Episode 481: I Have Seen Every Bird

Outline
00:45 - It is Spooky Christmas.

05:08 - Justin has to watch Spookley the Square Pumpkin for Halloween and tells his story from the Wikipedia page.

10:58 - Guestspert John Hodgman - I am bringing my boyfriend home to meet my family for the first time at Canadian thanksgiving next week. However, my sister is also bringing her boyfriend home for the holiday. Although some of us have met him before, this marks the first holiday or major family event that any of my siblings or cousins or I have brought a partner to. How can I give my boyfriend an edge to help him become the clear favorite when my sister's boyfriend has already had a head start on winning some of the family over? - Superior Significant Other in Ontario

26:17 - Y - Sent in by Michelle Smith, from Yahoo! Answers user Ricky, who asks: Is bird watching just guesswork ?

So far I've seen about 20 odd birds and noted them down. I'm just getting into birdwatching and it's late In the year so I don't have a serious list yet. The birds I've seen particularly at a distance I'm only about 60% sure I've correctly identified them. I can never be totally sure. Right now I saw a fleeting glimpse of what I think, basing a Google search on a memory was a Buzzard. Can I really count that?

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40:09 - I was driving through a parking lot and almost got hit when another driver decided to cross without looking. My natural reaction was of course to yell and flip off the driver. As soon as I did that, however, I realized I recognized the car, and after getting a glimpse at the driver I'm 90% sure it was a woman whose kids I babysit all the time. Brothers, I get along really well with her, and I love her kids like they were my own family. Do I address it and apologize, or should I pretend it never happened? - Kayla in California

44:34 - Y - Sent in by Emma Kantt, from Yahoo! Answers user Jarvis, who asks: "How do I learn to hate soda?"

55:57 - Housekeeping

57:55 - FY - Sent in by Merit Palmer, from Yahoo! Answers user Lazarus, who asks:"Barack Obama is a smart guy, but do you think you can beat him on Call of Duty?"