Listener comments!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:09pm From: listener zero

Are Beth and Hank already in or is tonight's episode another cop-out?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:10pm From: Grant In Burbank

Happy New Year Ken & Andy! Wearing my new 7SD shirt that came today!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:10pm From: B

Happy New Year you two! Andy, your second resolution scares me. =P

Wed. 1/2/08 6:10pm From: Lee

LOVE the gum! KEEP the gum!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:11pm From: B

The gum hasn't bothered me so far.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:13pm From: Grant In Burbank

The gum is the essence of Andy. Lose the gum and you lose all that is Andy.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:13pm From: A different Tim from Seattle

Chewing gum is the new smoking, makes you COOL like... someone I can't think of

Wed. 1/2/08 6:13pm From: jeremy

I support Andy's right to chew gum. Go GIANTS!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:13pm From: Tim K

Listener Tim in Seattle continues to say STOP THE GUM!!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:14pm From: andyboy

I'm anti-gum, and I vote.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:14pm From: Dan

By all means - Chew gum!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:14pm From: Listener Kurt

On-air gum chewing is bad form, which is Andy's charm.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:15pm From: jake

go andy go!!!!! chew gum like the dickens!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:15pm From: fred s

Please stop the disgusting gum smacking.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:15pm From: Lee

The internets demand to be heard! GUM GUM GUM!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:15pm From: David H

One more vote to take away Andy's right to chew gum [unless that means he will start doing something even more disgusting].

Wed. 1/2/08 6:15pm From: Former Intern Patrick

My caucus vote is to support Andy's gum chewing, however, I think that when he chews gum he should go by the name Andrew Breckman.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:16pm From: Jaylefus

While Andy retains the right to chew gum, it is a reasonable restriction upon his masticatory activity to estop him from chewing gum while broadcasting, I firmly vote against his gum chewing, while I remain neutral regarding kazoos.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:16pm From: Derek in DC

The gum chewing sounds gross. Lose the gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:16pm From: B

I vote pro-gum! And good choice of brand. =)

Wed. 1/2/08 6:17pm From: Abigail

let him chew

Wed. 1/2/08 6:17pm From: Chris in DC

I think chewing gum in public is a seriously low class act. Chewing gum on the radio is just obnoxious and therefore fits Andy and I defend his right to do it.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:17pm From: Raj

Lose thye gum, lose the will to live.

Pro-gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:17pm From: Donna

you sound like a cow chewing cud.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:17pm From: evan

BY GUM, WE LOVE GUM!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:17pm From: CG

GUM IS GREAT!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: Dave

like to hear more bubble popping.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: me

no gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: KickTheBobo

the gum should have received a People's Choice Award for it's role in Dead Air.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: Mark

Andy's gum chewing does a pretty good job covering up his lisp!
Chew, Andy, Chew.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: A

Anything to further render Andy's asinine commentary uninintelligible is most definitely welcome!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: hjmaiere

Political power lies not in the hands of the voters, but in the hands of those who decide for what and whom we are given the supposed opportunity to vote. Consequently, voting is not only pointless, it's counterproductive.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:18pm From: kliger

let Andy chew, just do a bit when his teeth rot out of his mouth

Wed. 1/2/08 6:19pm From: Gregory

Let Andy chew his gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:19pm From: john from brooklyn

anti-gum smacking BUT pro-rights...let ANDY chew!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:19pm From: Hugh from NY

Anti - gum. Andy's saliva should not make its presence known on the radio.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:19pm From: Peter

I think you should ask listeners if the are also anti-semite. I bet both anti-s correlate.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:19pm From: Steve

The gum chewing is a different kind of annoying - not entertaining at all.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:20pm From: Lee

I'll make Tim in Seattle's donation. Does my vote count now?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:20pm From: Listener David

Sorry Ken...usually on your side, but I'm pro gum also!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:21pm From: Matt

Donor. Pro-Gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:21pm From: Woes

Go Andy!! Chew that gum, don't listen to that stick in the mud

Wed. 1/2/08 6:21pm From: tim b. in RI

i'm a pro-gum tim

Wed. 1/2/08 6:22pm From: trana enevoldsen

gum rocks. tim sucks.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:22pm From: Katie

Andy should be allowed to chew. Not because it's not annoying - it is. And not because of rights. But Andy would not be Andy without being ever so slightly annoying...

