn’t good enough to start for the Bearcats.  The students, too, who delight in trash talking their rivals.  “Fuck UC”, the thousands chanted at the Cintas Center Saturday after the brawl.

And now we’re all expressing our embarrassment and apologies. But isn’t this what you wanted?  Isn’t this what you encouraged by giving players from tough backgrounds encouragement to talk shit and ratchet up the rivalry?  Makes for great sound bites and great headlines!  Aren’t you craving this kind of confrontation when you don a t-shirt or make a sign that outright trashes the other team?  Those are our best sellers!

We are temporarily a side show for ESPN and YouTube.  Let’s be proud of this mess we made because the way I see it, everything has gone exactly to plan.

In this episode of the CinAwesome Podcast, we talk about Redsfest, a lil’ beverage called Mississippi Mud, the halfway point of season 2 of The Walking Dead, the impending “closure” of the Southgate House, Kenny Tessel’s weird sex toy, Barbe Q, and Ed’s Smith Muffler saga.

There were a couple photos we mentioned during this episode; I’ll add ‘em to the post in a little while.  Be patient, or whatever.

Intro: Ampline; Outro: Knife the Symphony

Over the summer I found out my Volkswagen Jetta would need a new axle and brakes.  I took it to Smith Muffler.  They had it done quickly and very affordably.  I was happy.

Until I got on the highway.  The car sounded like it was about to explode at anything over 50 miles per hour.  I took the car back to Smith.  They spent several days looking at it trying to find the problem.  Again and again I suggested it had to be the axle.  No, that can’t be it, they insisted.  Eventually they washed their hands of it and wished me luck in fixing it.

I took the car to Auto4N on Montgomery, where they specialize in Volkswagens.  Within 24 hours they had discovered that the list of possible causes Smith Muffler suggested were all wrong, and that the problem was, in fact, the axle Smith installed.  For whatever reason, it just didn’t fit right.

To Smith Muffler’s credit, they refunded the cost of the axle.  I was happy.

So a week ago I needed a new thermostat.  I decided to go to Smith Muffler because they were courteous,  economical, and not really responsible for an axle that was supposed to fit but didn’t.  It seemed like a good faith gesture on my part.

Five days later, an alert went off that I was somehow almost empty on engine coolant–it’s supposed to last forever.  The owner’s manual says this is a major issue and should be serviced by Volkswagen immediately.  I called Auto4N, where several Volkswagen mechanics work.  They are 200 yards from a dealer.  Seemed like the safest and fastest way to get a major issue fixed.

Guess where they found a coolant leak?

Yes, the thermostat.

I had Auto4N fix the thermostat and called Smith Muffler to let them know.  I thought it only fair that they refund the labor, and again to their credit, they did.  But not before scolding me over the phone for not bringing my car to them instead of Auto4N.  I explained that I went to Auto4N because I didn’t realize the coolant issue could be connected to the thermostat replacement, and that the owner’s manual said this needed genuine Volkswagen service (it’s my opinion that a VW specialty shop right down the road from a dealer is the next best thing).

When I went to Smith Muffler to get the refund, again I was scolded and questioned for not going to them first.  I was told that after Auto4N’s diagnosis, I should have driven the car (with almost no coolant) back down to them.  I was accused of not giving them common business courtesy.  And, in front of customers, I was told I shouldn’t be getting upset over the fact that they were openly insulting me.  In their words, “we see hundreds of customers every day.  It’s clear we can’t satisfy you.”

I gave Smith Muffler a second chance after the axle fiasco.  If they stand by their work as they claim, they should be doing it right the first time.  If they aren’t comfortable or competent dealing with Volkswagens, that’s perfectly fair.  But they should save everyone the hassle and say so.  Above all, they shouldn’t act like I am somehow an asshole for wanting my car fixed.  I don’t go around looking for opportunities to waste my time and money on shoddy repairs so I can demand a refund.  I have never been so angry over getting a refund.  It sucks when you think you’re doing a small local business a favor by going back to them after a bad experience, only to have another bad experience and then be treated like shit for it.  It’s a shame.

Word got around the ‘net Tuesday that a woman in Dayton is suing her ex-boyfriend for giving her this tattoo.

She wanted a scene from Narnia.  Instead she got poop, flies and all, when the guy found out she’d been cheating on him.

Judging by the movies, I’d say the tattoo is an accurate representation of Narnia.

So far I haven’t seen this story pop up on any traditional media outlets in Dayton, so hopefully this isn’t a hoax.  Even if it is, it’s as good a reason as any to say “poop”.

Mourelo, Ernesto F emourelo@hearst.com
7:04 PM (1 hour ago)
to jason

Hi Jason,

Appreciate that you liked our article, specifically the mugshot, but it’s copyright infringement to take a snapshot of our article and post it to your website.

Please remove it asap.

http://www.cinawesome.com/wlwt-reports-on-escaped-lunatic-shows-photo-of-the-other-guy-he-was-with/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

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Now, now. I should note first off that I believe the screen capture I used to be fair use of WLWT’s website, as I provided commentary about a current story AND what I feel like was a bit of humor to boot (poorly executed parody, perhaps?). I’m surprised that one of the only news sources I trust hit me with such a silly note, and one with such a poor understanding of such issues. In other words, bummer, WLWT. I’ll take my stupid ball elsewhere, I guess. I changed the dumb picture to a different picture of Rode. HOWEVER, KNOW THAT I FELT THREATENED BY YOUR EMAIL. Ultimately, you got what you wanted. Good for you.

The above is a story posted at WLWT’s website. You’ll notice that the photograph is NOT of the escaped murderer, but rather the guy who escaped WITH him (and who apparently DOESN’T HAVE A FUCKING MOUTH).  Jose Ramon Hernandez is at present still at large and thanks to WLWT, I know what his friend looks like.

Time for an update, buddies.

In this episode of the CinAwesome Podcast, Jason provides his explanation as to why he quit voting, and Ed kindly explains how he’s both dumb and wrong.  Your heroes explore the current state of emo music and somehow Jason finds himself more depressed than before.  THE MOST EXCITING DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT JASON WILL BE ENGAGING IN BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING YOU’LL EVER HEAR! ED IS GETTING A NEW TELEVISION! And, perhaps most importantly, things devolve into the topic of Sasha Grey reading to children.  Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.