That's It For Me!

Episode 100 - 007 Gets Destroyed

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 6 Dec 2016 00:53:00 GMT

because it's the season finale and at least some of this stuff has to come full circle.

Episode 099 - All the Useless Expressions

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:49:00 GMT

and even some meaningless ones.

Episode 098 - The Leftovers

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:43:00 GMT

This episode made by this weird guy has gone viral!

Episode 097 - Facts

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 7 Nov 2016 01:00:00 GMT

Facts are facts! Or are they?...

Episode 096 - OK, Google

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 23:24:00 +0100

having fun with my new assistants.

Episode 095 - Mental Block

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 01:04:00 +0100

and all the stuff going through my head.

Episode 094 - Out of Your Comfort Zone

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:55:00 +0100

let's make it real, people!

Episode 093 - Aladdin's Lamp

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 01:44:00 +0100

well that's not what a lamp is for, is it?

Episode 092 - What The Heckler?

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 6 Sep 2016 23:32:00 +0100

where hecklers get what they deserve: being attacked by chickens.

Episode 091 - Other Realities

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:41:00 +0100

they're not that impressive...

Episode 090 - The Truth

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 9 Aug 2016 00:30:00 +0100

the whole and nothing but.

Episode 089 - Questions Gathering

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 2 Aug 2016 00:30:00 +0100

we can't really live without questions, can we?

Episode 088 - God and the Nosy Terrorist

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:12:00 +0100

Guess what? God doesn't like terrorists!

Episode 087 - Master of Misinformation

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 4 Jul 2016 22:39:00 +0100

Look, there's a Master of Misdirection! - Where? Oh, wait...

Episode 086 - Make It Or Have It

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 00:03:00 +0100

Make love not Brexit.

Episode 085 - Everybody Likes Travelling

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:17:00 +0100

of course you like travelling. Everybody likes travelling!

Episode 084 - Toad in the Hole

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 30 May 2016 12:16:00 +0100

I hope Kermit doesn't sue us because of this. Oh, wait...

Episode 083 - MLK's Dreams

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 22 May 2016 22:20:00 +0100

only in your dreams, pal.

Episode 082 - The Normal Discrimination

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 16 May 2016 22:37:00 +0100

normal people have rights too.

Episode 081 - Energies

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 9 May 2016 23:21:00 +0100

and why they don't matter.

Episode 080 - Butcher's Choice

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 2 May 2016 00:29:00 +0100

the Butcher knows best.

Episode 079 - My Midlife Crisis

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 22:48:00 +0100

strange... Baby, don't you think I'm looking older?

Episode 078 - Jesus Loves You

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:45:00 +0100

love is in the air...

Episode 077 - The Great Question Rant

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:29:00 GMT

going deeper into the grand question evaluation conundrum.

Episode 076 - Unconditional Love

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:31:00 GMT

under dire conditions.

Episode 075 - Crime Seen Investigation

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 22:05:00 GMT

as Seen on TV.

Episode 074 - The Secret Love Life of Valentine

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:14:00 GMT

You will laugh, you will cry, you will love it, you will covet.

Episode 073 - Friends Day

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 8 Feb 2016 23:33:00 GMT

Here are your friends... in case you haven't noticed

Episode 072 - The Tree of Knowledge

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:09:00 GMT

or how humans were created on a need-to-know basis.

Episode 071 - How to Badmouth Friends and Influence People

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:26:00 GMT

and then she said, "why am I talking with this falsetto voice?"

Episode 070 - The Buyer's Loyalty Card

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:26:00 GMT

now on sale, 50% off!

Episode 069 - Xmas Wars - Revenge of the Santas

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:25:00 GMT

the Christmas spirit is strong with this one.

Episode 068 - Dress Code

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:16:00 GMT

what should I wear, what should I wear...

Episode 067 - A Little Bit of Meta

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 6 Dec 2015 22:52:00 GMT

where there's metaphysics, metapodcasting, and metameta.

Episode 066 - The Social Experiment

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 22:47:00 GMT

if a complete stranger suddenly gives you flowers, that's... a social experiment.

Episode 065 - Ransom

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 1 Nov 2015 23:14:00 GMT

where we meet a father with a particular set of skills...