Wed. 1/2/08 6:23pm From: Tim K

If the issue is Andy relaxing couldn't he just take up smoking instead? At least it's quieter.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:24pm From: maria

I think there is some hanky panky gong on on the internet gum voting community

Wed. 1/2/08 6:24pm From: Tim K

Oh fer crying out loud. There aren't enough of Andy's other qualities that are annoying so that "Andy could be Andy"?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:25pm From: Trish

Please lose the on air chew.

If Andy should win this vote, how about just going with it as an ongoing theme? Ramp it up with more mouth sounds - wet sneezes, horky coughs and phlegmy sniffs.. etc.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:25pm From: dragonflyshards

i find andy offensive in many ways,but the gum chewing doesn't bother me.People,lighten up-that's andy's shtick.P.S.this guy,tim,is obviously an uptight snob.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:26pm From: Listener David

As for age, I'm 44..and I voted pro gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:27pm From: Gordon

Andy's great, but the gum has got to go. His gum chewing even bothered me as I watched the DVD of "Dead Air."

Wed. 1/2/08 6:28pm From: Tim K

There's no uptight snobbery here. I fall asleep listening to the show on my ipod and sometimes I awake in a panic from the sound thinking that Cthulhu is coming up from the depths to consume me!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:28pm From: Sean Daily

I can't hear Andy chewing... but then, I'm streaming with crappy Windows Media Player. I have no problem with it.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:28pm From: CHRiS in WESTFiELD

I have the right to fart in staff meetings and pick my nose at the dinner table, that doesn't mean the company I keep appreciates it. ANTI-GUM, motherfuckers!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:30pm From: george

the gum chewing is more nauseating than hacking and coughing on mic...but you know...I like the show because Andy is so nauseating. So I am pro-gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:30pm From: Sean Daily

And Tim K, there's nothing to worry about.

Cthulhu IS coming up from the depths to consume you.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Mitt Romney R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Wed. 1/2/08 6:30pm From: jeremy

I vote NO to kermit voice

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: Listener Tom in San Francisco

I'm voting PRO gum because the last thing we need is another thing for Andy to complain about.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: Tim K

GO ANTI-GUM FORCES!!! RISE UP AND BE COUNTED!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: morphe

let him chew so he tells less rape jokes.... do the 7 sec listeners not really get that andy's abrassiveness is andy .... not a sharpling.esque parody....

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: Paul

Pro Gum. It's just Andy being Andy

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: joe bazooka

gum has its place, just not in my ear.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: Abigail

ken doesn't have a kermit voice.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:31pm From: Tim K

Andy is not Monk.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:32pm From: Lee

I listen on my iPod, too...I never even noticed the gum chewing until it came up in a previous show...you must have some awesome headphones.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:33pm From: dina

JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:33pm From: -max-

I don't like the gum chewing sounds, but I LOVE that wheezy sound Andy makes in place of laughing.

So, ANTI-GUM, PRO-WHEEZE!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:33pm From: Ben from Warren County

Pro listening to Andy struggle for his rights

Wed. 1/2/08 6:33pm From: Tim K

Leading us into an unnecessary war was just Bush being Bush so I shouldn't have an issue with that either.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:33pm From: Jason

A Definite Chick Repellent !!!
If your intent is to keep women far,far away from you,
Keep On Chewing.
You're REPULSING every female here!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:34pm From: Tim K

STAY ON TOPIC!!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:35pm From: B

No he isn't... I'm female, and I listen on headphones... It's not repulsing me.

