Episode 142: Tom Bosley Upskirts

Outline
05:15 - Hi, I'm a 22-year-old girl, and I have a problem with what I call "nerd rage." It seems to be getting in the way of my dating life. Guys don't seem to like it when I let it out, but it's almost involuntary. When someone brings up an extant movie, I go off on twenty minute tangents without realizing I'm even doing it, or getting into hours-long arguments over who would win between Loki and the Hulk. I've tried dating not-nerdy guys to avoid the arguments, but I would die a little inside each time a Doctor Who reference falls on deaf ears. What should I do? Should I tone down the nerdiness, or just keep waiting for David Tennant himself to whisk me away? -- Allons-y In Charlotte, North Carolina

10:25 - Y - Sent in by Ira Wray, from Yahoo Answers user Wolf Runa, who asks: "Who would win in a fight between the dad in the Wonder Years and the dad in Happy Days and why? They both rule a strict house but who'd win a fight between the two behemoths?"

18:15 - Recently I've been feeling that I think about things too much. Sometimes I find I'm unable to take action because I'm busy thinking about what might happen. Case in point, I recently helped my friend DJ a dance party, and a girl I don't know came up and tried to dance with me. I wasn't dancing before, and rather than getting out on the floor and have a good time I thought about all the reasons why I shouldn't or why it wouldn't be appropriate. Pretty soon this girl made some excuses and left. I wasn't able to have any fun because I was thinking too hard. Is this a problem or is it a personality trait? --Introspective in Indiana

26:32 - MZ - Sponsored by Extreme Restraints. Advertisement for Risk (podcast).

30:19 - Y - Sent in by Jakob Locker, from Yahoo Answers user Obese Catholic, who asks: "Is it safe to let my horse live in my bathroom?"

37:34 - I'm twenty years old, and while I'm fortunate to have my parents pay my tuition (something I'm very grateful for), I try not to rely on their financial assistance as much as possible. I just got a text message from my dad saying he put a hundred dollars in my bank account "as a gift for a rainy day." While a hundo is nice, I feel bad for taking the money. Should I just give him the money back as I step towards independence, or should I take the gift and go with it. -- Mr. Wants To Be Independent

39:52 - I just moved into a new apartment building. I'm loving everything about the upgrade in space compared to my last place; however, my next-door neighbors have started ruining my excitement by playing their music TV all day every day. Now here's the thing: they aren't blasting it by any means, but the bass is audible enough to hear in my apartment. It makes watching quiet movies hilarious because its hard to appreciate a haunting scene with Philip Seymour Hoffman, with a quiet "voomph voomph voomph" in the background. I can usually drown it out by playing my TV and music, but then I'm just annoying my downstairs/upstairs neighbors. Short version: am I right to be so annoyed with this barely-noticeable noise, or am I just a premium rush? -- Irate In Illinois

44:37 - Y - Sent in by Joe Ruscio, from Yahoo Answers user R, who asks: Is it cool so see a boy sagging their pants?

If you like it, what type of underwear should it be and how low? If you don't like it, why?

49:58 - Housekeeping

53:51 - FY - Sent in by Jakob Locker, from Yahoo Answers user Katherine, who asks: "Opinions on the name Pretzil for a girl?"