Episode 064 - Eviction Notice

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 23:57:00 GMT

in a world where a guy pushes his car to a hotel and suddenly loses all his money.

Episode 063 - Oh My God

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 23:49:00 +0100

omg are you really talking about this?!

Episode 062 - Mementos

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:26:00 +0100

...sdrawkcab ti yalp ot tnaw annog re'uoY

Episode 061 - Einstein's Quote Taker

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:08:00 +0100

Einstein once said: whether I said it or not, depends on the reference frame.

Episode 060 - The Fugee Crisis

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 21:48:00 +0100

do we really want them in Europe?

Episode 059 - Portuguese Special - Minto

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 7 Sep 2015 02:21:00 +0100

uma conversa interessante... ah, não, minto! É só uma palhaçada.

Episode 058 - Tech Support

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:56:00 +0100

if you want support, we'll give you support!

Episode 057 - Awkward Silence

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:07:00 +0100

where ...

Episode 056 - The Great Question Contest

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:55:00 +0100

when did questions started to get evaluated, anyway?

Episode 055 - BizSpeak

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 3 Aug 2015 01:17:00 +0100

assessing risks and breaking paradigms since 1984.

The secrets of Acronym Frenzy

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 23:17:00 +0100

Episode 51 - Acronym Frenzy came out 4 weeks ago and it was a big mess of an episode to many of you. I referred to everything through acronyms, and made it partially or even completely ununderstandable. That was on purpose. Sometimes I have this tendency to make jokes in form of puzzles: only when you solve the puzzle will you get the joke. However, unlike Can I Have... A Moldovan Joke, also a very puzzly episode, where I merely wanted to get back at British stand-up comedians who make jokes about people only British people know, this time I wanted to share my experience with you, to make you feel what I felt. And going to a new job, starting going to meetings about stuff I didn't know about and listening to all those acronyms made me feel exactly like you felt when you listened to Acronym Frenzy - like I didn't understand any of it. I have to warn you at this point, if you haven't listened to Acronym Frenzy yet, listen to it now and then come back to this post, I would like you to have that experience as well.

Having said that, the acronyms used in Acronym Frenzy were not chosen at random. And you probably recognized some of them, like WTF or LOL. The idea was that once you recognized the acronyms, some of the hidden jokes would become apparent. But I guess it's probably harder for you to recognize every acronym, after all you don't have the whole thing written like I do. So I'm going to help you and unveil all the acronyms and secrets of Acronym Frenzy.

CHLT is the first and main acronym. It's the think that the company produces. The fact that I called Dr. Joanna Ryman from the An Inconvenient Truth episode is a hint: CHLT means CHocoLaTe.
Apart from CHLT, the first acronyms are actually not recognizable, at all. That's because they're not only acronyms, they're anagrams. Remember, I wanted you to have the experience of not understanding anything of what I said, so I can't blame you for not laughing at this part. I said that CHLT was produced by combining CAC and LKM: this were anagrams for CCA, CoCoA, and MLK, MiLK. A bit later, we add a bit of RGS - that stands for SGR, SuGaR.
The two methods were also anagrams. The new method used the GMIC process, standing for MGIC, MaGIC, while the old method used the CNCS process, which backwards is SCNC, SCieNCe.
The rest of the acronyms are not anagrams, although some of them can still be confusing, because they're not acronyms in the sense of having one letter for each word, they are words spelled as acronyms, with maybe one or two vowels removed. At some point you raise the temperature to reduce the amount of WTR - that's WaTeR. When you add the sugar you also add a bit of LCK - LuCK, and the intermediate product is called CRAP - that's not an acronym, that's really crap.
At some point, though, you might start to recognize one or two acronyms. My company is a multinational, and sometimes meetings include conference calls from various parts of the world. Each one from their own department. So I'll run the departments one by one:

Joanna's department is EBM, which is a reference to Even Better Maniacs from the Dave the Improvmaniac episode.
James calls from the WTF department, that's the department that has some reservations about the process. WTF is a known acronym that stands for What The Fuck?
The SNES machine (which I'll explain later) is built by the IDK department, meaning I Don't Know.
After James, Nick asks where he can find all the documentation. Nick is from the TMI department, meaning Too Much Information.
Finally Tom calls and he's amazed by the whole discovery, he calls from the OMFG department, standing for Oh My Fucking God.