And I'm all for any excuse for another Monk marathon! =)

Wed. 1/2/08 6:36pm From: Manny

Against chewing, yes!! Having a radio show is not a right, it's a privilege. You should be respectful of people listening. And being respectful means spitting that piece of plastic.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:36pm From: Tim K

WFMU dares me to turn away? Ok, and I'll take my annual donation with me.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:37pm From: Tim K

Cunning linguist votes do NOT count.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:37pm From: Another Tim

You can clearly hear Steve Miller taking breathes between verses on "Jet Airliner", but no one ever seems to mind that. Why? Dunno.

Also, I'm okay with the chewing for the same reasons I'm okay with the other 23 hours of programming. :)

Wed. 1/2/08 6:37pm From: Lee

Tim, you'd really withhold a donation over this? Seriously?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:39pm From: Tim K

>>Tim, you'd really withhold a donation over this? Seriously?

It's up to Andy to call my bluff.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:40pm From: Grant In Burbank

Don't return the book to the store Andy! It's out of print, you can get more for it on eBay, see I thought about it before I got it for you.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:40pm From: Tim K

Hank panky? No shit! There's no verification of users on the comments.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: j redondo beach

love the man, hate the chew

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: Nicholas

Please, no one wants to hear someone's mouth making slopping sounds. No gum chewing.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: Woes

I only voted once.... and it was PRO GUM with zero hanky panky

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: ERIC

lose the gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: Listener Steve in Dunwoody, Georgia

Already voted by phone, Chew Andy Chew!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: jane jetson

The gum chewing disgusts me and scares my children in the car.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:41pm From: jim

NO, Andy sucks

Wed. 1/2/08 6:42pm From: scott_uk

I find the chewing noise most repulsive.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:43pm From: Nick the Bard

Andy chews gum on the air? I never noticed it. Maybe he should chew strips of gun caps instead to get him to stop it.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:44pm From: tom

Actually, having to hear Andys family members always calling in his even worse

Wed. 1/2/08 6:44pm From: Joe B

Whatever it is, I'm against Andy's behavior.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:45pm From: magic_toenail

hey hey, ho ho, andy's gun has got to go!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:46pm From: striker

Maybe if the writers strike continues Andy won't be able to afford any more gum. I hope the strike never ends!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:46pm From: Nicole D

I feel compelled to vote against Andy, just on principle (although the gum-chewing only bothers me sometimes).

Wed. 1/2/08 6:46pm From: Tipper

Andy must be contained. NO GUM!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:46pm From: Raj

That last caller just made this good radio

Wed. 1/2/08 6:47pm From: david

pro gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:47pm From: Bob

pro gum by gum !!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:47pm From: amana988

anti gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:48pm From: KickTheBobo

anti-Gum. it aggrevates my TMJ

Wed. 1/2/08 6:48pm From: bunnie44

Stop the madness. Anti-gum1.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:48pm From: adam

YES ON GUM

Wed. 1/2/08 6:48pm From: Ken from Hyde Park

Anti-gum. It makes icky sounds over the radio. May I suggest one of those clay-filled balloons to relieve the tension (squeeze-ball kind of thing for the hands...not to chew)?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:48pm From: Johnnie

Why on earth are people so selfish that they have to control how Andy expresses his personality? If you're that grossed out just by the sound of gum, this probably isn't the show for you. Goodbye.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:48pm From: jason

pro gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:49pm From: Tim K

Andy must be controlled. He's a loose saliva cannon.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:49pm From: jon form long island

Chew You, Andy!

If only because you slagged fmu's music.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:49pm From: Katie

It's so close I feel compelled to change my vote to anti-gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:49pm From: dante

I'm anti-gum just to keep things interesting

Wed. 1/2/08 6:50pm From: toner_loc

lose it bro

Wed. 1/2/08 6:50pm From: Just Some Jerk Named Larry

Andy's obdurateness foils him here...his gum chewing actually inhibits his berating of listerners/lonely hippies, etc Who knew?

