The third frame of Me 1 vs Me 2 snooker was packed with incident, starting with an unplanned discussion (with myself) about whether Me 2 making love with Me 1's girlfriend without her knowing constituted an illegal assault. It's an interesting question that might one day come to vex the highest lawyers in the land. But only if my girlfriend decides to prosecute. And of course if the guilty man is sent down then the innocent one will have to be imprisoned alongside him. Is it justified to punish the good if the evil also get their just rewards? This is just one of the many philosophical and psychological issues that is covered in this seemingly boring and inconsequential podcast. You will be left thinking. Mainly thinking, "How long can this go on? I mean it was slightly funny to start with, but it already feels like it's gone on too long. I know he warned us at the start, but I didn't seriously think he would keep on doing it."
You should have listened. And if you drop out now you are weak and foolish and I have no respect for you. You have made a commitment and I expect you to carry on listening, however painful it becomes.
Without giving too much away about the frame, there were an awful lot of foul shots today, though the board was cleared in record time. It is interesting that Me 1 seems much more prone to potting the cue ball than Me 2. It is, if anything, Me 1's signature shot. Why he is more prone to this than his seemingly perfectly matched opponent is another of the mysteries of the game.
Other highlights of the podcast include Me 2 (I think - it might have been Me 1) managing to knock the Tascam recorder off its shelf, bending one of the microphones (luckily/unluckily the recording survived) as well as the second interjection from the quiet and contemplative Commentator 2. He doesn't say much, but when he does it is exciting. I only hope Commentator 1 survives the opprobrium that is bound to be stirred up after he referred to "the coloured balls". A lot happens in 31 minutes. The fact that most of it is visual and involves poor quality snooker playing should not put you off. I still remain convinced that this idea is my future. If by the end of 2012 I am not a profession solo snooker player and winner of the sports personality of the year, then I don't mind if the world ends.
You can
Subscribe here or if you don't like iTunes
check it out on the British Comedy Guide. It's the only way to find out who goes into 2012 as the better snooker player. Whatever the result snooker is the loser.
People were worried that this podcast might send (or have sent me) insane, but I think it might be the only thing that's making me hold it together. I was going mad without it, but now in the warmth of its embrace I feel whole again. Even if my cue ball occasionally still goes in off.