The machine built to produce chocolate is a state of the art SNES machine. SNES is actually the name of a Nintendo console, it stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The software it runs is SMB, meaning Super Mario Brothers.
At some point there is a talk about some "bad" and "good" proteins. The acronyms are a bit tricky here. The bad proteins are called high MYM and the good proteins are called low TR. The trick is that the High and Low are part of the acronym, Hi-MYM stands for How I Met Your Mother, while Lo-TR stands for Lord Of The Rings.
The price of chocolate is in RPGs. It could stand for some currency conversion (Rupees Per Gold, maybe?), but RPG is a very common acronym among gamers, it stands for Role Playing Game.
James refers that the new process releases LOL - Laughing Out Loud - and ROFL - Rolling Over the Floor Laughing - particles, provoking dementia. Joanna replies saying that the machine has an STFU - Shut The Fuck Up - component, completely eliminating all the LOL and ROFL. The residual amount is less than 0.1 PITA - Pain In The Ass.
Finally, the documentation. Like in my company, documentation is stored in a bunch of different systems: in the episode's case the drafts are in the MIA system - acronym for Missing In Action, the user protocols are in RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual, the detailed specs are in TLDR - Too Long; Didn't Read, and the software code is in the BSOD system - Blue Screen Of Death, which is what you see when Windows crashes.
I saved the best for last, the largest acronym (and the one I took more takes to spell correctly) is LMGTFY. You don't know what LMGTFY is? Just google for it.

There is just one more secret about this episode, but I'm just going to give a hint for it. This episode doesn't actually take place in this world, but rather in a fantasy setting from a well known series. Can you find out which one?

So, now that you know all the acronyms, I invite you to listen to the episode again. Maybe you'll find it funny this time? Well, if you still don't, at least you will start to understand it a bit, which is what I'm doing now at my new company.

That's it for me, see you next week!

Episode 054 - The Toilet Standoff

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:38:00 +0100

a pretty shitty episode.

Episode 053 - No Words, No Comments

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:13:00 +0100

isn't saying "no comments" by itself a comment?

Episode 052 - It only happens to me!

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 5 Jul 2015 21:39:00 +0100

an exercise on narcissism.

Episode 051 - Acronym Frenzy

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:12:00 +0100

do you know how to LHG using PTN and KYF? Yeah, me neither.

Episode 050 - The MacGyver Party

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:40:00 +0100

featuring 20 cameos and one MacGyver song.

Episode 049 - The Football Curse

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:58:00 +0100

where we find that there's nothing worse than having a football player look-alike.

Episode 048 - Dave the Improvmaniac

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 1 Jun 2015 00:29:00 +0100

where we show the dark side of improvisation comedy.

Episode 047 - The Love Doctor's Tips For a First Date

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 24 May 2015 20:39:00 +0100

the love doctor is in.

Episode 046 - A Brief History of Comedy

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 17 May 2015 23:12:00 +0100

complete with all the dates.

Episode 045 - The Man Who Needs No Introductions

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 10 May 2015 21:11:00 +0100

there are some things you just don't need.

Episode 044 - While You're Waiting

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 3 May 2015 23:25:00 +0100

I know, I know, you can't wait to hear it.

Episode 043 - New Restaurants And How They Work

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:42:00 +0100

they have a lot of explaining to do...

Episode 042 - Happy Birthday, The Conversation Killer

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:45:00 +0100

where sometimes the problem is the after, and the present.

Episode 041 - On The Third Day

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 7 Apr 2015 00:31:00 +0100

warning - contains blasphemy.

Episode 040 - The Gossip Recursion

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:24:00 +0100

or the unexpected virtue of gossip level control.

Episode 039 - Over and Over

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 21:42:00 GMT

The rant.

Episode 038 - Time Share

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:03:00 GMT

we show you the right way to do it.

Episode 037 - Time

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:43:00 GMT

not the magazine.

Episode 036 - Gay Friends for Homophobes

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 1 Mar 2015 20:32:00 GMT

nothing against them.

Episode 035 - The Day I Went to Watch 50 Shades of Grey

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:53:00 GMT

a traumatizing experience told in the first person.

Episode 034 - The Facebook Cleanup

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:14:00 GMT

the definitive guide on how to unfriend.