I gotta cast an anti Hubba Bubba vote here, because otherwise the lonely hippies win, right?
PS Word on the Web has it that Ron Paul'tards are fixing this poll with pro Andy spamming like they do those MSNBC web polls...

Wed. 1/2/08 6:50pm From: Stephanie Monseu

A virtual finger shake at Andy. chewing gum is the quintessential sign of the casualization of American manners.. NO GUM ON THE AIR! It's equivalent to wearing sweatpants and flip flops to the airport, no class. what happened to elegance? who likes to see folks working their jaws like cows, chewing cud. Also, as an entertainer, you are setting an example for the common folk. Andy, don't compare yourself to George Burns! I shake my finger at you!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:50pm From: Jack

Please
Stop
the Chewing

Thank you.

Jack

Wed. 1/2/08 6:50pm From: Abigail

in highschool, you can't chew gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:50pm From: Chance From That Third World Country Maine

I'm a fence sitter, but I'm willing to take a bribe.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:51pm From: KidScanner

agreed. stop the chewing noises.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: jimi-jimi

HATE the gum...vote for Ken!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: Mickey Mephistopheles

Anti-gum, pro candy

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: dragonflyshards again

exactly.What's the diff between andy's gum chewing and the squeaky mic or squeaky chair-or all mouth & nose noises proudly presented by various radio hosts regularly.It's like freeform entertainment.'ever hear of that?..i dont always appreciate it when someone(usually a "chick",by the way)chews in my ear,but this is sound-for the sake of sound.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: Tim K

Minutes to go. Where are the voters?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: Archmo

where do i vote?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: ?

Pro gum. It puts Andy in the "F-you listeners" makes him so funny. Also the mood that prevents me from calling.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:52pm From: Naomi

Love the show; can't believe my vote got through.
PLEASE STOP CHEWING!!!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:53pm From: alberto

no gum chewing, you should replace the smacking with something poignant to say

Wed. 1/2/08 6:53pm From: emily

we need more gum on this show

Wed. 1/2/08 6:53pm From: Tim K

Go Anti-gum!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: JT

Anti shows about the gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: Abigail

it isn't fair at all. let the man chew

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: Tulio

What kind of gum is it?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: B

Go Pro-gum!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: Rob

Against gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: Tim K

YAY!!!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: scott g

let the man chew.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:54pm From: bente

gum is great

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: Archmo

I vote pro-gum! Let them chew cake!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: Jack-o

Gum is OK.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: SSD donor

I donate and say no gum.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: Alex

Gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: hjmaiere

If this were Singapore...

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: monica

ok for andy to chew - as long as he doesn't leave under the console after the show!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: Duncan

How many times did Tim K's vote get counted? Recount!

PS: Let Andy be Andy!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: larry

STOP the annoying gum sounds...vote for Ken!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:55pm From: Bart

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: Tim K

Here comes the baby inside Andy when he doesn't get his way. Get help.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: Eda

No Gum Chewing, Please.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: Sven

Gums bad

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: Charlene

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: Dave

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: Listener Kurt

not a vote, i already voted pro-gum, but if kenny g did an hour of gum chewing, wouldn't it be all like genius? or does andy need to play some dang mussagorsky behind him for it to be acceptable?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: lauren

star gum level mug rats

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: erik

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: joe b

I like my radio gum-free.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:56pm From: fred

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: greg

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: hortense

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: Matt

Shenanigans! Tim K's stuffing the ballot box.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: Trotsky

Sans Gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: bill

NO GUM!!!!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: superloosesocks

GET HIM A PACIFIER IF HE NEEDS AN ORAL FIXATION. NO GUM.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: ingrid

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: barry wilson

NO MORE Gum...

Wed. 1/2/08 6:57pm From: jake

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: little ol' ME

Ken, Please chew Andy out for all of his gum chewing !!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: kevin

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: Tim K

Me stuffing the ballot box? Why can't you all just let me be me?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: lyle

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: hjmaiere

"but if kenny g did an hour of gum chewing, wouldn't it be all like genius?"

It's funny what becomes art when you put a frame around it.

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: Chuck

GUM YES!

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: mel

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: Lee

Umm...because you started it?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: Jane

The best part is that Andy won't stop just because you weenies want to stop him.. GO GUM

Wed. 1/2/08 6:58pm From: nik

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:59pm From: david mazzeo

let andy chew

Wed. 1/2/08 6:59pm From: olaf

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:59pm From: dragonflyshards again

since when is this show about poignancy?

Wed. 1/2/08 6:59pm From: p[ete

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:59pm From: qbert

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 6:59pm From: roger

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 7:00pm From: frank

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 7:00pm From: steve

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 7:00pm From: Tom Cruise

Scientology say NO Gum!

Wed. 1/2/08 7:00pm From: CuticleGeorge

no gum

Wed. 1/2/08 7:00pm From: tom

gum

Wed. 1/2/08 7:00pm From: jeremy

I demand a recount!

Wed. 1/2/08 7:01pm From: EM2

...and it's over.
Whew!

Wed. 1/2/08 7:01pm From: Tim K

YES!!!! Reason and good taste have prevailed!
Screw you Andy.

Wed. 1/2/08 7:01pm From: Chance From That Third World Country Maine

This is an outrage like the Kenyan election! Clearly, gum woN!

Wed. 1/2/08 7:01pm From: Grant In Burbank

And somewhere in history our forefathers are weeping!

Wed. 1/2/08 7:04pm From: B

Ah well, a close and exciting race... well done.
Andy - Don't listen to that very last thing Tim K said!

Wed. 1/2/08 7:06pm From: dragonflyshards again

P.S. it's funny what becomes art when the mind is open...and i'm not talking about andy warhole.

Wed. 1/2/08 7:39pm From: dragonflyshards again

methinks it in character for andy to ignore the vote result.(kinda like bush elections)..'twould be funny-esp since the baby prob voted 17X.....and it IS snobbery when one tries to use money as leverage.

Wed. 1/2/08 8:05pm From: Raj

Hey Andy!

Next week, buffalo wings!

Heil New Year!

Thu. 1/3/08 11:13am From: Listener Dave

I listen on archive, I am pro gum, and I donate.

Thu. 1/3/08 12:08pm From: Ken

I just checked the logs, and in fact the vote was OVERWHELMIMGLY anti-gum, because the ballot box here in this comment section was STUFFED by someone from Maine who voted for gum over and over and over again under assumed names. I knew there couldn't be THAT many pro-gum libertarians out there, even on the internets.

Thu. 1/3/08 2:21pm From: Listener Dave

Fair enough. Next week I vote that Andy start sucking on Life Savers. Or chewing ice. That'll make them all wish for the halcyon days of gum!

Regards,

-Dave, who has never been to Maine (but has been to it's Canadian cousin, New Brunswick).

Fri. 1/4/08 12:53am From: B

I vote for the ice-chewing! ... I already chew ice while listening... Maybe it'll make me feel cool or something (no pun intended) if he does it too. Okay, no it won't. But I would be highly amused.

Fri. 1/4/08 6:30am From: listener zero

Great show, I eat my words. Listening forward to next week.

Fri. 1/4/08 3:08pm From: XNet

What a great show! It overwhelms me how you two could make such an exciting show out of so little.

Mon. 1/7/08 12:01pm From: A.M. Thomas

I know I am way late on this, but I say: GUM!

Mon. 1/28/08 12:34am From: CRS

Freedom for all gum chewers!

Hopefully there isn't a statute of limitations on the voting..

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