Episode 033 - Portuguese Special - Terror em Lisboa - Parte II

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 8 Feb 2015 19:03:00 GMT

onde terroristas fogem da redacção de um jornal satírico.

Episode 032 - Portuguese Special - Terror em Lisboa - Parte I

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 1 Feb 2015 21:53:00 GMT

onde terroristas invadem a redacção de um jornal satírico.

Episode 031 - An Inconvenient Truth

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:02:00 GMT

forget global warming, this is much more important!

Episode 030 - Dates and Interviews

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:34:00 GMT

where we show that a date is NOT like a job interview that lasts all night.

Episode 029 - Us and Them

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:29:00 GMT

featuring General Ize.

Episode 028 - Santa Claus Doesn't Exist

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 7 Dec 2014 22:46:00 GMT

or so he says...

Episode 027 - Can't

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:44:00 GMT

featuring Kent, Kant, Count and... many others!

Episode 026 - Sparkless Tim

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:55:00 GMT

an episode devoid of any spark...

Episode 025 - The Mystery of Popcorn Nelson

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 01:02:00 GMT

a bedtime story.

Episode 024 - Super Pun Man

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:55:00 GMT

puns, puns everywhere.

Episode 023 - The Annual Orgy

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 2 Nov 2014 20:55:00 GMT

N really SFW...

Episode 022 - The Fireworks Critic

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:19:00 GMT

where we find out what happens after the popcorn stage.

Episode 021 - Running For Nothing

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:49:00 +0100

and the drinks for free.

Episode 020 - The Same Voice

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:50:00 +0100

prepare to be confused.

Episode 019 - I Come From The Past

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 5 Oct 2014 23:30:00 +0100

or the true story of John Connor.

Episode 018 - The Hunt For Fake Friends

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:12:00 +0100

where we try to find the inner fake friend in all of us... and fail miserably

Episode 017 - Stuff From The News

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:16:00 +0100

just me picking stuff from the news.

Episode 016 - Standup Cheerleading

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 1 Sep 2014 00:30:00 +0100

where audience participation is mandatory.

Episode 015 - The Beautiful Adjectives

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:52:00 +0100

where people are always gorgeous and food is always delicious.

Episode 014 - Can I Have... a Moldovan Joke?

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:41:00 +0100

a treat to the proud people of Moldova.

Episode 013 - The Best - Burgers Edition

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:18:00 +0100

where we try really hard to prove "the best" isn't an overstatement.

Episode 012 - London Underground

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 01:24:00 +0100

a love story.

Episode 011 - Video-Games - An Unexpected Journey

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:06:00 +0100

where you'll discover the fascinating world of the video-game industry.

Episode 010 - 007 Arrives Late

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:48:00 +0100

where the proper nomenclature for m&m's is discussed - by James Bond himself.

Episode 009 - Unplugged in Portugal

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:48:00 +0100

featuring the worst Donald Duck impression ever hehe.

Episode 008 - The Man Who Never Answers a Question Directly

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 6 Jul 2014 21:08:00 +0100

featuring Mr. Carrington, the world expert in dodging questions.

Episode 007 - Shakespeare Does Stand-Up

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:54:00 +0100

an exercise on how the famous Shakespeare plays' jokes would work in the modern world.

Episode 006 - Can I H.E.L.P.?

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:48:00 +0100

or why sometimes help is mandatory and sometimes you have to spell it like Hotel Echo Lima Papa.

Episode 005 - The Benzi Scheme

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:02:00 +0100

where you can safely invest your money. Become a multimillionaire as long as you're the scheme inventor!.

Episode 004 - This Guy Makes a Podcast Episode And You'll Never Believe What Happened Next!

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 8 Jun 2014 22:29:00 +0100

the audience reaction will BLOW your mind. I literally cried.

Episode 003 - Fish And Chips

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 20:05:00 +0100

it's not as easy to make as you might expect...

Episode 002 - The Acquaintance Maker

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Sun, 25 May 2014 23:14:00 +0100

where acquaintances are discussed. Just to get yourselves acquainted.

Episode 001 - Pilot

thatsitformepodcast@gmail.com (João Paulo) — Mon, 19 May 2014 00:12:00 +0100

because I was too lazy to think of a proper title and I can always get away with Pilot for the first episode.